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2021-07-07T16:38:51-07:00

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Six Ways My Catholic Upbringing Prepared Me to Be A Witch

Last updated on: July 7, 2021 at 4:38 pm By Brandy Williams

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

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Witchcraft

2021-07-07T17:11:25-07:00

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Five things I love about spellcraft and magic craft

Last updated on: July 7, 2021 at 5:11 pm By Brandy Williams

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

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Witchcraft

2021-06-01T09:43:49-07:00

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Remaking Community Connections with Cord Magic

Last updated on: June 1, 2021 at 9:43 am By Brandy Williams

Connections are like threads tying us together. The pandemic frayed those connections. I’m doing cord magic to pick up the threads again. Read more

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Witchcraft

2020-12-28T16:24:05-07:00

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The Blessing of Uncertainty in the New Year

Last updated on: December 28, 2020 at 4:24 pm By Brandy Williams

In 2020 uncertainty developed into a dangerous threat. At the end of the year I saw the other side of uncertainty: hope. Read more

2020-12-09T09:42:44-07:00

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The Forest Is My Salvation

Last updated on: December 9, 2020 at 9:42 am By Brandy Williams

Reconnecting with magic in the forest has been one of the bright spots of the year. When it's easy to meet inside again I hope we'll spend some of our time together in the trees. Read more

Personal magic

Witchcraft

2020-11-19T11:41:15-07:00

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The Demon Is Also Me

Last updated on: November 19, 2020 at 11:41 am By Brandy Williams

What does the world look like when there is no devil, no adversary, when there is only Her? Read more

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Tantra

2020-11-14T12:06:00-07:00

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Wiccan Devotionals Revisited

Last updated on: November 14, 2020 at 12:06 pm By Brandy Williams

I'm revisiting an interfaith talk I gave almost three decades ago. It's fascinating to mark what's changed since then and what remains perennially true. Read more

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2020-11-02T12:00:54-07:00

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Magical workings and prayers for peace

Last updated on: November 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm By Brandy Williams

I'm involved with a number of private efforts to maintain peace in the world through magic, invocation and prayer. I engage in these practices to restore my own calm and to project my sincere wish for well-being into the world. Read more

2020-10-12T15:10:10-07:00

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Taking Refuge in the Mother

Last updated on: October 12, 2020 at 3:10 pm By Brandy Williams

In living Goddess practice she isn't just a picture on the wall, she's tangible, she can be seen and felt and experienced. I take refuge in the Mother. Read more

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2020-12-08T14:15:52-07:00

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Three Prayers for the Forests

Last updated on: December 8, 2020 at 2:15 pm By Brandy Williams

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

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