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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 12, 2018

Review: The Witch’s Altar

What is great about this collaboration is that for how different their practices and beliefs...

November 10, 2018

The Real Witchcraft in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Joshua Conkel is a Los Angeles based playwright and screenwriter. In recent years he has...

November 08, 2018

Six Books For The Activist Witch

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

October 2018

October 04, 2018

Review: Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft

The book explores taboo topics of witchcraft. This ranges from necromancy, working with demons (both...

October 04, 2018

Review: Llewellyn’s Little Book of Halloween

She invokes the fun of our modern secularized Halloween that we grew up with back...

October 04, 2018

Salem & The Magick of Halloween Costumes

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

October 04, 2018

Review: Besom, Stang & Sword

Besom, Stang and Sword: A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft, the Six-Fold Path, and the Hidden...

September 2018

September 04, 2018

Christopher Penczak On The Spiritual Bond Of Plants And Witches

A plant familiar is the consciousness of a plant species or plant family that works...

September 03, 2018

Review: The Plant Spirit Familiar

If there's one book I would recommend to a witch looking to work with plants,...

September 03, 2018

Review: Silver’s Spells

The important thing to know about this spell book is that the spells work. Many...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The Modern Keys to Hekate

In The Orphic Hymn, Hekate is called the Keeper of the Keys of the Universe....

July 27, 2018

The Magickal Battle For America

I’ll just say that anyone who doesn’t see the ongoing dangers of Trump and his...

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...

May 2018

May 07, 2018

The Talismans & Spirit Work of Aidan Wachter

Aidan Wachter is well known in magical, pagan and occult circles as a highly respected...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Empowering Pagan Prayer

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

April 24, 2018

Review: Encyclopedia 5,000 Spells

Someone recently asked what everyone's favorite spell book was. This is so easy for me....

April 23, 2018

Misconceptions About Shadow Work

The Shadow is not something to be fought against or condemned. It is not something that's...

April 01, 2018

I’m Not Your Marionettist

Individuals are individuals and we're all wired differently and different things work for different folks....

April 01, 2018

Preparing Candles For Magick

There are countless methods and ways to work with candles, but I wanted to share...

March 2018

March 17, 2018

Embracing Christian Spirits As A Witch

Why would I embrace deities and spirits foreign to me and reject those that my...

March 06, 2018

Judika Illes on Folklore, Witches, and Saints

I would like to emphasize that not all saints are Christian. The concept of saints...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Talking With Silver Ravenwolf 25 Years Later

Her writing was pivotal in propelling Wicca as one of the fastest-growing faiths in the...

February 26, 2018

Deepen Your Practice & Deepen Your Magick

Witchcraft is often considered a crooked path that weaves serpentine-like between the right hand and...

February 25, 2018

Hydration To Boost Magick & Psychic Work

One of the things that I'm always surprised is never emphasized enough when beginning psychic...

February 09, 2018

Your Inner Feral Magickal Child

In psychology, there's the concept of the Inner Child and in a lot of ways,...

January 2018

January 28, 2018

Review: Nothing But A Pack Of Cards

There are many books on the market on the topic of Tarot Magick and many...

January 22, 2018

Things That Ruin Occult Podcasts

But then there are some occult podcast I really, really, want to like. They have...