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June 2023

June 23, 2023

What I’m Packing for Witchcamp

I’m heading off to Witchcamp soon. This requires a little preparation, including packing my bags,...

May 2023

May 19, 2023

ADHD Witching: An Update

It's been a minute since I've said anything on this blog about ADHD. For those...

March 2023

March 11, 2023

It Happened One Rite

I'm co-facilitating a Rites of Passage class right now. And while I was leading a...

July 2022

July 15, 2022

The Ritual I Need (and Don’t Want) to Do

My life needs a bit more ritual. Sometimes, it feels like a room I haven't...

June 2022

June 16, 2022

Preparing for Magick and People (Again)

I am lucky to get to do magick in person this year. (I am also...

January 2022

January 14, 2022

A Ritual for Remembering the Dead

I've been thinking about death a lot. My dad died. Another mentor died. So many...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

The Ritual of Writing Books (or Trying to Write Books)

I haven't been writing here lately. It's nothing personal, it's just that...I have nothing to...

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 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...

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...

May 03, 2021

The Persistence of the Moon

I've had to teach myself how to look at the moon. How to see the...

April 2021

April 23, 2021

When Your Beltane Doesn’t Include a Maypole

Do you need a Maypole at Beltane? I don't think so. Do you need any...

April 11, 2021

Return to Ritual, Always

Rituals happen everyday and don't require fancy tools. By calling attention to the everyday, you...

March 2021

March 19, 2021

Teaching Magick and Why I Don’t Leave Myself at the Door

One of the greatest honors I have in my life is teaching magick. (Though I'm...

January 2021

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...

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?)...

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...

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 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...

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...

December 16, 2019

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

When the nights are long as the wheel turns to Winter Solstice, you can light...

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...

November 07, 2019

You are a Spell of Growing & Integrating: Tapping into the Full Moon to Celebrate Yourself, Exactly as You Are in this Moment

The future is not guaranteed. The past is not changeable. The now is here. And...

October 2019

October 08, 2019

40 (Plus) Years of Activism: Starhawk Looks Back at Spiral Dance

Starhawk writes about how Reclaiming as a tradition was born out of activism. In the...

October 06, 2019

The Season of Grief and Memory: Remembering the Beloved Dead

While Samhain might be a time where grief is more present, where memory is activated...

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