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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....

January 2021

January 31, 2021

Drinking in Gratitude: A Water Spell for Seeing and Remembering

Every time I go to the ocean, I am reminded of the power of water....

January 22, 2021

Let Your Feelings Feed You and Nourish You and Hold You

When my energy and my magick is dim, I turn to the wisdom of my...

January 17, 2021

Brigid, A Time of Pledges: Responding to the World with YOUR Magick

Making pledges to Brigid is a tradition in Reclaiming Witchcraft and a time of offering...

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...

December 2020

December 16, 2020

No One Can Hold Back the Dawn, Not Even on this Winter Solstice

I celebrate Winter Solstice as the light returning. In challenging times, I am reminded that...

December 15, 2020

Running the Pentacle of Patience: A Tool for Grounding and Knowing

Patience can be tricky in strange times. With the pentacle of patience, you can ground...

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....

September 2020

September 16, 2020

Tending Sacred Space: The Body is an Altar and a Temple of Grief

The body is more than a movement and a muscle, more than a bone and...

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...

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 27, 2020

Step into the Circle and Be Held: Restoring Connection and Community

If this pandemic has taught me anything (so far), it's that we are sharing an...

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...

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....

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,...

January 2020

January 27, 2020

Preparing to Pledge to Brigid: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

At Brigid's well, I make a holy vow, a sacred spell, an honest offering. With...

January 05, 2020

We are the Earth and We are Burning Too

We are not separate from the horrors or the pain or the destruction of the...

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...

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...

September 18, 2019

Relating to the Godds, Relating to Each Other: Noticing Patterns of Connection/Disconnection

Relationships are tricky and messy, and not just with humans. When we look at the...

September 08, 2019

The Turning of the Seasons, The Shifting of Light and Leaves

As the days grow shorter in the Northern hemisphere, I celebrate by building an altar...

September 02, 2019

Breaking the Spell of Should: You Can’t Do it All (and it’s Okay)

I've had to hide the last few weeks. After returning from a space of spells,...

July 2019

July 26, 2019

A Season for Healing: The Shadow and Shine of the Moon

"Can we allow this eclipse to open us up to transforming our feelings into healings?"...

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 13, 2019

Summer Solstice and Preparing for Shorter Days

I've never liked Summer Solstice. I want the sun to stretch out for as long...

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