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April 2011

April 16, 2011

The Congeniality of Muslims and Witches

I went to an interfaith event hosted by Muslims and featuring Witches as guest speakers...

March 2011

March 20, 2011

Reflecting on the Life of Steve Collins/Lord Senthor

I think the saddest thing about writing for the Pagan community is writing about elders...

March 14, 2011

Hubris, Disaster, the Gods and Schisms to Come

A couple of days ago I wrote a post on why disasters happen from a...

February 2011

February 05, 2011

Labeling Wicca: Why “advanced” and “101” bug me…

The other day I tried to articulate something about "advanced Wicca" that wasn't terribly coherent....

January 2011

January 17, 2011

Wicca Series: Who are the God and Goddess?

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

September 2010

September 26, 2010

The Magic of Purses

I used to work in an office in a nice-upscale suburb of Atlanta. Women in...

September 22, 2010

O’Donnell, the Media, Real Witches and the Promise of October

The Pagan community never expected this kind of media attention over Christine O'Donnell's ignorant and...

September 20, 2010

Christine O’Donnell Dabbled In Witchcraft and Reagan Used Psychics

In the past, I've dabbled in Christianity. I was seeing this Pentecostal man and I...

September 19, 2010

The Unexpected Blessings of Lady Sintana

I never met Lady Sintana, but I firmly believe she is the reason I am...

September 03, 2010

Guest Post: Peter Dybing on Directionally Challenged Pagans

Some of us have had the experience of helping to set up a ritual site...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Reconciling Wicca’s Gods

(I should state that I am not yet an initiate of the tradition I am...

August 26, 2010

The Future of British Traditional Wicca

I was born in 1981, as was my high priest. One of my coveners was...

August 14, 2010

Stregheria Horror Film?

Among the random things in my news feed today was a trailer for a new...

August 01, 2010

World’s Most Famous Wiccan Weds!

Some of you die-hard Springfieldians may have already noticed the hub-bub on the web, but...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

How to Find a Coven

Witches can't proselytize. We know that the path of witchcraft is not for everyone, and...

July 25, 2010

Deepening Craft: The Three-Fold Law and Other Things

I got some interesting feedback the other day on my musings on deepening my Craft....

July 13, 2010

Columbia and The Wicker Man: Embracing The Barbaric?

Over the July 4th weekend several Pagan blogs raised a cry of "Hail Columbia!". This...

July 07, 2010

Witch as Healer

Why Witches make good healers A witch generally has many healing tools in her Mary...

July 06, 2010

Spell for Friendship

Spell for Friendship and Sisterhood This spell is to be worked around the kitchen table...

June 2010

June 14, 2010

Fresh From Festival

Sunkissed and bug-bit I am fresh from a private Pagan festival. The covens of my...

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...

June 01, 2010

White Witch Day

White Witch day Monthly Ritual of ‘Craft Solidarity’ My coven uses the 11th of each...

May 2010

May 26, 2010

Black Hearted Innocence (part 7)

“I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor...

May 21, 2010

Feri Pentacles, Iron and Pearl (part 5)

Therefore on his shining shield was shaped now this knot, royally with red gules upon...

May 18, 2010

Homegrown Alchemy (Feri part 4)

Understand that you're not getting rid of anything; no part of you is bad, wrong,...

May 16, 2010

Dead, Mad, or a Poet (Feri part 3)

“What would give light must endure burning.” - Victor Frankl As I was saying, there's...

May 15, 2010

Feri, An Apparent Digression (part 2)

Sometimes, when I start talking about F(a)er(i/y), someone will look confused* and ask, “What does...

May 14, 2010

In which Our Heroine attempts to explain Feri (part 1)

Feri can look rather Wiccany from a distance but the closer you get the less...

May 11, 2010

Southern Feri Poet Witch: By Way of Introduction

Generally it helps to understand where someone is coming from. At this point in time...