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January 2021

January 18, 2021

Modern Witch Review | The Book of Candle Magic

You know how there are books that become collector’s items and no matter how many...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

The Rites of Resolution: Janus & The Road to Self-Improvement

Our resolutions provide challenges that encourage us to grow and become the people we want...

December 28, 2020

The Rites of Resolution: The Magical Act

I see the new year’s resolution as a magical act that one can participate in...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

The Craft: Legacy – A Spoilerific Review

The TLDR no-spoilers version is this: The Craft: Legacy felt more like the pilot of...

October 21, 2020

Scorpio Season for 2020

Scorpio season challenges us to take accountability for all of what we are, and in...

October 20, 2020

Multorum Spirituum: The Many Faces of the Spirits Who Guide Us

Occultists, spiritualists, meditators, witches, warlocks, shamans, and the like have long and detailed histories of...

October 01, 2020

The 2020 Witchies Official Nominations

The Witchies are the first awards ceremony to focus on outstanding achievement and excellence in...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

The Magic of Houseplants Part 1: Love

In witchcraft and occultism, we are often drawn to working with plants, plant spirits, and...

April 2020

April 14, 2020

Modern Witch Netflix Watch Party Schedule

Starting Weds, April 15 and running at least until the end of the month, Modern...

March 2020

March 27, 2020

Is Witchcraft Outgrowing Paganism?

While I was finding my way as a magical person in secular society, many of...

January 2020

January 07, 2020

Getting Stoned with Moldavite

Most of the Moldavite we find today is mined near or in the Czech Republic...

January 04, 2020

The Difference Between Charms, Amulets & Talismans

I was recently asked if there was a difference between charms, amulets, and talismans. I...

December 2019

December 28, 2019

Five Witches to Watch in 2020

It is the end of a year and that means our feeds a full of...

December 20, 2019

New Moon in Capricorn for 2019

Capricorn is able to build empires, not because it has lofty visions, but because the...

December 16, 2019

The Rise of the Warlock

Warlock used to mean “one who breaks an oath” (a charge first leveled in the...

December 09, 2019

Full Moon in Gemini for 2019

Gemini is the storyteller of the zodiac, and this full Moon can be a powerful...

December 03, 2019

The Undeniable Hubris of Knowing

Whether one asserts that the gods are independent, separate beings, or affirms that they are...

November 2019

November 19, 2019

New Moon in Sagittarius for 2019

The new Moon in Sagittarius can be a profound time to contemplate what you’re questing...

November 18, 2019

Revealing the Secrets of Witchcraft

Here we might begin to see the all-too-common conflation between mystery and secrecy; the former...

November 05, 2019

Full Moon in Taurus for 2019

We all deserve pleasure and care. One gift of Taurus is an inborn acceptance of...

November 03, 2019

This Week in Magical Astrology: Nov 4-10, 2019 Hold My Beer, I’m Going In.

There is some good that can come from Mars and Pluto duking it out West...

October 2019

October 30, 2019

The Best Retro Witchy Horror Films from the 1960’s & 1970’s

I have never really been one of those witches who gets upset when Hollywood portrays...

October 28, 2019

This week in Magical Astrology: Mercury Rx in Scorpio (Oct 28- Nov 3, 2019)

The theme of this particular Mercury Rx is somewhere along the lines of "Pulp Fiction...

October 21, 2019

New Moon in Scorpio for 2019

Scorpio season challenges us to take accountability for all of what we are, and in...

October 21, 2019

This Week in Magical Astrology (Oct.21-27, 2019)

Of all the signs, Scorpio hates the superficial and all things mediocre. So much so...

October 13, 2019

This week in Magical Astrology (Oct 14-20, 2019)

Astrology isn’t about blaming our issues on the perceived motion of a neighboring planet; it...

October 07, 2019

Full Moon in Aries for 2019

Do you hear the urging within you to advocate for your best interests? How would...

October 06, 2019

This Week’s Magical Astrology: Oct 7-13, 2019

Monday is going to have a lot of truth seeking and revelation going on with...

October 04, 2019

Dear Devin: The Gods Scare Me…

When reading just about any 101 book out there we are presented with a list...

September 2019

September 22, 2019

New Moon in Libra for 2019

By Libra season’s end, Samhain is just a week and change away, and Libra season...