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July 2022

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...

March 2022

March 06, 2022

The Fairy Godmother of Occult Publishing

The world of occult publishing is a fascinating one, and one of my favorite publishers...

March 03, 2022

Flower Essences from the Witch’s Garden

In Flower Essences from the Witches’ Garden, Nicholas focuses specifically on the use of flower...

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...

August 2021

August 12, 2021

Practical Alchemy a Guide to the Great Work

Practical Alchemy There are many reasons for a magical practitioner to need to perform basic...

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...

March 2020

March 30, 2020

Saturn, Pluto and the Plague Times

What can we expect during this period of saturnian and plutonian influence? The world is...

February 2020

February 16, 2020

Saturnian Melancholy & Daemonic Inspiration

The ecstasy of madness, the fire of inspiration, the frenzy of enthousiasmos when contained within...

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...

August 2019

August 13, 2019

Poisoner’s Apothecary: Origins, Growth and Change

Over the past year I have watched this thing that is the Poisoner's Apothecary grow...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Books on Magical Herbalism

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

May 22, 2019

An Update and other Reflections

Since this time last year so many things have changed and grown out of the...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

Understanding the Language of Spirit

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

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...

October 2018

October 01, 2018

Individualistic Witchcraft: Is the Craft Atheistic?

Putting the "I" in W(I)tchcraft Witchcraft is highly individualistic. Is it more practitioner centered than...

February 2018

February 20, 2018

The Ravages of Conservative Christianity on Non-Christian Children

The Christian Church has influenced nearly every aspect of Western Civilization since its rise to...

January 2018

January 05, 2018

Taking Back Power

There are many types of power and many forms it takes, witches work with personal...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

The Devil is in the Details: Lucifer, the Devil, and Satan

There are so many symbols, myths and folklore attached to our idea of the entity...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

Individual Components of a Witch’s Practice

Understanding the underlying currents that feed our magical practice give us new insight to the...

April 2017

April 02, 2017

The Talismanic Tome: Books of Hidden Power

There are many types and styles of book making; all of them an art form....

March 2017

March 05, 2017

Witchcraft in Fundamentalist Evangelicalism

Witchcraft in Fundamentalist Communities Within certain Fundamentalist Evangelical groups and other Fundamentalist Christian communities witchcraft is...