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March 2021

March 16, 2021

Bee Inspired Witchcraft And Magic

The association between witchcraft and bees is perhaps not as well remembered as that between...

March 11, 2021

If Men Want To Make Women Feel Safer, They Need To Use Their Voices!

How many times have you, as a person of any gender or sexuality, heard someone...

March 06, 2021

On International Women’s Day, I’m asking how the recent lockdown has impacted women’s careers

Every International Women’s Day I consider what we’ve achieved since this time last year. I...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

Witchcraft For The February Full Moon And The Hungry Month (Reinventing the Wheel)

I'm clearing and cleansing for the hungry month and for the full moon I'll be...

February 24, 2021

I’m Reinventing The Pagan Wheel (Of The Year) To Suit My Own Needs

I'm no longer following Gardner's Wheel of the Year, instead I'm following more of a...

February 16, 2021

Working With The Hagalaz Rune During The Winter Lockdown

The Hagalaz (or Hagel) rune is given the description of hail in both the Anglo...

January 2021

January 30, 2021

Thinking About Ritual Nudity (I Just Feel More Powerful With My Pants On)

Not all Wiccans regularly engage in ritual nudity but pants off magical practise is something...

January 21, 2021

Please Internet Giants, Stop Painstakingly Curating My Life!

Everything I see online has been chosen for me based on my previous decisions. I’ve...

January 12, 2021

This Is How It Feels To Be Depressed And Recover

I can't tell you the moment I woke up and realised I'd had more good...

January 08, 2021

2021 Reborn From the Flames: Resilience And Goal Setting In A Changing World

The hardest thing for a person or culture to do is change. Use resilience and...

January 07, 2021

My Gods Are Not Vehicles For Hate!

We’ve all seen the scenes from Washington, a self-titled shaman prancing about in animal skin...

January 04, 2021

There Are Too Many Words for Fat In My Vocabulary

I know all the words to say “I feel fat” in a kinder, more gentle...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Little Lights – Why Community Matters to Manston Right Now

As I write an undetermined number of lorries sit stationary at Manston Airfield, near the...

December 16, 2020

Hereditary Witches: Learning To Work With Energy And Associations

I’m teaching my hereditary witch (otherwise known as my teenage daughter) the basics of modern...

December 09, 2020

Hag Stone Magic –Working With Beach Holey Stones

Walking on the beach in Kent my footsteps are littered with hag stones. These are...

December 04, 2020

Snowflakes and Avalanches – Being Present Whilst Staying Sane

“You can’t change the world, only your reaction to it” Yes, this is true. But...

November 2020

November 27, 2020

The Disir Circle

The best kind of spiritual bouncer, I reasoned, was one who’d already been given the...

November 24, 2020

One God Plus One Goddess: Do We Need To Painstakingly Invoke Gender Binary Anymore?

In Wicca we have a standard invocation style of one god plus one goddess in...

November 23, 2020

Empathy And Hyper Vigilance – Where Psychic Meets Psychological Trauma

My empathy means I notice things maybe others don’t, but my hyper vigilance means I...

November 18, 2020

Working With The Dead During The Pandemic

Not only are we living through a time with high numbers of deaths; we’re also...

November 15, 2020

I No Longer Invoke The Elements At the Quarters, Here’s Why

Whilst the elements are still an important addition to my pagan beliefs, the "Mighty Ones"...

November 01, 2020

Love Warriors: Fighting Hate Politics With Positive Actions

We live in a time of incredible binaries in politics. It feels as though hate...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

What Witches Look Like

This Halloween season has seen a challenge meme on Facebook proudly displaying the tag #whatwitcheslooklike...

October 30, 2020

Don’t Cancel The Holidays – Downscale And Re-evaluate

As a Pagan I don’t technically celebrate ‘Christmas’, but it’s a cultural festival and therefore...

October 28, 2020

Revisiting Ergi With A Non-Binary Lens (Updates to Seidr: The Gate Is Open)

Our unconscious misogyny colours the view we have of the way Norse society would have...

October 26, 2020

Pagan Parenting: No-Buy Garden Lockdown Challenge

I find the October half term the most difficult school holiday in terms of entertaining...

October 24, 2020

Magick Without Spoons

Paganism and magickal practise are a big part of my life. Witchcraft and meditation have...

October 19, 2020

When Is Your Paganism Cultural Appropriation?

It's hard to unpick what is and isn't cultural appropriation but as authors and practitioners...

October 16, 2020

The Creative Industries Have Been Eroded And Undervalued For Years

Now the public expects to consume art for free. It’s not their fault, it’s the...

October 12, 2020

Reskilling Isn’t Like Popping To The Hairdresser For A New ‘Do

Fatima’s next job could be in Cyber! I’m sure many people have spoken about this...

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