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May 2016

May 22, 2016

Starting Over: Rebuilding a Solitary Practice

Sometimes, you just have to hit reset.

May 17, 2016

Five Things I Wish I’d Known as a Beginner

The most significant lessons are often the ones we have to learn over and over.

May 16, 2016

Taking Ourselves Too Seriously

What does it means when we say to not take ourselves too seriously as witches?

May 10, 2016

Hi Patheos! How’s life?

Part of what's cool about reading blogs is learning about the lives of individual people,...

May 03, 2016

The Witch Alone: We’re All Solitary

"Solitary practitioner" is not a discrete category, fundamentally separate from being in a coven. All...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

Wiccan Deal-Breakers: Signs to Look Elsewhere

What are some issues seekers often display that may indicate a poor fit for the...

April 19, 2016

What if I get my period in a skyclad circle?

I get this question all the time. So let's talk about it.

April 12, 2016

Doing Other Things: Magic, Mundanity, and a Marathon (Well, a Half)

In all the witchcraft talk, sometimes we forget how awesome we are in the rest...

March 2016

March 31, 2016

Productive Anger

There's a lot to be angry about in the world. Sometimes, you have to choose.

March 17, 2016

Screw Your Aesthetic

Recent trends on constructing an authentic witchcraft emphasize blood, bones, and darkness. But at what...

March 13, 2016

Building Fences: Vouching, Communities, and the Internet

Good fences make good neighbors. Or something.

March 09, 2016

But is it witchcraft?: Me and My Daily Practice

Developing a "daily practice" seems to be everyone's goal, but what does that actually look...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Satan at the Movies (and everywhere else)

Pagan reactions to The Witch seem to be generally positive, but we're still mostly freaking...

February 22, 2016

Practice Over Time: Guitars, Raven Grimassi, and You

You can’t practice witchcraft for forty years and expect to still end up in the...

February 17, 2016

PantheaCon Adventuring

PantheaCon was awesome. And exhausting. Here are the details!

January 2016

January 25, 2016

#witchcraft: Unrealistic Expectations in Your Personal Practice

There's plenty of great advice floating around on how to make your life more magical,...

January 21, 2016

All Wiccans are witches, but some of us are bad at it.

What does it mean when people insist that not all Wiccans and witches?

January 18, 2016

Teacher Burnout and the Expert Blind Spot

Teacher burnout is an common complaint in witchcraft communities, and the blame usually falls on...

January 10, 2016

Sports and the Witch

Growing up, my relationship with athletics was mostly about trauma. Now, it's a key part...

January 03, 2016

Obligatory New Year’s Post

Planning ahead for the New Year, setting goals, and making resolutions I can actually keep.

December 2015

December 10, 2015

Are you there God? It’s me, WillowThorn.

Everyone has to start somewhere. Some of us more awkwardly than others.

November 2015

November 27, 2015

Me, Pagan Studies, and the AAR

Adventures at this years American Academy of Religion meeting and presenting with the Pagan Studies...

November 11, 2015

Hello, November

Fall is a rough season for me. Maybe I don't love it the way I...

October 2015

October 15, 2015

How to Make Sure Everyone At the Open Ritual Thinks You’re Full of Shit

Four things you can do to make everyone instantly want to stop talking to you.

October 04, 2015

How to Not Ruin Your Training Group: Five Points

Running an outer court is hard. Fortunately, most of the pitfalls are avoidable.

September 2015

September 20, 2015

Pagan Pride Day Adventuring

In which we venture to Raleigh for Pagan Pride Day.

September 13, 2015

How to Choose Better Books (and appreciate the moderately crappy ones)

There are thousands to choose from, so how do you go about finding the good...

September 07, 2015

Why I Skip the First Chapter: A Poem

Gardnerians have long been praised for their beautiful poetry. Well, some Gardnerians.

August 2015

August 30, 2015

Wicca: Not as Stupid as You Think

Wicca definitely isn't what's trending now, but don't be so surprised to meet practitioners who...

August 18, 2015

Wicca and Depression

There's a trend in Pagan and New Age communities to eschew conversation about mental illness,...

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