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October 2017

October 12, 2017

Black Cats, Witchcraft, Goddesses & Bad Luck

There may not be any animal so closely associated with bad luck or witchcraft than...

October 12, 2017

The Craft, The Devil, Familiar Spirits, and Validation

I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Christopher Orapello and Tara Love-Maguire on...

September 2017

September 11, 2017

Review: The Deep Heart of Witchcraft

The Deep Heart of Witchcraft: Expanding the Core of Magickal Practice was the first book...

September 11, 2017

History of the Star Goddess Prayer

The Star Goddess Prayer (also referred to sometimes as the Candle Prayer) is an opening...

September 07, 2017

Review: The Witching Hour

Silver Ravenwolf is back and better than ever! Her newest book, The Witching Hour is...

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...

September 05, 2017

Review: The Phosphorous Grove

Christopher Penczak’s The Phosphorous Grove: Aflame With Love Upon the Witch’s Tree is unlike any...

September 01, 2017

Review: The Magical Art of Crafting Charm Bags

Charm bags are known by many different names in many different traditions of magick. In...

August 2017

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 04, 2017

Down At The Crossroads With Chris & Tara

Christopher Orapello is an artist, witch, and animist with a background in western occultism, ceremonial...

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 23, 2017

Witchcraft Takes Work

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

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 15, 2017

Review: Pan

Falling just barely under 100 pages long this book can easily be read in one...

July 14, 2017

Review: Mastering Witchcraft

Huson has amazing insights into magick and witchcraft not really presented in many books out...

July 13, 2017

Review: The Sorcerer’s Secrets

Jason Miller defines "sorcery” as somewhere between witchcraft and ceremonial magick with a focus on getting...

July 12, 2017

Review: Ecstatic Witchcraft

Gede Parma sees witchcraft as an inherently shamanic and ecstatic practice, which I strongly resonate...

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

Review: The Devil’s Dozen

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

July 11, 2017

Hekate, Who Works Her Will

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

July 09, 2017

Review: A Deed Without A Name

Accessible to anyone who feels the call of those spirits and that work without a...

July 09, 2017

The Hex Appeal of Activism

I decided to seek out the opinions of witches of different types, root workers and...

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...

June 2017

June 21, 2017

Devin Hunter’s Power, Spirits, Sacred Fires, and Secrets

Devin Hunter is the rising leading voice of a new generation of witches. I decided...

June 19, 2017

Why Witches Use Candles

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

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

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,...