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2023-02-24T11:21:19-07:00

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The Witch-Magician

Last updated on: February 24, 2023 at 11:21 am By Brandy Williams

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I am a Witch and a magician. There are more of us than you might expect. Witchcraft and ceremonial magic are compatible and complementary. The Original Connection Witches my age generally know something about ceremonial magic. When I became a Witch information about practice was scarce – I personally own every book before 1975 that talked about how to actually do Witchcraft. When we ran out of other things to study we picked up Israel Regardie’s books about Golden Dawn... Read more

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2022-12-29T23:27:28-07:00

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Spirit Marriage Interview with Dr. Megan Rose

Last updated on: December 29, 2022 at 11:27 pm By Brandy Williams

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

Women

2023-02-21T12:15:10-07:00

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Rethinking Initiatory Oaths

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 12:15 pm By Brandy Williams

When I resigned from Ordo Templi Orientis I promised myself I would keep all my initiatory oaths. Well, I said, except for one. After two years of saying that to myself I realized it was bothering me. Why that one? It was the one that would have prevented me from leaving – if I was going to resign I had to break it. The thing is, I had been thinking it was untenable from the moment I first gave it... Read more

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2024-12-18T13:15:07-07:00

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Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick

Last updated on: December 18, 2024 at 1:15 pm By Brandy Williams

Have you got your copy of the Big Purple yet? Llewellyn’s Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick is subtitled “A Comprehensive Guide to the Western Mystery Tradition”. Complete and comprehensive are accurate descriptors of this massive book. It’s meant to be a reference for public and private libraries everywhere. I find myself referring to it even more frequently than I expected. Each of the eleven chapters or “Books” takes on one of the major topics in the field. They really are... Read more

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2023-02-21T12:21:32-07:00

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Leaving a Magical Group

Last updated on: February 21, 2023 at 12:21 pm By Brandy Williams

We often talk about how to find the right path or make a group but we don’t often talk about leaving one. Magical people gather in all kinds of groups: covens, circles, groves, lodges, fraternities, churches, schools, associations. When we join a group we form relationships with the people in it as well as the group as a whole. Leaving the group means ending one or all of those relationships. This can take as much preparation and processing as ending... Read more

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2024-08-11T10:07:02-07:00

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Charles Godfrey Leland, The Grandfather of Witchcraft

Last updated on: August 11, 2024 at 10:07 am By Brandy Williams

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

Witchcraft

2022-05-21T11:28:12-07:00

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Tips for Magical Beginners

Last updated on: May 21, 2022 at 11:28 am By Brandy Williams

I got to sit on a panel this week sharing tips for beginners, specifically new Witches but including anyone on the magical path. The panel was hosted by Krista Schwimmer and Michael Wamback of Sixth Sense Society. Panelists included Jacki Smith of Coventry Creations and Sandra Inman of Mystery Witch School. We spent two hours sharing how we got started on the path, how we use magical tools, what issues came up for us when we started and what we’re... Read more

Witchcraft

2022-05-03T13:51:55-07:00

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The Sun Came Out At Beltane

Last updated on: May 3, 2022 at 1:51 pm By Brandy Williams

There’s a sweet scent in the north woods. It’s Beltane and everything is blooming, the currants, the little wild roses, the rhododendrons. The wheel is turning and it’s cause for celebration! Warm winds and sweet flowers are a welcome blessing. The winter rain comes down so hard and cold here that it’s impossible to meet outside, and since outside is the only place that’s been safe to meet, winter has been isolating. Spring means seeing someone besides my family pod.... Read more

2022-01-01T12:07:47-07:00

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Spring Will Rise Again

Last updated on: January 1, 2022 at 12:07 pm By Brandy Williams

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

2021-11-29T13:41:09-07:00

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In Praise of the Wise Old Woman

Last updated on: November 29, 2021 at 1:41 pm By Brandy Williams

We need to talk about aging. Read more

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