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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...

November 11, 2023

New Moon in Scorpio: November 13, 2023

Let's talk about what you want, what you really really want. After all, the new...

October 2023

October 05, 2023

neurodivergence & transitions: entering and exiting magickal space (of course, it’s all magickal)

Since my ADHD diagnosis, folks have reached out and asked me about how to navigate...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

holding the unholdable: the magick in the ugh

I wonder sometimes if I seem less witchy because I talk less about spells and...

August 11, 2023

the body keeps (carries) the cacophony (what is a score for when there is no winning)

Sometimes, when I walk in the morning, it’s dark enough for my brain to stop...

July 2023

July 03, 2023

the rules of magickal re-entry: (the first rule: you get to make up new rules)

Deepening into mystery, a phrase of importance and vagueness. Each day is, actually, a mystery....

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...

March 2023

March 29, 2023

Start Again (Whenever), a Magickal Reminder

(inspired by my March 2023 Heart Magick newsletter) The astrological year begins anew with Aries....

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 23, 2022

Calling Back the Magick of Joy

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

December 16, 2022

So This is Solstice

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

November 2022

November 18, 2022

Grief as the Darkness Stretches

"No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear." - C.S Lewis...

November 11, 2022

Moving Beyond Self-Care to Self-Devotion: Honoring Your Divine Self

(Excerpted from my article of the same title, published in myddle earth Samhain issue 2022,...

October 2022

October 22, 2022

How to Invoke Yourself

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

October 10, 2022

Allow Yourself to Wane Like the Moon

The cycles of the moon inspire me. I don't always follow the energy. My body...

September 2022

September 16, 2022

Cultivating Resilience & Orienting in the Place You Are – Part Two

Miss part one? Here it is. While I have moments of worry (okay, more than...

September 11, 2022

Cultivating Resilience & Orienting in the Place You Are – Part One

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of...

September 02, 2022

Magickal Tools to Help with Exhaustion

I've been seeing and hearing a lot of exhaustion in the circles I'm in. I'm...

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 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...

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