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August 2017

August 16, 2017

To The Torch-Bearing Titans

A prayer to the Torch-Bearing Titans during dark times.

August 06, 2017

The Magickal Properties of Carrier Oils

I have chosen (arguably) the ten most popular carrier oils for magickal oils and researched...

August 03, 2017

Magic vs. Magick vs. Majick

Let's look at the differences of spelling behind the word "magic" by occultists and witches...

July 2017

July 23, 2017

Witchcraft Takes Work

Some people come to witchcraft and try out a few spells that never manifest and...

July 21, 2017

Once A Witch, Always A Witch: Remembering Reincarnation

Gerald Gardner wrote in The Meaning of Witchcraft that “The witches are firm believers in...

July 19, 2017

The Many Epithets of Hekate

An epithet is an honorary and praiseful descriptive title used as part of a name.The...

July 18, 2017

Why Would Anyone Willingly Choose To Call Themselves A Witch?

I have been asked many times, why I would choose to call myself a witch....

July 15, 2017

The Hidden Occult History of Moldavite

Moldavite is a very popular stone among witches, mystics and healers. It has a rich...

July 14, 2017

Tarot Divination For Spells

It is always wise to get a consultation before casting a spell. For the witch...

July 13, 2017

Predicting Time With The Tarot

One of the most difficult things when reading tarot can be determining the timing of an event....

July 11, 2017

A Beginner’s Guide to Invoking Pentagrams

The invoking and banishing pentagrams come from the ceremonial traditions to bring in an elemental...

July 11, 2017

Hekate, Who Works Her Will

Did I choose my path? Did my Higher Self choose my path? Was this the...

July 10, 2017

My Crooked Path To Hekate

A hooded woman leads myself and a handful people away from the campsite with nothing...

July 06, 2017

That Time I Danced With The Devil

I began having thoughts such as, perhaps this is the Devil trying to lead me...

July 06, 2017

Discerning Psychic Information

It’s important to understand how to discern the difference between what you’re receiving and how...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

Synchronicity & the Psychic Witch

A talented psychic is an observant psychic, in this physical reality and others, constantly translating...

June 19, 2017

Why Witches Use Candles

So why exactly do witches use candles in magick? Here's my understanding.

June 18, 2017

Artificial Ingredients In Magick

A few years back at Templefest I was taking a workshop on folk magick by...

June 14, 2017

Are Your Healing Vibes Consensual?

Someone posts that they're sick and suddenly a landslide of people start commenting stating that...

June 11, 2017

Ethics of The Psychic Witch

Psychic ability comes with great responsibility, as does magick. As such, it is important to...

June 11, 2017

Born This Wyrd

By accepting that you may be different and that there's nothing wrong with that, you...

June 11, 2017

Fluffy Bunny Witches

I think it's absolutely amusing how people will use "Fluffy Bunny" as if that says...

June 10, 2017

Holding Spaces of Perfect Love & Perfect Trust

“It is better that you should rush upon this blade than enter the circle with...

June 10, 2017

The Witch’s Response

The witch is sovereign, partially meaning that they are in mindful control of their mind,...

June 01, 2017

Deity As A River

The gods themselves are a paradox. One of the things that has always intrigued me...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Unearthing The Magickal Mandrake

The mandrake plant has been highly prized for its magickal properties since ancient times and...

May 28, 2017

Witch, You Do You

One of the things that is beautiful about witchcraft is its lack of central authority...

May 26, 2017

Witchsplaining & How To Avoid It

Witchsplaining is all too common, and I've been guilty of it now and again myself,...

May 25, 2017

Breaking the Armchair Spell

Knowledge of the numinous means nothing if we are not experiencing the numinous at all...

May 22, 2017

Overcoming Past Indoctrination

The chains of religious indoctrination are not the easiest to overcome. While we may denounce...