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2017-09-12T07:10:36-08:00

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Mixtape of Shadows: Tori Amos, “Little Earthquakes”

Last updated on: September 12, 2017 at 7:10 am By Misha Magdalene

Heretical feminism, stark confessionals, afterlife speculations, and fey witchery: welcome to the beautiful, terrifying world of Tori Amos. Read more

2017-09-08T18:05:14-08:00

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Memories of the First Books: A Treasury of Witches

Last updated on: September 8, 2017 at 6:05 pm By Misha Magdalene

My first exposure to books on real magic, the first grimoires I encountered as a wee slip of a child in early 1980s California, were books I found at my local library and at home, on my very own mother's bookcase. Read more

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2017-09-08T18:06:10-08:00

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Memories of the First Books: Dungeons, Dragons, and the Dark Arts

Last updated on: September 8, 2017 at 6:06 pm By Misha Magdalene

Like many of my contemporary practitioners of the dark arts, I am forced to confess, after all these years, that Jack Chick was right: Dungeons & Dragons led me to witchcraft. Read more

2018-02-23T21:54:22-08:00

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A Belated Introduction, with Roadmap and Coming Attractions

Last updated on: February 23, 2018 at 9:54 pm By Misha Magdalene

The TL;DR version is that I'm a geeky, queer, feminist Faery witch and sorcerer with a degree in gender studies, a sense of humor, and an opinion or three to share. The longer version is... well, longer. Read more

2020-06-02T05:21:33-08:00

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Start as You Mean to Go On: A Coda and a Prayer

Last updated on: June 2, 2020 at 5:21 am By Misha Magdalene

When confronted with the actual awfulness of life in America for anyone who isn't white, straight, cisgender, and otherwise within the "charmed circle" of cultural acceptance, many people—myself included—have asked, "What can I DO about any of this?" These are some things to read, think about, and do now that you've decided to Do Something. Read more

2017-09-08T18:19:09-08:00

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Start as You Mean to Go On: A Prelude for the Work to Come

Last updated on: September 8, 2017 at 6:19 pm By Misha Magdalene

This wasn't supposed to be my first post. I was going to introduce myself and generally just ease us into the flow of things, in hopes of attracting new readers. And then Charlottesville happened. Read more

2021-08-13T13:17:06-08:00

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Last updated on: August 13, 2021 at 1:17 pm By Misha Magdalene

Misha Magdalane is a native of central California, happily transplanted to the Pacific Northwest. They first stumbled across modern Paganism in the deep South in the mid-1980s and have held onto it ever since... Read more

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