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September 2025

September 05, 2025

Witchcraft is the flower of the Western Magical Tradition

I’m a Witch and a magician. Can I be both? If so what do I...

May 2025

May 12, 2025

Witches Care for the World

Witches care for the world. We care for ourselves, we care for our people, we...

January 2025

January 10, 2025

Magical Work with White Ancestors

It all started when my therapist recommended ancestor work. I was initially resistant. “My ancestors...

December 2024

December 20, 2024

Instant Yule, A Last Minute Guide

How did it get to be Yule already? It's rather late to be decorating, pulling...

August 2024

August 05, 2024

Weather Magic Review

Debra Burris changed my mind about weather magic. I’ve been afraid to work with weather...

June 2024

June 11, 2024

The Real Arthur Avalon

Arthur Avalon brought Tantra to the west. That is, westerners knew Tantra existed, but it...

March 2024

March 04, 2024

Are we afraid of our gods?

Are we afraid of our gods? Should we be?

December 2023

December 26, 2023

The Winter of the Recluse

This winter I've become a recluse. Everything is just hard. Here is what you do...

July 2023

July 27, 2023

Community Thelema at Babalon Rising

At Patheos Star and Snake Brandy Williams reconnects with Thelemic community at Babalon Rising.

May 2023

May 11, 2023

Surprise and Consent in Initiation

I’m not a big fan of surprise. I’ve developed a particular dislike of surprises in...

February 2023

February 24, 2023

The Witch-Magician

I am a Witch and a magician. There are more of us than you might...

December 2022

December 29, 2022

Spirit Marriage Interview with Dr. Megan Rose

Dr. Megan Rose shares her personal story and how she came to write about spirit...

November 2022

November 30, 2022

Rethinking Initiatory Oaths

When I resigned from Ordo Templi Orientis I promised myself I would keep all my...

November 19, 2022

Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick

Have you got your copy of the Big Purple yet? Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Ceremonial...

October 2022

October 27, 2022

Leaving a Magical Group

We often talk about how to find the right path or make a group but...

July 2022

July 18, 2022

Charles Godfrey Leland, The Grandfather of Witchcraft

I owe Charles Leland an apology. He’s arguably the grandfather of Witchcraft.

May 2022

May 21, 2022

Tips for Magical Beginners

I got to sit on a panel this week sharing tips for beginners, specifically new...

May 03, 2022

The Sun Came Out At Beltane

There’s a sweet scent in the north woods. It’s Beltane and everything is blooming, the...

January 2022

January 01, 2022

Spring Will Rise Again

The year is ending. Let it. This is the magic of change, unmaking and remaking.

November 2021

November 29, 2021

In Praise of the Wise Old Woman

We need to talk about aging.

September 2021

September 07, 2021

Six Ways My Catholic Upbringing Prepared Me to Be A Witch

It turns out that being Catholic was a good preparation for being a Witch.

July 2021

July 07, 2021

Five things I love about spellcraft and magic craft

I love doing traditional spells and making new ones for my family and friends.

June 2021

June 01, 2021

Remaking Community Connections with Cord Magic

Connections are like threads tying us together. The pandemic frayed those connections. I’m doing cord...

December 2020

December 28, 2020

The Blessing of Uncertainty in the New Year

In 2020 uncertainty developed into a dangerous threat. At the end of the year I...

December 08, 2020

The Forest Is My Salvation

Reconnecting with magic in the forest has been one of the bright spots of the...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

The Demon Is Also Me

What does the world look like when there is no devil, no adversary, when there...

November 14, 2020

Wiccan Devotionals Revisited

I'm revisiting an interfaith talk I gave almost three decades ago. It's fascinating to mark...

October 2020

October 30, 2020

Magical workings and prayers for peace

I'm involved with a number of private efforts to maintain peace in the world through...

October 12, 2020

Taking Refuge in the Mother

In living Goddess practice she isn't just a picture on the wall, she's tangible, she...

September 2020

September 15, 2020

Three Prayers for the Forests

May the gods sustain the trees and creatures and all who dwell within the forests.

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