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March 2022

March 08, 2022

Poppet Magick

To put it simply, a poppet is a puppet used for magickal purposes. Poppets are...

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...

July 2020

July 15, 2020

The Know-Nothing-Witch

There are many types of Know-Nothing-Witchery. There are those who truly know very little, and...

June 2020

June 24, 2020

Liminal Gateways & Porous Boundaries

The boundaries between our world and that of literature and film is not as absolute...

January 2020

January 03, 2020

Witchcraft Pet Peeves

Many of the comments said with the best of intentions by other Witches are among...

November 2019

November 18, 2019

Solitary Rituals: The Witch Alone

If you find solitary ritual difficult, the following tips and suggestions are for you. The...

November 12, 2019

All About Cakes and Ale (or Cakes and Wine)

I was recently asked about the origin of the phrases "cakes and wine" and "cakes...

November 04, 2019

Dirty Witchcraft Secrets

Remember your first Witchcraft book and how magickal and glamorous it all seemed? Twenty years...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

Why Can’t There Be Christian Witches?

Witchcraft is empowering, I'll all in for anyone with an open mind using it to...

February 2019

February 13, 2019

Witchcraft Should Mean SOMETHING

If Witchcraft is simply a catch-all for any sort of magickal tradition I'm not sure...

December 2018

December 18, 2018

The Witches’ Pyramid

As Witchcraft has grown over the last seventy years, the Witches’ Pyramid has grown alongside...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Samhain Deities

There are several deities that i just feel closer to near Samhain. It's unlikely that...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

The Witch’s Guide to the Autumn Equinox (Mabon)

September is a great time for celebrations, even if our ancient pagan ancestors didn't really...

September 04, 2018

The Witch & Sephora: The Selling of Magick

Anything that brings someone to the Craft is OK with me. Perhaps a Witch Kit...

July 2018

July 11, 2018

Witchcraft Has No Gatekeepers

If it looks like Witchcraft in some way and the person doing it identifies as...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

Witches Keep Witching

Witches are strong. Witches don't wallow in despair. Witches get up off the ground and...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

An Act of Witchcraft

Acts of Witchcraft are all around us if we open ourselves up to all the...

April 23, 2018

The Witch’s Guide to Beltane

Beltane is among the most joyous sabbats on the Wheel of the Year. It's a...

April 18, 2018

Enemies of The Craft

Witchcraft is what you make of it. Teachers, experience, and books provide the building blocks,...

March 2018

March 21, 2018

The Care & Keeping Of Your Coven

Tips and tricks to keep a coven functioning well.

March 13, 2018

The Witch’s Guide to Ostara

All about Ostara! Great ideas for planning your Ostara celebration and a little history as...

January 2018

January 04, 2018

Problematic Pagan/Witch Words

Most of the words we use today in Pagan and Witch circles are problematic because...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Samhain is Pagan Christmas

Samhain is not everyone's favorite sabbat, but it is truly the season of the Witch.

October 11, 2017

Bad Witch: Things Other Witches Do That I Don’t

I often feel like a Bad Witch when reading about the experiences of my friends...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

The 5 Most Important Books in the Modern Witchcraft Revival

Five books have had a tremendous amount of influence on the development of Modern Witchcraft,...

September 14, 2017

8 Ways to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox/Mabon

Early Fall is a magickal time, and here are a few ideas on ways to...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

A Witch Isn’t Just What You Want One to Be

Just like it's not my place to tell someone "you aren't a Witch" it's not...

July 2017

July 14, 2017

A Wiccan-Witch (and Sometimes Pagan)

For the most part these days I'm really content with just being a Witch, but...

July 13, 2017

What Makes a Witch?

Witchcraft is something we feel in our hearts, it's not something that can be conferred...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Lessons Learned While Teaching “Wicca 101”

Wicca has always provided its adherents with a great ritual structure, I can teach that,...