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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...

May 2022

May 13, 2022

Navigating Eclipse Season

To do magick during the eclipses or not -- seems to be a big question....

April 2022

April 15, 2022

The One Where I Review Books on Magick & Mystery

I've been meaning to do these book reviews. Really. I've had a pile of books...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

Under the Moon: The Magick of Following Shadow and Light, Part 2 of 2

In my last post, I talked about the new moon, growing moon, and full moon....but...

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...

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 18, 2021

The Relationship Between Trust and Magick

I really had no idea how to title this blog on magick. I know what...

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...

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...

January 04, 2021

A New Moon Ritual: Or Why You Find Random Post-it Notes in My House

When I want to use the energy of the new moon, all I need is...

March 2020

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....

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 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...

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...

December 05, 2019

The Landscape of Opening: Entering The Trance of Creativity

Writing can be a trance and a magickal journey. While it offers challenges, when I...

November 2019

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...

November 01, 2019

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mercury Retrograde

While Mercury retrograde gets blamed for miscommunication and misunderstanding, it might also be a time...

September 2019

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,...

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 15, 2019

Textures and Tumblings: Embracing the Full Moon and Making Pearls

I have become interested in textures these days. The texture of belief. The texture of...

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...

May 2019

May 02, 2019

Tracking Magick, or What I’m Going to Do to Make Amends to Hecate

I stood up in a large ritual where Hecate was the witness to our magick...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Preparing for Beltane and the Love Spell of Life

I never believed in love spells, until I started to realize I was already a...

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