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Witch at the Crossroads

About Katrina Rasbold

Katrina Rasbold is an author, practicing Bruja, and professional Witch for Hire who provides magical assistance to clients from her shop, Crossroads Metaphysical Store, in Shingle Springs, California, as well as through online outreach. She is the president of North Western Circles Association, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that hosts the PanGaia Festival in Fair Oaks, California each year to raise funds for local treat and release wildlife organizations. Katrina is also the director for PanGaia festival and actively worked for the Sacramento Pagan Pride harvest festival, the Sacramento Celtic Faerie Festival, and the Sacramento Witches’ Ball. She is the head of the Original Black Hat Society of Northern California, founded in 2009 by Gail Dettmar. Katrina and her husband, Eric founded the CUSP (Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway) spiritual tradition in 1997, which is now practiced worldwide. She has been a practicing Witch since 1983 and a working High Priestess since 1989. Katrina teaches classes on many aspects of magic both online and in person at her shop. She has six adult children and lives in a remote mountain community on the edge of the El Dorado National Forest in Central California.

All Posts by Katrina

Ritual Crafting: Creating Rituals That Work (Part 2)

In part 2 of the Ritual Crafting series, we discuss other considerations... read more


Ritual Crafting: Creating Rituals That Work (Part 1)

Ritual crafting is more than pretty words and predictable actions. In this... read more


Despise the Mothers, Worship the Fathers

You can't call "God" "Mother?" Do we really want to place limitations... read more


Pagan Poetry

Katrina shares an oldie but a goody in Pagan poetry, plus one... read more


ABCs of Magic

Twenty-six quick magical ideas for you in this Crafty run through the... read more


Spring's Promise

A poem to honor the arrival of Spring, not by date, but... read more


The Two Most Powerful Words

Two powerful, life-changing words can launch you from what you were into... read more


Mercury Retrograde: Making It Work For You

"Backward O Backward Time Turn In Your Flight! I Just Thought Of... read more


Weather Witchery: The Power of Rain

The name for the smell of rain on dry earth is "petrichor"... read more


The Importance of Life Rituals

The fun and psychological impact of ritualizing important life changes is an... read more



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