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May 2023

May 18, 2023

When Someone You Know Thinks You’re Wiccan

If you practice any kind of witchcraft, someone will eventually ask if you're Wiccan. And...

March 2023

March 12, 2023

Of Gods and Nieces

As the only witch in the family, I’m both a role model and a terrible,...

March 10, 2023

Divining the Details: Rise of the Virgo Witch

The Full Moon in Virgo feels like the right time to divulge this information.

March 06, 2023

Mankey Punched Me in the Face, and It Was Awesome

Austin Witchfest was an epic event, made even better by the 2000 witches in attendance.

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Closed Practice What You Preach

Many of us in the global minority don't have first-hand, lived experience with cultural appropriation,...

February 07, 2023

Witch This, Not That: Altar Egos (Or, Foiled! Curses Again.)

Let's take a look at curses, how they work, and whether or not a picture...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

Dreaming True Lies: Psychic Flashes Revisited

You know that feeling when you wake up absolutely furious with someone for something they...

December 2022

December 21, 2022

Glinda the Good’s Social Solstice Spectacular

Kristin Chenoweth trolled me on TikTok, and that is the Yuletide gift that keeps on...

November 2022

November 29, 2022

I Am the Kink Witch of TikTok, and I’m Making That Everyone’s Problem

I’ve also got 184 dabloons, if anyone is running low.

November 23, 2022

Woke Magic, Corner Pocket

In a word, the Magic 8 Ball is woke. And I can't get over how...

November 02, 2022

Mutinous Medusa: The Gorgon’s Guide to Magical Resistance

I had several writing opportunities fall into my lap, which came with deadlines and demanded...

August 2022

August 17, 2022

Anatomy of a Witch Oracle: A Neurodiverse Review

How the oracle already seems to know me better than I know myself is beyond...

August 13, 2022

Legit Reasons to Cast Love Spells

All’s Fnord in Love and War.

August 04, 2022

Broom Closet Blitz: Getting Outed as a Witch

As much as I love being described as a Dungeons & Dragons character, it's surprisingly...

July 2022

July 31, 2022

Fermented Gods and a Decade of Sober Witchcraft

I spent a big chunk of my life repeatedly sticking a fork in my eye...

July 23, 2022

And Then Devin Hunter Called Me a Sell-Out, Which Means I Have ARRIVED

Taking the first step toward becoming a Pagan author has me reminiscing about the first...

July 07, 2022

Becoming Thumper: Microaggressions and Pagan Identity

The name started out as a joke at my expense. But I claimed it and...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

Eris in the Machine

"There's been a slight change of plans," I said. "Eris is holding my blog hostage,...

June 26, 2022

Essential Texts for Activist Witches

Witchcraft is historically an instrument of the oppressed. You have access to that instrument. Now...

June 21, 2022

Just a Stone’s Throw: Chaos Magic Divination

For the purposes of the column, Chaos Magic is defined as an experimental, non-dogmatic approach...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Scarlet Chaos

If we're looking for a fictional role model on which to base our real-world approaches...

April 2022

April 28, 2022

Storm Faerywolf Hates James McAvoy: A Discordian Review of The Satyr’s Kiss

Storm Faerywolf can block me on social media, but he can't escape the pyroclastic cloud...

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 21, 2022

Shooting the Breeze with Dead Relatives. Like You Do.

My niece loves chatting with her grandmother. The fact that her grandmother died three years...

April 17, 2022

That Feeling When Your Friends Are More Psychic Than You Are

Even those of us who spend our days immersed in the occult tend to freak...

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 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 05, 2022

Unwitting Witchcraft (Or, The Case of a Christian’s Unconscious Conjure)

Can someone with no occult knowledge or training inadvertently cast a spell? I've never been...

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.