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August 2021

August 31, 2021

Review: The Horned God of the Witches

Jason Mankey leaves no stone unturned in his quest to uncover the Horned God of...

March 2021

March 11, 2021

Review: Liber Kthonia

Not only is the book aesthetically pleasing with its faux leather hardcover with silver stamped...

March 07, 2021

Review: Weaving Fate

Aidan Wachter is a mad scientist when it comes to the occult, and I mean...

December 2020

December 23, 2020

Passing On The Magick To The Kids

This interaction will be with me my entire life. I wanted to share this interaction...

October 2020

October 13, 2020

Review: Angels and Archangels

Damien Echol’s Angels and Archangels: A Magician's Guide is a profound achievement. Regardless of your...

October 11, 2020

Review: Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews

Amy Blackthorn has concocted an ingenious book. More than just a simple recipe book, Blackthorn’s Botanical...

October 11, 2020

Review: The Book of Candle Magic

Candle magick is more than just lighting a wick. Madame Pamita is the real deal...

October 07, 2020

Foundational High Ceremonial Magick Books For The Modern Witch

I truly believe that High Ceremonial Magick, which was a massive influence upon modern day...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

The 20 Best Books On The Dead For The Modern Witch

I get asked about the dead, ancestors, hauntings, and mediumship a lot, especially during autumn....

February 2020

February 07, 2020

Do All Dreams Have Meaning?

One of the best categorizations of dreams I have come across comes from the Roman...

December 2019

December 04, 2019

Review: The Witch’s Wheel of the Year

Whether you perform the rituals straight from the book or simply use it to inspire...

November 2019

November 24, 2019

Review: Upperworld

Very few witchcraft books guide the reader to embrace the power of cosmic ascension without...

October 2019

October 08, 2019

Stop Giving Unsolicited Psychic Guidance

Though you may be completely right about the information you're receiving, it may not be...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Review: Honoring Your Ancestors

Mallorie Vaudoise's Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration is without a doubt one of...

September 22, 2019

Having An Unconvoluted Psychic Framework

It's important to understand the work of those before us and where our metaphysical concepts...

September 11, 2019

Review: Making Magic

There are many books full of spells and occult theory - but this book is...

August 2019

August 04, 2019

Review: Morbid Magic

Coming from a background as a mortician and a magickal practitioner devoted to Santa Muerte,...

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...

June 2019

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 14, 2019

Review: The Mighty Dead

There are so many brilliant books by Christopher Penczak that it's hard to pick a...

June 12, 2019

Our Problematic Occult Ancestors

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

June 09, 2019

Review: The Witch’s Athame

Anytime I pick up a book that has "Jason Mankey" on the cover, I know...

May 2019

May 04, 2019

Review: Good Juju

Najah Lightfoot carefully curates a selection of magical techniques to invite blessings of luck, peace,...

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...

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 11, 2019

In Memoriam: Raven Grimassi

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

February 2019

February 12, 2019

Review: Keeping Her Keys

Through keeping one foot firmly planted in historical pagan context and one foot in modern...

February 06, 2019

Review: Stones of the Goddess

What's refreshing about Pearson as an author is that he doesn’t just regurgitate information because...

February 01, 2019

Review: The Witch’s Book of Mysteries

The closest any book has come to the material in this book are Sabbatic Grimoires...

January 2019

January 27, 2019

Review: Casting Sacred Space

When I think of "genius" in terms of occultism, Ivo Dominguez Jr. is usually the...