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November 2022

November 11, 2022

Hail Lady Death: Death Goddesses From Around The World

The popularity of death goddesses among pagans and witches keeps rising. We need their strength,...

June 2021

June 08, 2021

The Wild Hunt: Odin & Thor Ride The Storm

Ghostly wisps of stormclouds galloped down my street. I asked for a sign--was this really...

April 2021

April 21, 2021

Athena, The Shining Goddess of Wisdom, Craft, and Air

Athena’s evolution through the ages and her modern, magical influence on the pagan movement reveal...

September 2020

September 03, 2020

Selling The Inner Goddess: A Polytheistic Pagan Opinion

The "inner goddess" movement is selling a different kind of paganism, one that was fostered...

July 2020

July 08, 2020

Night Magic: My Enchanting Evenings

Night is my favorite time to do magic. I'm compelled to bring life to my...

July 05, 2020

The Allure of the Swamp Witch

The swamp witch has become an iconic figure in recent times. Younger people are especially...

March 2020

March 04, 2020

Springtime Can Wait: A Love Story With Persephone And Hades

To make myself feel better about how long springtime takes to truly arrive, I imagine...

May 2019

May 31, 2019

Intuitive Witchcraft: A New Way Of Looking At Eclectic Witchcraft/Paganism

Intuitive Witchcraft is one of the many forms of Eclectic Witchcraft, except it focuses more...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Mercury Retrograde: When Hermes Travels The Underworld

Mercury retrograde times can be compared to Hermes in his psychopomp role. He travels through...

January 2019

January 20, 2019

Imbolc Ritual: Honoring the Sacred Fire with Brigid

What thoughts or feelings keep you warm? What lights your inner fire when the world seems...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

Bay Leaf Magic: Burn and Banish

Burning a bay leaf can cleanse the energy of a space, banish negativity, communicate your...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

How The Gods and Spirits Speak To Us

I had no idea what people meant when they said the gods spoke to them...

September 2018

September 03, 2018

Witchcraft and Magic are Ancient

It's true that 'modern witchcraft' originated in the past century, but witchcraft and magic have...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

The Ecstasy of Pan’s Pipes

There are countless instances in history, art, and literature that connect Pan's pipes with temptation...

June 12, 2018

Class Review: Hekatean Devotion and Magic in the Hellenic Age at the Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary

This class was like a workshop at a pagan festival, only it was way more...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Harnessing The Power Of Symbolism In Pagan Worship

Symbolism is all around us. Some of it is personal, and some of it is...

May 25, 2018

The Search For A Moonblood / Menstruation Goddess

Since history has wiped out all but a trace of moonblood goddesses, it’s up to...

May 03, 2018

Meeting Hel, Norse Goddess of the Underworld

In the pine circle, I sensed a presence -- a depth, a darkness beyond this...

April 2018

April 22, 2018

Gaia Doesn’t Want To Be Represented As A Skinny, Young Woman

Gaia rarely speaks, but the other night, she said something that shocked me. "That's not...

April 20, 2018

Personal Gnosis Is The New Black

Verified or not, personal gnosis is where it's at. I'm aware this might spark some dry...

April 07, 2018

8 Commonly Mispronounced Names Of Gods and Goddesses

Isis, Dionysis, Hekate, Uranus, and more -- you're not alone if you've been mispronouncing these...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

Were The Greek and Roman Pantheons Your First Gods?

The first time I felt the thrill of the Gods was when I picked up...