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March 2023

March 22, 2023

Poetry, Daimons & Showing Up

Poetry used to visit in the later hours of the night. Between 11 pm and...

March 03, 2023

Many Godds, Many Relationships, Always Learning

After being a Catholic for much of my life, finding witchcraft was a breath of...

December 2022

December 23, 2022

Calling Back the Magick of Joy

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. - Emily Dickinson...

November 2022

November 25, 2022

Help Beyond Humans for Grief and Life

Last week, I wrote about grief and about supporting yourself. But I missed one thing:...

October 2022

October 26, 2022

The Witch’s Guide to Surviving Modern America

As a Witch, survival has been on my mind lately. To be fair, it's what...

August 2022

August 12, 2022

Turning an Ear to the Great Above (and Below)

It takes a lot to pay close attention today. With the buzz of media and...

July 2022

July 15, 2022

The Ritual I Need (and Don’t Want) to Do

My life needs a bit more ritual. Sometimes, it feels like a room I haven't...

March 2022

March 18, 2022

Building Trustworthy Containers for Magick

As some of my magick starts to return to in-person gatherings, I remember how I...

March 11, 2022

How We Met and Fell for Each Other: The Iris Story

As a Witch who loves to talk about personal gnosis, let's talk about meeting a...

November 2021

November 14, 2021

Time, Time, Time, See What’s Become of Me…

I blame* the Norns for having me think about time lately. The time I have...

October 2021

October 31, 2021

When’s the Last Time You Looked at Your Daily Practice(s)?

With Samhain season coming to a close for another year, I start to look ahead...

March 2021

March 19, 2021

Teaching Magick and Why I Don’t Leave Myself at the Door

One of the greatest honors I have in my life is teaching magick. (Though I'm...

March 12, 2021

Magick (Not) Interrupted: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

The pandemic encouraged me to look at my magick, how it works and how it...

July 2020

July 12, 2020

Gathering the Godds: Who’s a Part of Your Pandemic Pod?

Some people I know have created pods, places of shared practices for safety and places...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

Step into the Circle and Be Held: Restoring Connection and Community

If this pandemic has taught me anything (so far), it's that we are sharing an...

January 2020

January 05, 2020

We are the Earth and We are Burning Too

We are not separate from the horrors or the pain or the destruction of the...

December 2019

December 22, 2019

The Magick of Celebrating Losses, Missteps, and Endings

It's the end of a decade and what magick have you done? That's the message...

October 2019

October 16, 2019

Who are All Those Dead? Starhawk talks about Ancestors, Mighty Dead & Beloved Dead

As Samhain comes closer, we call to the dead in many forms and names. Starhawk...

October 11, 2019

Decades of Dances: The Story of One Reclaiming Witch and the Magick of Spiral Dance

Over the years, the Reclaiming Spiral Dance has offered a place to dance wth the...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

Charged by the Goddess: An Anniversary and Looking Back

As of the one year anniversary, "Charged by the Goddess" has followed the magick of...

September 18, 2019

Relating to the Godds, Relating to Each Other: Noticing Patterns of Connection/Disconnection

Relationships are tricky and messy, and not just with humans. When we look at the...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

Anchoring the Ecstasy: How to Bring Magick Home with You

Because it can be easy for magick to fade after intense experiences, it helps to...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

A Season for Healing: The Shadow and Shine of the Moon

"Can we allow this eclipse to open us up to transforming our feelings into healings?"...

July 19, 2019

Conjuring Inspiration and Creativity, or the Spell of Becoming

I write for my living. Boring stuff, mostly, but things that make money and allow...

June 2019

June 30, 2019

How Do I Know When Magick is Working: Discomfort as an Ally

Magick is in every moment. Every breath is a spell, an intention, a possibility revealing...

May 2019

May 22, 2019

Seeking the Magick of Enough in the Too Much: Calling on Allies

As the world presents disappointments, I seek to return to the magick of the godds,...

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