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June 2017

June 06, 2017

Wonder Woman: A Holy Communion

Why all the hullabaloo about Wonder Woman? Why is this movie such a big deal?...

February 2017

February 16, 2017

More Than One Way Home: The Medium, the Witch & the Shaman

A few years ago, when I still owned a metaphysical shop, we used to have...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Book Review: The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

This book is part of Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, and it runs concurrently to Oryx...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Book Review: Hades’ Daughter, Book 1 of The Troy Game by Sara Douglass

Sable offers a scathing review of the historical-mythological fantasy novel Hades' Daughter; book one of...

October 21, 2016

A Samhain (and a Beltane) Playlist!

Sable shares her Samhain (and Beltane) playlists for your Sabbat celebrations.

September 2016

September 27, 2016

Book Review: People of the River by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear

A short review of "People of the River" by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal...

September 16, 2016

Summer Okanagan Library Reading Challenge Update Sept 9 #ORL @WW_End

Deadline time! Did I make it? The conclusion of the Okanagan Library Summer Reading Challenge,...

September 16, 2016

Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford

A short review of The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford, and...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

The Two Kings: A Tale of Love and the Sharing of Power

And so it was that the Oak King came to rule the Summer, and the...

July 05, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 8 – The Money Issue

Should religion have a price? What about a practitioner's skills? In Wicca we advise that...

July 01, 2016

Canadian Magick

To celebrate Canada Day, Sable breaks down the magickal and symbolic meaning of a few...

June 2016

June 08, 2016

Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 6: Deities, Orisha & Loa (Part 2)

Lilith Dorsey, Voodoo Priestess, and Sable Aradia, Wiccan Priestess, compare and contrast their traditions and...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 5- Deities, Loa, Orisha

The concept of deity is a both a personal and a public thing. In the...

May 24, 2016

Seekers and Guides: The Doers and the Don’ters

In any field, you will find those who are outstanding. These are the Doers; people...

May 19, 2016

Seekers and Guides: Why Witches Wield Wands

In the age of the athame, a Witch might wonder why we bother putting a...

May 11, 2016

Book Review: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Atwood's basic scenario here is a weird mating of The Time Machine, The Stand, and...

May 06, 2016

The Irrational Fear of Death

The irrational fear of death prevents us from truly enjoying life. You can never tell...

April 2016

April 20, 2016

From the Shadows: Faith & Politics in Paganism

It is possible -- perhaps even necessary -- to separate Church and State. But is...

March 2016

March 24, 2016

From the Shadows: “By Their Fruits Shall Ye Know Them”

How do you determine whether or not a faith has value? If I, again, were...

March 20, 2016

Reciprocity: A Witch’s Relationship with Her Deities

How much respect and obedience is due the Gods? This is an issue that has...

March 16, 2016

Video: Witchcraft & Voodoo Episode 1 – The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly

Episode 1 of Witchcraft & Voodoo, a collaboration between myself and sister Patheos blogger Lilith...

March 02, 2016

All the News That’s News: Witchcraft & Voodoo, a New Live Internet Show!

I'm excited to announce that I'm teaming up with Voodoo Priestess Lilith Dorsey to bring...

February 2016

February 02, 2016

What We Did for Imbolc

The coven came over at about noon to pick us up. Down we went to...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

The Handmaid’s Tale

Two days and one hundred years ago, women first achieved the right to vote in...

November 2015

November 30, 2015

Seekers and Guides: Some Essential Books for Women’s Spirituality Groups

I'm going to cautiously recommend the classics in the field of Feminist Witchcraft, and a...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Samhain: The Wheel of Life & Death

Celebrate being alive with all of your passion and might; because Death comes for us...

October 13, 2015

Seekers and Guides: How to Prevent Antagonism in Paganism

How can one create an environment that discourages Antagonists? In many respects the Pagan structure...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Seekers and Guides: How to Deal with Antagonists in Paganism

One thing that I took away from the recent conflict in my own tradition was...

September 12, 2015

Seekers and Guides: How to Recognize an Antagonist

Antagonists, who brew destructive conflict, are a plague upon any religious group. In my last...

September 08, 2015

Seekers and Guides: Antagonists in Paganism

Sooner or later, as a leader of a coven or within the religious community, you...