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2020-03-28T14:40:58-07:00

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Holding the Heart: Making Meaning of Magick & Initiations

Last updated on: March 28, 2020 at 2:40 pm By Irisanya Moon

The meaning of magick arrives when it does, sometimes in story and sometimes in dream. When we hold our hearts gently, these initiations can lead us to the gates of meaning. Read more

reclaiming witchcraft

2020-02-09T13:59:53-07:00

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

Last updated on: February 9, 2020 at 1:59 pm By Irisanya Moon

In the love spell of life, we come back to our hearts for support, care, and the magick of a muscle that brings us alive. Together, we can weave a spell that holds us where we are and reminds us of deep love from within. Read more

2020-01-28T09:33:09-07:00

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Preparing to Pledge to Brigid: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Last updated on: January 28, 2020 at 9:33 am By Irisanya Moon

At Brigid's well, I make a holy vow, a sacred spell, an honest offering. With the power of her inspiration, her healing, and her forge, I will offer a pledge to guide the coming year. Read more

reclaiming witchcraft

2020-01-06T12:07:44-07:00

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We are the Earth and We are Burning Too

Last updated on: January 6, 2020 at 12:07 pm By Irisanya Moon

We are not separate from the horrors or the pain or the destruction of the Earth. The world is hurting and aching and calling out for us. Our own hearts are burning with anger and grief, the beats and songs of action. Read more

2019-12-30T11:18:52-07:00

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Just Begin Again (and Again): A Spell of Beginning, Centering and Breathing

Last updated on: December 30, 2019 at 11:18 am By Irisanya Moon

The spell of your life, the spell of your bones resides in the places where you listen closely to who you are and give up knowing for being present. No matter where you are, what you've done, and what you've ignored, you can begin again. Read more

2019-12-22T08:11:17-07:00

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The Magick of Celebrating Losses, Missteps, and Endings

Last updated on: December 22, 2019 at 8:11 am By Irisanya Moon

It’s the end of a decade and what magick have you done? That’s the message that keeps getting pounded into our minds and email boxes. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? HAVE YOU LIVED YOUR BEST MAGICKAL LIFE? In all of these questions lies another question: how have you contributed to the world? How have you done something to justify your existence? It’s no wonder this new year has felt more overwhelming than celebratory for some/many. As I was driving to the... Read more

2020-12-17T14:24:24-07:00

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Light all the Candles in the House of Your Heart: A Solstice Spell

Last updated on: December 17, 2020 at 2:24 pm By Irisanya Moon

When the nights are long as the wheel turns to Winter Solstice, you can light all the candles in the house of your heart. You can remember the spark, the fuel, and the flame, knowing that no one can hold back your dawn. Read more

2019-12-13T10:49:22-07:00

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Magickal Reflections and Facing the Mirror: What I’ve Learned This Year

Last updated on: December 13, 2019 at 10:49 am By Irisanya Moon

As the calendar year comes to a close, I step in front of a mirror to reflect and to see what I have learned. The work of the Witch is not always loud. Sometimes it is the small moments no one else will ever see that unfold magick. Read more

2019-12-11T13:58:00-07:00

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The Landscape of Opening: Entering The Trance of Creativity

Last updated on: December 11, 2019 at 1:58 pm By Irisanya Moon

Writing can be a trance and a magickal journey. While it offers challenges, when I open to the landscape of creativity, it also offers gifts in the swirls of moving into unknown places. Read more

2019-11-15T10:18:06-07:00

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

Last updated on: November 15, 2019 at 10:18 am By Irisanya Moon

We fall away from love. We sink ourselves into the quicksand by flailing and falling into where we know we shouldn't step. If only we could relax. If only we could slow down enough to hear the heart that believes in us. And beats beyond the broken. There is magick there and you are the spell that heals. Read more

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