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December 2022

December 16, 2022

Interview with a Vampyre Witch: Alexis Pharae

The nocturnal spirit in the form of the vampire has terrified and seduced mankind for...

August 2022

August 23, 2022

Smoke Divination: The Art of Capnomancy

I didn't know all too much about smoke divination, or capnomancy up until a year...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

Witch City Tarot Gathering Re-Cap

Witch City Tarot Gathering Re-Cap I spent the past weekend in the magical town of...

July 28, 2022

The Satyr’s Kiss by Storm Faerywolf

The Satyr’s Kiss: Queer Men, Sex Magic & Modern Witchcraft By Storm Faerywolf July 2022...

February 2022

February 27, 2022

Blackthorn’s Protection Magic

When we seek to work with occult forces, we put a neon “open for business”...

January 2022

January 14, 2022

The Witches’ Sabbath by Kelden

I really love this book, and believe that it is one of the most comprehensive...

December 2021

December 01, 2021

The Big Book of Magical Incense

Amy Blackthorn, author of Blackthorne's Botanical Brews calls it "a master-work of botanical lore," and...

October 2021

October 15, 2021

Bryan Staniewski: In League wyth the Devyl

Featured practitioner articles are one of my favorite things to write about. I love getting...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

The Four Elements of the Wise

Earth, Air, Water & Fire are the four fundamental forces of Nature, with Spirit or...

April 2021

April 11, 2021

Conjure Cards & Doctoring the Devil

I was recently invited to write a review on two new publications from Weiser Books. ...

January 2021

January 08, 2021

Exploring the Shadow

Exploring the shadow and coming to understand these aspects frees us and and gives us...

September 2020

September 21, 2020

Plant Spirit Glyphs

Plant spirit glyphs are symbolic representations of the of the occult forces that are accessed...

June 2020

June 16, 2020

A Malediction to Lilith: A Curse for the Wronged

Lilith is the champion of those who have been ostracized, cast out and wronged. With...

April 2020

April 21, 2020

Solanaceae in the Garden of Shadow

There are no plants more specifically associated with Witchcraft and the Devil than those that...

April 07, 2020

Plant Spirit Familiars

I have been working with plants all my life and have been working with them...

January 2020

January 29, 2020

Illumination, Inspiration and Imbolc

Since the winter solstice, the Sun has been blackened we have burned away what wasn't...

December 2019

December 21, 2019

Spellcrafting with Baneful Herbs

Baneful herbs are a most intriguing category of plant magic. These powerful botanical toxins are...

October 2019

October 12, 2019

Samhain in the Devil’s Garden

The tides of the spirit world are reflected in the green world because in reality...

September 2019

September 16, 2019

Thornapple, Gender and Ritual Application

I have found that the majority of plants particularly those associated with spirituality and expanding...

August 2019

August 28, 2019

Preparing for Flight: Techniques for Ritual Entheogens

Entheogens allow our spirits to fly and to go to other worlds. Some of them...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Reducing Your Magickal Footprint

Picture what your own magickal footprint would look like. Picture all of the spells and...

June 08, 2019

Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia

An inside look into the magical tradition of the people of Appalachia. Backwoods Witchcraft provides...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Books on Magical Herbalism

Magical Herbalism is quite possibly one of the broadest categories of magickal study and practice....

March 2019

March 19, 2019

Purification Plant Magic for the Spring Equinox

The Spring Equinox is important to the plant magician or green witch for a number...

February 2019

February 16, 2019

Many Approaches to Protection Magic

Charms, prayers and petitions for protection are found in virtually every religion and spiritual practice....

February 06, 2019

Wortcunning for Daemonolatry

Daemonolatry is a branch of magical practice which employs the powers of daemonic forces known...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Imbolc and Candlemas Candle Purification Rituals

Imbolc is a fire festival, observed by candlelight and burning the evergreens brought into the...

January 20, 2019

Understanding the Language of Spirit

Occultists must become polyglots to understand the language of "the All." The Universe holds an...

January 12, 2019

Principles of Correspondence in Plant Magick

Principles of Correspondence: Planetary Rulership Plant Magick 101: with Coby Michael Ward Proprietor of Poisoner’s...

December 2018

December 05, 2018

Robin Artisson: Writings on Old Style Witchcraft

The Witching Way of Hollow Hill is a tome of knowledge on the topic of...

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