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November 2021

November 02, 2021

There Are No Absolutes On Samhain

There is no right or wrong when it comes to how and when to celebrate...

October 2021

October 07, 2021

Reading About Samhain & Halloween

Curious about Halloween history or are you searching for the perfect Samhain ritual? This list...

September 2021

September 15, 2021

Mabon: The Most Pressing Issue of Our Time

It's time for Pumpkin spice lattes, hoodies when the sun goes down, and perhaps the...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Ask Me About Witch Ritual: Tips & Tricks

There's a lot we can do to improve public ritual, and most of those things...

August 29, 2021

Rewriting Witchcraft & Overlooked Authors

Every once in awhile when I'm between books I take questions from readers. I used...

August 25, 2021

Fanciful Llewellyn Cover Stories

I used to make up stories about the people on the cover of Llewellyn books,...

August 18, 2021

America’s Most Important Occultist(s)

America has a long history of magick and occult practitiones, but who has been the...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

The “Woke” Horned God

One of the things that's most important to me in regards to the Horned One...

July 06, 2021

Why We Need to #DefendOccultBooks

Simply, we are defending the tradition of seeking, the tradition of looking for information, and...

July 01, 2021

What If?: Alternative Histories of Witchcraft & Paganism

What if things in the Pagan and Witchcraft world's had unfolded just a little bit...

June 2021

June 06, 2021

Reopening Paganism

s the days grow longer, vaccination rates slowly tick up, and COVID cases fall, it...

April 2021

April 26, 2021

The Fires of Beltane (Or How to Celebrate a Sabbat)

Our Beltane fire this year will connect me both to the past and to where...

April 22, 2021

From Horned God to The God: The Horned One in Wiccan-Witchcraft

Over the course of fifty years the primary male deity of Wiccan-Witchcraft gradually shifted from...

April 15, 2021

Vaccinated: Perfect Love & Perfect Trust

Perfect love and perfect trust requires that I get the COVID-19 vaccine. It is my...

April 06, 2021

Thieving Witches: Book Piracy is Theft

It's rather disheartening to find out that many of your fellow Witches are thieves, and...

March 2021

March 09, 2021

COVID-19 & Witchcraft Practices: One Year Later

The current pandemic will result in changes for both Witchcraft and Paganism going forward. But...

March 01, 2021

She’s Wiccan

"She's Wiccan." The statement felt less like a revelation and more like a dismissal.

February 2021

February 24, 2021

There Are No Silly Rituals

There's no such thing as a silly ritual. As long as you are extracting some...

February 18, 2021

Mix-n-Match Deities: History & Insights

So just how to navigate honoring gods from multiple pantheons? Here are some ideas.

February 08, 2021

Witch, You Vex Me

What follows are a few things that vex me in the Witchcraft world. They are...

February 05, 2021

Ten Years Gone: California & My Craft

My wife and I moved to California ten years ago now, to say that it's...

February 02, 2021

Wicca: Misconceptions & Misidentity

If people are going to throw the entire Wiccan-tradition in the trash, they are going...

January 2021

January 07, 2021

Horns of Dishonor: Conspiracy and Racism in Pagan Spaces

Be safe, be vigilant, and be aware. And don't let anyone disgrace our beliefs or...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

The 2020 Hornie Awards (Pagan Superlatives)

It's time once again for the awards show no one asked for, The Hornie Awards!...

December 15, 2020

The Solstice Star & The Star of Bethlehem

The media is hailing the upcoming conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter "Christmas Star" or "Star...

December 08, 2020

My Favorite Witchcraft & Magickal Books of 2020

There was a lot to forget in 2020, but these books are worth remembering! Whether...

November 2020

November 10, 2020

Paganism Post Trump

Getting rid of Donald Trump is not a cure-all. Both America and the Pagan Community...

November 03, 2020

The Bubble or the Mountain?

I'm probably fighting a losing battle, but I'm going to continue to yell from my...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

The Craft: Legacy (First Thoughts)

If you are looking for a Witchcraft movie that mostly looks like Modern Witchcraft you'll...

October 21, 2020

Bad Witch: My Untraditional Samhain Practices

Most often the practices of others are pretty familiar to me, and other times not....