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May 2012

May 03, 2012

Relying On Faith

I need to start this post with this note before getting on with the topic...

February 2012

February 06, 2012

I Am Not Going To Blog Today <---- This Is A Lie

I've spent the past week being far more social than I normally am, and last...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

Traditional Witchcraft on the Internet

I get some weird messages online. Sometimes it's the worst kind of gossip attributing disgusting...

October 11, 2011

Why Initiation Made Me Love Solitary Wicca

Some of the shock and bewilderment have passed, I'm eating solid foods and life is...

October 09, 2011

Let me tell you all about it…

Or not. See, I thought I could at least unpack my feelings regarding initiation without...

October 08, 2011

Today is the Day

Today I get initiated. I know a lot of you are tired of reading about...

September 2011

September 26, 2011

Can I get a Witness?

It's the last day of the lunar cycle, the moon is in Virgo, it's raining...

September 02, 2011

Is Initiation a Betrayal? and other odd questions…

I'm getting antsy. I'm getting cold feet. I'm going a bit insane. I am told...

August 2011

August 15, 2011

Initiation: A Love Letter

The past two weekends I've been sorely tempted to write about things I find on...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Wicca Series: Initiatory Wicca still matter?

Every Monday and Friday in January we will be asking people questions about Wicca. Want...

January 27, 2011

Guest Post: Henry Buchy responds to the Feri schism

Editor's Note: This post is in response to The Sundering of Feri by T. Thorn...

January 03, 2011

Wicca Series: What makes someone Wiccan?

Every Monday and Friday in January we will be asking people questions about Wicca. Want...

June 2010

June 03, 2010

Initiation variety pack

I was first initiated into a religious tradition when I was twelve years old. I...

June 03, 2010

Gardnerian Initiation and The Matrix

The Matrix is a metaphor I use frequently to talk about Gardnerian Initiation. There are...