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December 2023

December 15, 2023

Gaia: Saving Her, Saving Ourselves – An Excerpt

My seventh (!) book recently came out -- Gaia: Saving Her, Saving Ourselves -- and...

November 2023

November 17, 2023

wondering & wandering: coming home again

I’ve shared this quote a lot of times, but I’m going to share it again...

March 2023

March 03, 2023

Many Godds, Many Relationships, Always Learning

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

February 2023

February 24, 2023

Iris and the Insistence of Rainbows

(excerpted from my contribution to "Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods: History, Insights & Magickal...

February 18, 2023

Working with the Godds (and Medications)

Ever since I started talking about my ADHD diagnosis, I've gotten a number of messages...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

The Magick of Pentacles & Relationships

In Reclaiming, we have classes on Iron and Pearl Pentacles, gifts from Feri Witchcraft. These...

August 2022

August 26, 2022

Following the Moon

I recently learned how to take a picture of the moon with my phone. It's...

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...

April 2022

April 26, 2022

Magick is not Therapy

I love magick. The magick I've done has allowed me to grow as a person,...

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...

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...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

You are Not Alone in Your Grief

Another beautiful being has died. So many others have died this year, needlessly, alone, untouched....

July 18, 2021

The Relationship Between Trust and Magick

I really had no idea how to title this blog on magick. I know what...

June 2021

June 04, 2021

Following the Invitation of Magick

I had a moment this week where I was drenched in magick. Every cell felt...

May 2021

May 29, 2021

Cultivating a Relationship with Deities

The way I build relationships with the godds has refined itself over the years. Sometimes,...

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 06, 2021

The Magick of Dropping Your Mask(s)

I have to admit. I've liked wearing a mask. Not at first, of course. As...

April 2021

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 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...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

The Grief That Is, The Grief that is Coming

The pandemic has brought grief to our doorsteps and there is more grief coming. Building...

October 2020

October 06, 2020

Listening to the Dead, Hearing their Voices and Holding their Hearts

The dead are close. Maybe it's because this year has been quiet, slower, and interrupted....

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...

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...

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...

February 2020

February 09, 2020

Opening to the Love Spell of Life: Or How I’m Spending My Valentine’s Day

In the love spell of life, we come back to our hearts for support, care,...

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...

November 2019

November 14, 2019

Magick for the Broken Hearts: Spells of Self-Possession & Believing

We fall away from love. We sink ourselves into the quicksand by flailing and falling...

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