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January 2018

January 01, 2018

Top 10 Things Pagans Carry With Them

I asked online pagan, witch, and Wiccan communities what witchy objects they carried with them...

December 2017

December 27, 2017

7 Things I Learned from my Samhain Altar

Even though I work with ghosts, I was still blown away by what happened with...

December 19, 2017

Winter Solstice: My Quiet Time

There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to be less active,...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

Jump Starting Your Regular Practice

For a long time, I underestimated the importance of regular practice. I felt alone spiritually....

November 25, 2017

My South Altar: Honoring My Inner Fire

Our lives need a perfect balance of fire, love, passion, and creativity. As a fire...

November 07, 2017

Creating New Traditions: A Solitary Book of Shadows

I'd been wanting to record my ceremonies for a while, so I started my first...

November 06, 2017

Don’t Tell Me How to Be a Pagan

Who has two thumbs and hates being told what to do? This girl. For some...

October 2017

October 28, 2017

Join the Magic Resistance. Bind Trump.

If you believe in energy and you want to make a positive change in politics,...

October 24, 2017

How I Knew I was a Pagan Witch: My Origin Story

I knew I was different from most other people. When I was five, I sang,...

October 24, 2017

What is a ‘Real’ Spiritual Experience?

I invoke the goddess. A subtle wind blows, sending chills that tickle my spine. My...

October 16, 2017

Meeting Baba Yaga

I dreamed of meeting Baba Yaga twice. Both times were moments of revelation. Some see...

October 15, 2017

Creating New Traditions: A Solitary Samhain

I suck at Samhain. For years, I've just celebrated Halloween, but I felt like a...

October 05, 2017

You Say “Witch” Like It’s a Bad Thing

Just this summer, I heard someone say, “well, yes, I communicate with spirits, perform energy...

September 2017

September 22, 2017

6 Things I Learned From Baneful Magic and Trickster Gods

Most witches follow the rede. "An it harms none, do as thou wilt." But what...

September 19, 2017

How to Attract Faeries and Work with Them in Your Craft

Whether you call them faeries, fairies, the fae, or the fey, nature and elemental spirits...

September 13, 2017

This Mabon, Honor the Dark Goddess

The autumn equinox is a perfect time to make room in your heart for the...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

The Worst Witch: Magical and Entertaining

Fans of Harry Potter will adore this more diverse, matriarchal series by Netflix. There's more...

August 29, 2017

Why Everyone Is a Kitchen Witch This Time of the Year

We're all a bit of a kitchen witch around this time of the year. Just...

August 19, 2017

Yoga and Ritual: Restorative Practices for Tough Times

In light of the recent violence and craziness, I thought I'd take a moment to...

August 13, 2017

An Indigo Pagan’s Take on Charlottesville

While the horrors of Charlottesville have likely made you outraged, angry, sad, confused, and alarmed,...

August 04, 2017

The Highly Sensitive Witch

Elaine Aron's popular book, The Highly Sensitive Person, shines a light on those of us...

August 02, 2017

Review of Lisa Lister’s book Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic.

In this bold, incendiary book, author Lisa Lister combines personal revelations, paganism, a buffet of...

August 02, 2017

Working Out with the Gods: Running with Artemis, Dancing with Kali

Exercise is essential to maintain a healthy body weight, but it doesn’t have to feel...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

Pagan Living In a Red or Purple State

It’s not easy being a pagan witch in a red or purple political state, especially...

July 28, 2017

Lughnasa, the First Harvest

By now, I’m acutely aware of losing sunlight every week. But there’s still a lot...