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April 2024

April 25, 2024

Falling in Love with the World: A Beltane Reminder

When Beltane arrives again and the light shifts (in the Northern Hemisphere) to longer stretches...

December 2023

December 29, 2023

short and sweet magick for the new year

Magick doesn't have to be complicated. (You probably know that already.) When the first of...

July 2023

July 21, 2023

asking desire to slow dance during the longest song

In the Reclaiming tradition, we have core classes. One can take them to learn about...

July 14, 2023

the wonder of nostalgia: the spell of reconnecting to the parts that we thought we knew

This week, I wandered into nostalgia. I wandered into a past where I was whole...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Crimson Coven Chat: Life is a Love Spell – Aphrodite as Inspiration & Initiator

Aphrodite is a misunderstood deity, often limited to the role of a seductress or the...

May 05, 2023

Following the Call(s) of Aphrodite

She who loves, She who is Love. She offers love as the balm, the bright,...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Becoming Your Own Love Spell

If I've learned anything from Aphrodite, it's this: you are already a love spell. I...

April 21, 2023

When the Heart Finds Magick Again

My heart has known magick. My heart has also seen miracles and felt betrayal and...

February 2023

February 09, 2023

From My Heart to Yours

The heart knows. I can see it. I can feel it. My heart knows when...

December 2022

December 16, 2022

So This is Solstice

The Winter Solstice sneaks up on me. Maybe it's because there isn't snow where I...

October 2022

October 22, 2022

How to Invoke Yourself

invoke: 1a: to petition for help or support 1b: to appeal to or cite as...

August 2022

August 20, 2022

Why Love Spells (Still) Matter — The One about Consent

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the need for love spells. I wanted to...

July 2022

July 29, 2022

Why Love Spells (Still) Matter

A few weeks ago, I got to talk about love spells. In the world we're...

July 08, 2022

The Magick of Rest and Self Devotion

Sadly, I tested positive for COVID this week*, but even more upsetting (?) was the...

June 2022

June 09, 2022

To Witness the Unseen and Unspoken

I remember the paper on my beloved's bedroom wall: The Promise of a Sacred Witness....

January 2022

January 08, 2022

A ‘Better’ Way to Drop into Your Heart

I don't know about you, but the question, "How are you doing?" is not really...

January 01, 2022

Love in the New Year (or Any Time)

(In the spirit of 2022 being a Lovers tarot card year, I offer this section...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Grief in One Hand, Joy in the Other: How to Hold It All

Grief is a frequent visitor. Whether it is reminders of those I've lost or those...

June 2021

June 11, 2021

The Magick of the Heart

Before I begin, I need to tell you a bit about this heart magick. I...

May 2021

May 22, 2021

Aphrodite: Encountering the Goddess of Love & Beauty & Initiation

I've just finished the fourth of seven classes for a class on Aphrodite. It's the...

May 19, 2021

The Prayer(s) I Make Between Earth and Sky

Sometimes my prayer to the sky is nothing more than a look. Sometimes a prayer...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

When Your Beltane Doesn’t Include a Maypole

Do you need a Maypole at Beltane? I don't think so. Do you need any...

April 16, 2021

Dining with the Dead and Settling a Promise

My dead don't wait until Samhain to poke at me. My mom died four years...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

Recapturing the Magick of Awe

My magick often shifts and changes, but I've noticed the way I've lost sight of...

February 2021

February 28, 2021

Let Aphrodite Hold Your Weary Heart

It was July when Aphrodite moved into the bedroom. Her altar once spread across the...

February 21, 2021

Witch, Take Care of Your Needs Too

No matter how committed you are to serving others, you need to serve yourself too....

August 2020

August 30, 2020

Working the Magick of the Heart Anyway

My heart hurts. And I haven't really known what to write in the midst of...

May 2020

May 17, 2020

Suddenly Solitary (Again): A Witch Looks at The Gifts of the Pandemic

The pandemic continues to unfold as a time of worry, but also a time of...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

Lovers in a Dangerous Time: How to Celebrate Beltane in a New Way

This Beltane may not look the same as others. We can miss sweaty bodies in...

March 2020

March 17, 2020

Heart Magick in a Time of Pandemic: Bending Toward Hope

In a time of pandemic and worrying and wondering, we can deepen into love magick...

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