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November 2023

November 29, 2023

Blackthorn’s Protection Magic

This book is exactly what you would expect from someone who is a witch and...

November 26, 2023

Witchcraft IS Freedom!

A Christian blogger is promoting “freedom from witchcraft.” I say he has it backwards. Witchcraft...

November 19, 2023

A Foundation of Many Gods

I don’t know what I’m going to do when I’m no longer tied to a...

November 16, 2023

Holiday Traditions and Toxic Families: Take Care of Yourself

If thoughts of the holidays and their traditions fill you with anxiety and dread, I...

November 12, 2023

What Do We Do if Society Becomes “Less Friendly” to Pagans and Witches?

For the most part, we can do what witches and Pagans do to whatever degree...

November 06, 2023

Sharpening Your Tarot Skills

Too many people set their cards down because they have no pressing need. Then when...

November 02, 2023

Sharpen the Swords You Have

In a magical working at the most recent full moon I received a message that...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

The Fall of the House of Usher

The Fall of the House of Usher is brilliant. It sets Edgar Allan Poe’s stories...

October 22, 2023

We Can Temper Fate With Free Will

We ignore fate at our peril. At the same time, we do ourselves no favors...

October 08, 2023

Olivia Pettijohn (1982 – 2023)

Livvy Pettijohn will live on in the thoughts and memories and stories of those of...

October 04, 2023

Streaming Revenge: The Top 10 Horror Movies I Wasn’t Allowed to Watch as a Kid

Ten obscure but very good horror movies from the 60s and 70s. Starring Barbara Steele...

October 01, 2023

October is the Best Month

I think I’m supposed to write something deep and spiritual about the need for seasons...

September 2023

September 27, 2023

Wearing Pagan Jewelry and Clothing is a Lot More Than Advertising

An atheist asked why religious people “feel the need to advertise their belief?” with jewelry...

September 20, 2023

5 Non-Traditional Tarot Decks

Tarot decks can be addictive. Here are five relatively new Tarot decks I find interesting....

September 17, 2023

Hold Loosely But Practice Deeply

What do you do when your head tells you there is only the natural world...

September 13, 2023

AI in Spiritual Education: Caveat Emptor

I encourage you to avoid AI-created spiritual education. It’s not hard to spot, but sometimes...

September 06, 2023

Yearning For Wildness

I’m one of the most order-obsessed people I know, but I’m yearning for wildness. Because...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

We Will Win the Culture War

A Baptist pastor and political scientist says that liberals have won the culture war. I...

August 25, 2023

Trying to Overturn an Election is an Extraordinary Crime

Donald Trump was entitled to challenge the election results through legal means. He was not...

August 20, 2023

What Makes a Place Sacred?

Patheos has a new feature on The 100 Most Holy Places on Earth. Rather than...

August 15, 2023

Modern Pagan Metaphysics

Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Modern Pagan Metaphysics.” Registration is...

August 13, 2023

There is no Pagan perspective on Genesis 1:1

The Patheos Questions & Answers series presents different traditions’ thoughts on the Genesis creation story....

August 10, 2023

8 Things I Still Believe From Childhood

Children often believe strange things – I was no exception to this rule. There some...

August 02, 2023

August is the Worst Month

I’m struggling a bit at the moment. This shows up time and time again in...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

The Book of Druidry

Kristoffer Hughes’ The Book of Druidry is advice and guidance that will be invaluable to...

July 27, 2023

The Return of a Storm Goddess

A handful of people are hearing from a Storm Goddess whose name we can’t determine...

July 23, 2023

Lammas Night and the Sacrifice of Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh celebrates Tailtiu, who cleared the land of Ireland for planting and then died from...

July 18, 2023

13 Things From Mystic South 2023

I didn’t set out to have exactly a coven’s worth of observations from this year’s...

July 16, 2023

Building a Truly Pagan Culture

Conservatives who complain that the U.S. is becoming Pagan show their ignorance about Paganism. What...

July 09, 2023

The Witch Stands in Opposition

Throughout history, the witch has been the outsider, the other. When we oppose the mainstream...

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