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November 2018

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...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

The Astrological Importance of Lughnasadh

The festival of Lughnasadh, later known as Lammas, is one of the four grand sabbats...

April 2018

April 29, 2018

Beltane: Beginning the Growing Season

The arcane practices of a solitary practitioner of occult herbalism and classical witchcraft during the...

March 2018

March 02, 2018

Following the Hoof Prints of the Old One

Among the many forms taken by the great Horned God of Old, this article explores...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Nicholas Kingsley, Professor at The Grey School of Wizardry

This article features Nicholas Kingsley who is an instructor of Performance Magic and Wizardry at...

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...

February 13, 2018

Assembling the Poisoner’s Pocket Guide

This unique guide to the Crooked Path features an arcane compilation of various tools of...

February 10, 2018

The Benign Aspects of Saturn in the Dead of Winter

Saturn helps us prune away all that is detritus in our lives, as Cain the...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Candlemas, Imbolc, and Serpent Fire

The Typical and Not-so Typical Imbolc Traditions Imbolc is one of those holidays that is...

January 23, 2018

Creating Relics of Witch Working: Artes and Craft

The hand crafted athames of Artes and Craft are arcane works of art. A perfect...

January 15, 2018

Relics of Witch Power

In addition to the magical tools that we use on a regular basis there are...

January 05, 2018

Gathering Your Personal Symbol Set

We internalize all of the symbols that we encounter and they become part of our...

January 05, 2018

Taking Back Power

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

December 2017

December 11, 2017

The Final Rite of Witching

If there was a universal rite of witch-making, what do you think it would look...

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...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Fort Wayne Pagan Pride Day-Poisoner’s Apothecary Workshop

This article is a recap of the workshop that I led at Fort Wayne Pagan...

September 12, 2017

The Autumnal Equinox on the Poison Path

For Green Witches the Equinoxes are the perfect time for plant alchemy, a balance of...

August 2017

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 27, 2017

The Green Harvest of Lammastide-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Not all practitioners of magic observe the eight sabbaths that make up the Witch's Wheel...

July 25, 2017

Hitting Magical Reset-Poisoner’s Apothecary

Beginning the path of the witch is an exciting undertaking, and creating one's own ritual...

July 06, 2017

Children of Earth and Moon

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

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...

June 20, 2017

Changing Perceptions of Spirit Boards

Spirit communication has been a central pillar of magical practice since the begininng of human...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Altar Bones: More Than Decoration

Bones of all shapes and sizes have been used by numerous cultures in ceremonies and...

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...

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