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April 2022

April 25, 2022

The Witchcraft of Being a Notary

People often assume that the stamp makes a document "official." But the reality is that...

April 08, 2022

By the Pricking of My Thumbs

Nothing is true, and everything is permitted, but trust me on the sunscreen.

March 2022

March 29, 2022

May the Freak Occurrences Be Ever in Your Favor

Every spell has an impact, but whether that impact is a poke or a shove...

March 24, 2022

Fertility Symbols and the Witch Who Won’t Stop Hoarding Them

It's me. I am that Witch.

March 09, 2022

Reading About Writing: Oracle Cards as Editorial Assistants

I’m getting better at letting the Liminal Spirits transmit messages objectively, and not projecting my...

March 01, 2022

The Sunflower Curse

A curse is like a bear trap, with a big, neon arrow and a sign...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

The Love Spell That Didn’t Work

Sometimes, the spells that seem to fail provide happier endings than the ones that succeed.

January 2022

January 05, 2022

Hung Mung and the Season of Chaos

Happy Discordian New Year! It's the fifth day of Chaos, which means it's time to...

December 2021

December 05, 2021

Blood, Sweat, and Tears with the Liminal Spirits. But Mainly Just Blood.

My readings have gone from generally informative to eerily specific. I just wasn't expecting the...

November 2021

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 07, 2021

An Erisian Hand of Glory

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

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 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 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 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 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...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

Seeking Witch Life Off the Beaten Wheel (i.e., Podcasts!)

"What's the worst thing that could happen? Okay, you summoned the Goddess Nyx, and there's...

August 01, 2021

Based on True Fiction: Chaos Magic and the Threefold Law

If a metaphysical "law" first appeared in a fantasy novel and gained popularity through a...

July 2021

July 28, 2021

Scribble Me This: Perspectives on Making Sigils

Sigils have been used for millennia, long before Chaos Magic bounded onto the scene. And...

July 26, 2021

Ground and Out: Bouncing Back from Ritual Hangovers

Feeling woozy once the magic is through? Me too! So here are some handy grounding...

July 20, 2021

Witch This, Not That: Avoiding the Lust of Result

"Lust of result" is exactly what it sounds like: being so emotionally invested in the...

July 12, 2021

Color Out of Chaos

There is a framework to Chaos Magic that makes it what it is, and a...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

Witch This, Not That: Cutting Cords

The first rule of casting a cord-cutting spell is don't tell everyone on social media...

April 2021

April 20, 2021

Witch This, Not That: How to (Actually) Make Moon Water

On a surface level, I understand the allure of "making" moon water. But Witchcraft is...

March 2021

March 19, 2021

Ask, and Ye Shall (Not) Receive

I believe that magic should be used for spiritual growth. But I also believe that...

March 14, 2021

Dr. Van Van Mojo and the Season of Discord

While the rest of Pagandom prepares for the Spring Equinox, Discordians are mounting up to...

March 08, 2021

Unlocking the Road: Found Objects and Backstory Magic

Don't just think outside the box. Repurpose the box and use it for Witchcraft.

March 04, 2021

Discordia’s Timing Is Always Right. Galling and Inconvenient, but Right.

As much as I am often reluctant to accept it, things really do sometimes happen...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

Decondition, Rinse, Repeat: Wicca and the Curse of Greyface

Why do we normalize framing Wicca as the official whipping boy of the occult world? It's simple,...