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November 2021

November 30, 2021

Maiden, Mother, Clone

I am one of those Pagans who see the Divine Feminine in every image of...

November 29, 2021

The New Old Religion (or, the Witchcraft of Dorian Gray)

The concept of Witchcraft is old, but the methods by which it's practiced today are...

November 27, 2021

When Oracles Attack

I know I'm going to survive. But I also know better than to go into...

November 24, 2021

Opossum at the Disco

My Minoan brothers gathered together for a belated Halloween, and it was lovely. Right up...

November 18, 2021

Phallusmagoria

If you're contributing to the marginalization of a community to which you claim membership, you're...

November 10, 2021

Nothing Compares UU

My dad, whose standard reaction to any career goal I express is, "I mean... if...

November 07, 2021

An Erisian Hand of Glory

The Hand of Glory causes bodies at rest to remain motionless. The Five Fingered Hand...

November 03, 2021

Truth Be Told: Keeping the Good, Bad, and Ugly in Divination

When we gaze into the future, the future gazes back. And whoever blinks first loses.

October 2021

October 31, 2021

The Cat Who Turned Chicken: a Halloween Tale of Transfiguration

'Tis the spooky, mysterious season for spirits, cats, spirit cats, and guerrilla yardbirds.

October 28, 2021

Witches in a Bucket: Crab Mentality and the Pagan Community

"If I can't have it, neither can you." Whenever we drag "successful" Pagans out of...

October 26, 2021

Love and Light vs. Dark Magick (or, Toss a Coin to Your Witch)

Everything in Discordianism is bimodal or an illusion or both. "Light" and "dark" aren't really...

October 24, 2021

Malaclypse the Elder and the Season of Aftermath

Every time Aneris takes something away, Eris creates something new to replace it. And so...

October 22, 2021

I Don’t Know What a Chaos Witch Is Either

The people I've met on the Internet who called themselves Chaos Witches left a lot...

October 19, 2021

And Then I Got Nominated for Witchie Awards

I was nominated in three categories, and while I'm taking it in stride, I also...

October 18, 2021

The Liminal Spirits Oracle: a Non-Discordian Review

I bought the deck purely for its aesthetics. But then I started working my way...

October 15, 2021

The Wasp Nest of Damocles: an Old-Timey Chaos Grammarye

Try as I might, I could not find any useful spells involving wasps. So I...

October 13, 2021

The Wiccan Who Was Mean to Me on the Internet, and Other Hot Takes on Gatekeeping

Gatekeeping is not the problem we think it is. I mean, it's still a problem...

October 11, 2021

A Confirmation Bias Carnivalia, Wherein I Choose Violence. Also Wicca.

You know that gross feeling you get when someone you can't stand says something profound?...

October 08, 2021

Covert Witchcraft Ops: Requesting Forgiveness Instead of Permission

The true ethics of Witchcraft aren't any different from the guidelines we use to navigate...

October 05, 2021

Wicca Hunt

Whenever I publish a post about Wicca, I do so with the understanding that I'm...

October 03, 2021

Falls Down, Goes Boom: The Art(ifice) of Ritual Swooning

Swooning occurs when a ritual participant is suddenly overcome by Powerful Energies, dramatically stealing focus...

October 01, 2021

Stop Me Before I Stop Myself: Notes on Binding Spells

If I bind someone from harming me, I'm also binding myself from harming them. It's...

September 2021

September 27, 2021

How to Become the Undisputed Ruler of a Polytheistic Religion in Five Easy Steps

Just follow this simple process, and you’ll be on your way to commanding a Pagan...

September 26, 2021

Discordian Jubilees: Bureflux

When Mercury goes through a retrograde, the specific spheres of influence it governs go... well,...

September 24, 2021

She Always Did Put the Fun in Fungus

As a special treat to compensate for my Virgo body's stubborn refusal to stop aging,...

September 22, 2021

Sometimes These Things Skip a Generation

Since we're about to move into a time of the year when the veils between...

September 21, 2021

The God of Sea Snails, and Other Queer Myths

Allow me to introduce Nerites and Anteros: a couple of lesser-known but fabulous Greek Gods...

September 13, 2021

A Discordian Interview with Devin Hunter

I asked bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and all-around prominent occultist Devin Hunter to submit to...

September 09, 2021

In Which the Witch Understands Why the Maids Always Quit

My design aesthetic is basically a Spirit Halloween delivery truck crashing through the front window...

September 08, 2021

And Then I Panicked and Joined the Satanic Temple

The Great Nation of Texas is a frightening place to live right now, y'all. And...