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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...

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...

September 2021

September 13, 2021

Sex-Magic-Gnosis

So what happens to that energy when we aren't having sex to make babies? Energy...

August 2021

August 29, 2021

Energy, Gender and Inspiration: Interview with Tarik Rever

Tarik Rever A few weeks ago, I attended the Astral Gather 2021, an annual event...

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...

January 2021

January 04, 2021

Devil’s Conjure

Hoodoo, root work and conjure practices have a special place in my heart. I am...

December 2019

December 10, 2019

Saturnian Plants: Defining Boundaries and Defining Boundaries

The baneful herbs of the Poison Path are under the rulership of Saturn. These plants...

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...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

A North American Perspective on Traditional Witchcraft

"Besom, Stang and Sword," is a new publication from Weiser Books on a unique path...

November 16, 2018

Fakelore, Black Witches, and Re-discovering Animism

Pixnio. Stock photo. Searching for Personal Truth Many individuals seem to be seeking out the...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

Mark of Cain: A Collection of Poison Hemlock Lore

The Plant that Killed Socrates Gimbettino Cignaroli, The Death of Socrates, Wikimedia CommonsHemlock is a...

May 2018

May 21, 2018

Magical Properties of Seeds

Metaphorically seeds have been used to describe abstract ideas and influences that grow in our...

March 2018

March 27, 2018

A Collection of Belladonna Lore

This plant has always had a seductive and magical quality to me, and many others...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Humanitarian Efforts within the Pagan/Magical Community

This was a reminder of how lucky I feel to be part of the magical...

November 2017

November 07, 2017

An Evening With Deadly Nightshade

The Path of Poisons is treacherous, and its powerful denizens will quickly overcome the unprepared.

October 2017

October 20, 2017

The Eternal Denizens of All Hallow’s Eve

There is something uncanny in the air during this time, whether you observe Samhain, All...

October 16, 2017

The Arcane Art of Halloween Decorating

Halloween decorations are part of the magic of the season, I love seeing the diverse...

October 15, 2017

A Blessing from Land, Sky and Sea

On my mother's last day in St. Petersburg the two of us joined in a...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Contemplating Consciousness

As spiritual seekers we usually begin our paths contemplating the nature of our existence and...

August 24, 2017

Devil’s Breath: A Trick of the Nightshades

The Nightshade Alkaloids The plants traditionally associated with witchcraft have shared infamous reputations and prominent...

August 07, 2017

Materialism, Impermanence, and Originality in Modern Witchcraft-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Have modern practitioners allowed too much importance to be placed on obtaining magical objects and...

July 2017

July 06, 2017

Children of Earth and Moon

The image of the classical witch has been shaped over the centuries to become an...

March 2017

March 06, 2017

My First Time at ConVocation

A Gathering of Witches, Druids, Sorcerers, and the many practitioners of the Sorcerous Arte Come...

March 05, 2017

Witchcraft in Fundamentalist Evangelicalism

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