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January 2020

January 14, 2020

I Spent a Week Becoming a Witch and the Results Were Worrying[fixed]

Ceri (Condescending) Radford wrote an article called "I Spent a Week Becoming a Witch and the...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

Mythic Symbols in Indo-European Paganism

This is a simple overview of the most prevalent mythic symbols in Indo-European polytheism and...

October 2018

October 05, 2018

Starting a Pagan Grove or Coven? You’re Doomed without a Group Vision

Pagan groups can be whatever you want them to be. The angle of what we...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

We Have No Idea How Druids Practiced? Balderdash!

" Extremely little. The total of evidence we have for the druids could probably fit...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Are You a Colonial or an Indigenous Cultured Witch?

Many people who claim to be drawn Celtic heritage have in fact internalized the colonizing...

July 16, 2018

A Full Solitary Devotional Rite for Lughnasadh in August.

O Holy Ones, the land upholds me, the sea surrounds me, while the sky embraces...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

The Hero Priests You Need to Meet: Problems with PriestCraft 3 of 3

Continued from last post. The Hero Priest is an ideal I use to aspire to...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

18 Celtic Imbolc Customs & Traditions for the Feast of Brighid

Imbolc pronounced IM-olg or IM-olk, evolved into St. Brighid’s day, and is considered the first...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

A Tree for the Earth Mother

There are many kinds of Druids, and we come from different places and we approach our Druidry...

November 2017

November 02, 2017

Prayers and Praying among Indo-European Paganisms

Can you just take a prayer and replace the names and epithets of god with...

November 01, 2017

Light a Fire for the Earth Mother

One of the important tasks that we undertake as Pagans is to honor the Earth...

October 2017

October 28, 2017

One Epic Samhain Festival: the Council of Magickal Arts

Something close to keening at the sight of the lighting of the fire rang out...

October 24, 2017

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The Sea, ultimately the source for the waters in the well, is one of the...

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