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September 2022

September 21, 2022

What I Wish I’d Known about Being a Witch When I Started

I remember the early days of my witch-ventures. I read all the things, all the...

March 2022

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...

February 2022

February 07, 2022

Starting Again, Finding Direction

With each Samhain, I find myself thinking about the previous year and its intention. What...

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...

August 2021

August 22, 2021

Integration, Integration, Integration

I used to be the witch who collected experiences. I collected this class and that...

July 2021

July 11, 2021

New Moon Musings Among the Waves

I have heard that this new moon offers the reminder of resourcing. Coming back. Coming...

May 2021

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...

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...

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...

February 2021

February 06, 2021

New Moon, New You? Reflecting on Past Workings

Whether you did a working on the last new moon or not, I invite you...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

(Don’t Forget) You are Magick, You Always Have Been

In the midst of all the things, remember you are magick. Sometimes, I just need...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Samhain in the Time of Covid: The Spiral Dance Goes Online

It's not a surprise that Samhain is online this year -- for many. (For most?)...

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...

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...

March 2020

March 01, 2020

Holding the Heart: Making Meaning of Magick & Initiations

The meaning of magick arrives when it does, sometimes in story and sometimes in dream....

December 2019

December 12, 2019

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

As the calendar year comes to a close, I step in front of a mirror...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

The Nameless Ancestors: Getting to Know Who You Don’t Know

I have a family tree that is vague and inconsistent. To meet and greet 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...

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...

June 06, 2019

The Long Work of Magick

When I began to think of magick as the long walk and not a sprint,...

May 2019

May 11, 2019

Magick for the Mothers: Remembering & Repairing & Releasing to Heal & Move Forward

Remembering my mother is easy, letting her go is not. I called forth the magick...

March 2019

March 03, 2019

Five Stages of Witchcamp Withdrawal

Here's the reason why I didn't go to PantheaCon like so many other Patheos folks: Witchcamp....

February 2019

February 06, 2019

Getting Ready for Witchcamp: Packing & Preparing for Magick

In 10 days, I'm getting on a plane to go to Witchcamp. This is my...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

Rituals We Don’t Want, Rituals We Need: Saying Goodbye

The ritual happened today, between rain drops and storms. Since the ground was so wet,...

January 11, 2019

Once Upon a Witch: Returning to Avalon, Singing to the Tor

I remember the first time I knew myself to be a Witch. I was sitting...

December 2018

December 01, 2018

A Witch and Her Initiation: Becoming Lost and Found

An elder in my tradition once told me, "Even if you described the initiation ritual...

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