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August 2019

August 04, 2019

Trauma and Psychic Awakening

I've seen anthropologists refer to this as "shamanic death." It's also not uncommon for Buddhist...

August 02, 2019

I Believe In ‘Woo-Woo’ Healing and Science

The 'woo-woo' is the approach of the witch. It's said that witches don't directly try...

July 2019

July 20, 2019

The Best Astral Projection Books

I thought it would be a good time to share my five favorite classic books...

July 15, 2019

I Watched The Craft, I’m A Witch Now.

Something I hear regularly are witches mocking the 90's cult classic The Craft, or more...

June 2019

June 22, 2019

Psychic Abilities, Prophetic Dreams, and Multiple Timelines

What is psychic ability? Is psychic ability natural or supernatural? Are we born with psychic...

June 16, 2019

Calling Yourself A Witch Is “Identity Politics”

The term “witch” didn’t come out of a vacuum. It has a long history associated...

June 12, 2019

Our Problematic Occult Ancestors

Something I often think about and struggle with is the fact that almost all of...

June 12, 2019

Witchcraft in Media, Activism, and the Internet

Is the portrayal of witchcraft in media helpful or harmful to witches? Is witchcraft political,...

June 03, 2019

Widdershins, Psychic Witch, and Trusting Your Abilities

When it comes to psychic ability, and you know you've done the work properly and...

May 2019

May 23, 2019

Psychic Amnesia

Sometimes during psychic tarot readings clients get what I refer to as "psychic amnesia." For...

May 01, 2019

Queerness, Spirits, and the Psychic Witch

I had a great time and the conversation also got into the topics of the...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

You Cannot Be Taught To Be A Witch

You can be taught witchcraft, but you cannot be taught to be a witch. This...

April 13, 2019

Witch Aesthetics, Competitive Witchcraft, and Spiritual Materialism

There are a few things that come to mind. The first is to not get...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

The Power Of Cursing Yourself

Along with limiting themselves, one of the things I constantly see people do is curse...

March 24, 2019

Lightworkers & The New Age Witch

A lot of our understanding of "Traditional Craft" is based on information from witch trials...

March 11, 2019

In Memoriam: Raven Grimassi

My heart is a bit heavier than normal today. With the passing of Raven Grimassi,...

March 10, 2019

Discovering The Power Of Your Home Frequency

In the tradition of witchcraft I am initiated into, The Sacred Fires Tradition, one of...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

What Marie Kondo Can Teach Witches About The Shadow

Marie Kondo is someone whom I absolutely adore. She's a former Shinto priestess and her...

February 23, 2019

How I Work With The Gods & Might Possibly Worship Them Too

When meditating on how to explain my relationship with gods, the best example I could...

January 2019

January 30, 2019

Video: The Most Important Tool Of The Modern Witch

Anyways, here's another super serious video I made a while back for my Facebook profile...

January 30, 2019

Video: In Defense of Witchcraft Books

This video is in response to a comment that was left on one of my...

January 27, 2019

The Best Books On Rider-Waite-Smith Based Tarot Decks

Tarot is such a complex subject and a life-long exploration and study. Some people just...

January 23, 2019

A Rebuttal to Doreen Virtue’s Attack On Unicorns

Doreen Virtue states that "Neon-colored unicorn images can be used by the devil to mesmerize...

January 22, 2019

The Mysterious Goblins of Appalachia

Following clues left by previous occultists and UFOlogists, the paranormal investigation team is searching for...

January 19, 2019

Best Books On Plant Magick

There is such a massive sea of books on plant magick and herbalism out there...

January 18, 2019

Happy!: Grant Morrison, Tulpas, and Bronies

A night of looking for something to watch on Netflix took me down some weird...

January 10, 2019

Exploring Your Shadow With The Tarot

Each court card embodies both positive and negative traits of the same archetypal character --...

January 08, 2019

The True Story Of The Witch Who Solved A Murder

Police began to search the bay for Martha’s body but couldn’t find it. That’s when...

January 04, 2019

Eleven Books To Enhance Your Spell-Casting

You have no idea how many times I've seen people recommend ancient grimoires as a...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

The Mysticism, Spirituality & Occultism of The Dark Crystal

The following are some of the occultism, mysticism, mythology, and spirituality that I see not...