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December 2018

December 29, 2018

Setting the Tone with Janus

New Years is sacred to the Roman god Janus. The month January is named after...

December 26, 2018

Favorite Witchy Books of 2018

These are the ten witchy books that were released in 2018 that I enjoyed the...

December 18, 2018

Our Pagan War On Christmas

The right-wing Christian demagogues keep saying that there's a "War on Christmas" and the truth...

December 18, 2018

Winter Solstice Books For Pagans & Witches

I was told by someone that they were having trouble finding good books on Yule...

December 17, 2018

Ded Moroz: The Cruel & Kind Grandfather Frost

Ded Moroz, unlike most Santa figures, doesn't come with a Krampus-like companion as most do...

December 16, 2018

Grýla & Her Yule Lads

Unlike her depiction in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Grýla isn't depicted as a beautiful woman who...

December 14, 2018

Hexenhäuschen: Origin Of The Witch’s Gingerbread House

To make a long story short, the children begin devouring the witch's house and the...

December 14, 2018

Saint Lucia: Lilith in Disguise

In part of Norway St. Lucia is associated with the various hidden folk of the...

December 12, 2018

This Fashionista Cat Devours People To Celebrate Yule

Some traditions had people giving offerings to the Yule Cat who would eat its offerings...

December 11, 2018

The Child-Eating Scarecrow Of Christmas

His hermitage in the woods made him go insane and soon he found himself craving...

December 07, 2018

The Mischievous Tomte Spirits of Yule

The tomte was in charge of the farmwork including protecting and raising the animals, clearing...

December 04, 2018

A Brief History of The Krampus

Deriving his name from the word “krampen” meaning “claw,” the Krampus is described as half-goat,...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

Modern Myths Versus Literalism in Witchcraft

When it comes to the grandmother myths, origin stories, folklore, "fakelore," etc. within witchcraft -...

November 08, 2018

Six Books For The Activist Witch

I have selected six of my favorite books which I feel are useful for magickal...

November 04, 2018

Laurie Cabot’s Message From Thoth

For several years now I've had the honor and privilege of being a psychic reader...

November 04, 2018

When You Don’t Know Your Ancestors

I have been asked by several clients lately what to do when they don't know...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

Salem & The Magick of Halloween Costumes

There is perhaps no other holiday so closely tied to wearing costumes as Samhain or...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

The Aradia Problem

...on the surface, there's a huge glaring problem in the text - an anti-semitic and...

July 2018

July 14, 2018

A Witch Interprets ‘God Is A Woman’ by Ariana Grande

As a gay man, when I saw that Ariana Grande had a new music video,...

July 11, 2018

The Etymology of Auras

The word aura comes from the Latin word aurae which means a breeze. In Greco-Roman...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

Witchcraft Has Always Been Political

Witchcraft IS political. It’s been political since the first kings summoned sorcerers for a strategic...

June 22, 2018

Four Books To Learn More About Aradia

There may be no other text more debated or controversial than Aradia, or Gospel of...

June 03, 2018

The Origin of Magickal Correspondences

I'm sure you've seen books that list plants or crystals correspond to certain things. But...

June 01, 2018

My Favorite Queer Witchcraft Books

Happy Pride Month everyone! People are always asking me what are my recommendations for books...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Astral Projection, Witchcraft, Spirits, and Psychic Abilities

I was recently interviewed on Weird Web Radio by Lonnie Scott. I had a lot...

May 13, 2018

Personal Gnosis or Delusion?

There has been a lot of talk on the topic of personal gnosis lately and...

May 06, 2018

What Does A Goddess Truly Look Like?

Here's the thing I think most people are forgetting, the gods don't have form, not...

May 02, 2018

Shifting Perspectives With The Hanged Man

While meditating on the Hanged Man in a reading a few years back, I strongly...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Empowering Pagan Prayer

Time is one of the most valuable things that you can give a spirit or...

April 26, 2018

Astral Parasites

Astral parasites are exactly what they sound like - energetic entities that are parasitic in...