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November 2023

November 26, 2023

Witchcraft IS Freedom!

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

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...

July 2023

July 09, 2023

The Witch Stands in Opposition

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

May 2023

May 24, 2023

Sometimes There Is a Devil in the Craft

Is it any wonder many witches are inspired by the story of Lucifer and his...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

The Gorgon’s Guide to Magical Resistance

This is a small, short, tightly-focused spell book. It contains sigils, spells, prayers, and rituals...

February 2023

February 22, 2023

Witchcraft and Magic: How Badly Do You Want It?

Magic and witchcraft are available to everyone. You don’t need an invitation and you certainly...

February 05, 2023

Cleansing in Modern Paganism and Witchcraft

An impurity isn’t something that’s bad - it’s something that’s unhelpful where it is, even...

January 2023

January 25, 2023

When Did You Know You Were a Witch?

Someone asked “when did you know you were a witch?” I’m not sure that was...

September 2022

September 11, 2022

Who is Really a Witch?

A witch is a person who practices witchcraft, as they understand it. You need no...

August 2022

August 22, 2022

Magic For Troubled Times

Deborah Castellano’s new book Magic For Troubled Times is the closest thing you can get...

June 2022

June 08, 2022

As Oppression Increases, So Does Witchcraft

I wish I could say things will be better after an election or two, but...

March 2022

March 08, 2022

Returning To Festivals – It’s Good To Be Back

I spent Saturday at Austin Witchfest in Austin, Texas. This was the first large Pagan...

December 2021

December 29, 2021

October 2021

October 31, 2021

Season of the Witch

Last week there were two excellent articles on witchcraft in major American publications. That acceptance...

October 10, 2021

What Kind of Witch Do You Want To Be?

It’s October, when the media remembers that witches are real and tries to use them...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

Darker Than You Think

One of the big influences on occultist and rocket scientist Jack Parsons was a 1940...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

Ex-Witches and the New Satanic Panic

Some “ex-witches” never were witches to begin with. Others were, but they never did the...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

The End of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

If you’ve seen the first three seasons you’ll want to see the fourth, if only...

November 2020

November 01, 2020

The Craft: Legacy – A Movie Review

The Craft: Legacy is a good movie with a good theme. It doesn’t have the...

June 2020

June 11, 2020

It’s Time to Turn Your Magic Up

For those of us who are called to the practice of magic, nothing can take...

March 2020

March 31, 2020

Psychic Witch: A Book Review

Psychic Witch is a beginner’s guide to psychic perception and energy work. It’s the best...

March 24, 2020

Gatekeeping, Boundaries, and Vetting

Gatekeeping is what happens when people without authority arbitrarily decide who is and isn’t worthy...

March 19, 2020

I’m Better Than Vanessa Ives – I Hope To Be As Good As Vanessa Ives

Why am I writing about a fictional character in a TV show that ended four...

March 08, 2020

For Beginning Witches and Pagans Who Want More

If being an Instagram witch or Pagan works for you, great. I’m genuinely happy for...

February 2020

February 09, 2020

Teaching Without Credentials, the Dangers of Cursing, and Watered Down Paganism

Is the surge in the popularly of Paganism and witchcraft causing them to get watered...

January 2020

January 30, 2020

Never Annoy a Writer – The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

If you annoy a writer they may write you into their next book and then...

January 21, 2020

Building Paganism in a Culture that Trivializes the Sacred

There are so many opportunities for Pagans to be legitimately offended. We don’t have to...

January 14, 2020

How to Do Paganism Wrong – Nine Arrogant and Offensive Ways

A columnist for a UK tabloid website decided to become a witch, spent all of...

November 2019

November 05, 2019

You Don’t Have to Use Magic to be a Pagan (but why wouldn’t you?)

If you choose to avoid magic that’s your decision and I respect it. You don’t...

August 2019

August 06, 2019

You Didn’t Learn Witchcraft To Find A Parking Space

You didn’t become a witch so you could find a parking space at a crowded...