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June 2018

June 15, 2018

The Hillfolks’ Hoodoo of Byron Ballard

Byron Ballard has called western North Carolina home since her birth at the local Seventh...

May 2018

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...

April 2018

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 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 23, 2018

The Witch’s Three Souls

Unlike our current dominant mainstream religious ideology, in witchcraft, the soul is most often seen...

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...

March 03, 2018

Witchcraft Is About Seeking Power

Do not be fooled, Witchcraft is about power. In fact, that seems to be one...

February 2018

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 09, 2018

Your Inner Feral Magickal Child

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

February 01, 2018

Thirteen Practices of Magickal Protection

Sometimes we do need to defend and ignoring protection is straight up foolish. Being a...

January 2018

January 15, 2018

Missing The Forest For The Trees

The witch is of the forest and the witch is the forest.

January 08, 2018

Working With The Ancestors

Ancestors are some of the strongest allies you can have. They are invested in your...

January 07, 2018

Review: Ascension Magick

What can a witch learn from the New Age movement? Is there anything in the...

January 04, 2018

What If Witchcraft Isn’t Real?

So, what if Witchcraft isn't real? What if we're all just hairless apes on a...

January 03, 2018

Food Offerings & Libations To The Self

Most of us our familiar with the concept and practice of offering food and libations...

December 2017

December 03, 2017

Witchcraft & Prayer

“Wait. You actually experience the gods?” This is a question I’ve had posed to me...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Seasonal Depression & The Winter Solstice

For most the Holiday Season is a time of joy, cheer and love, but this...

October 2017

October 19, 2017

Review: Psychic Witch

An apocalyptic age demands an apocalyptic witchcraft.

September 2017

September 07, 2017

Gods & Spirits Are Not Correspondences

It's no wonder that I hear from many witches and pagans that they aren't sure...

August 2017

August 01, 2017

Spiritus Arcanum: The Magick of Matthew Venus

Matthew Venus is one of the most fascinating occultists that I've ever met, a dear...

July 2017

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 16, 2017

The Warlock Ways of Storm Faerywolf

When I think of the Faery Tradition of Witchcraft in a modern context, one name...

July 11, 2017

Review: The Devil’s Dozen

As a Traditional Cornwall Witch, Gemma Gary looks at the darker aspects of the God...

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 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...