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July 2021

July 31, 2021

Autumn Is Coming, And Too Many Are Not Prepared

Autumn is coming. Please take care of yourselves and live with both caution and practicality....

November 2020

November 03, 2020

Responsible Magic: The Importance About Caring About Other People

In an age where toxic individualism rules over the needs of a society and people's...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

What’s In A Magical Name? When To Change, How To Choose

What's in a magical name? How do you choose one? And how do you know...

October 25, 2020

Boundaries Are Healthy: Saturn Matters In Magic

Boundaries are healthy and beneficial. More people need to be embracing the forces of Saturn...

September 2020

September 27, 2020

Tips For Perfectionist Witches And Pagans During COVID

We're all undergoing a collective traumatic experience. Those inclined to be a perfectionist about their...

September 25, 2020

Pumpkin Spice Latte Spellwork For Caffeinated Witchcraft

It's the little things like having a pumpkin spice latte that are holding us together...

August 2020

August 11, 2020

The Dark Side Of Performative “Wokeness” And Cancel Culture

Cancel culture and performative "wokeness" can be toxic but it's not often addressed how. Based...

July 2020

July 12, 2020

What Is Shadow Work And Why Is It Crucial To Spiritual Practice?

Shadow work is a phrase oft used, almost to the point of it being a...

June 2020

June 13, 2020

Pagans, Polytheists, Witches: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

If you haven't figured it out yet, it's time to get comfortable being uncomfortable. We're...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

Beltaine: Is It Virtually Impossible To Do It Virtually?

Is it virtually impossible to do Beltaine virtually? How are we all going to honor...

April 01, 2020

Personal Pagan Practice In The Age Of Coronavirus: Making Self Isolation Work For You

Having a routine is super helpful to your overall mental health and well being, so...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

Lofi Hip Hop Beats For The Soul: Self Care Tips For The Self Isolated

Coronvirus and social distancing got you down? Here's some lofi hip hop beats for the...

March 17, 2020

COVID-19, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Social Media

Reminders on how to keep your head calm in an increasingly not calm world. Did...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

Should Yule Or Winter Solstice Be The Actual Pagan New Year?

Some mark Samhain as the pagan new year, but what about Yule or Winter Solstice?...

September 2019

September 02, 2019

Book Review: Paganism In Depth – A Polytheistic Approach

My review for Paganism In Depth: A Polytheist Approach. A book for all pagan/polytheistic paths...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Pagans & Polytheists Aren’t Failing The Earth, We Are Failing Ourselves

It's not just a matter of saving the earth, it's a matter of saving ourselves....

May 2019

May 09, 2019

Wild Wild West Of Witchcraft: Responsibility In A Seemingly Lawless World

There are some who believe in the Threefold Law, the Rede, or that "there is...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

Witches Are The New Black: Feminism, Challenging Patriarchy & Heteronormativity

There has been a recent surge of interest in witches and witchcraft which can be...

September 2018

September 27, 2018

Handling Rage As A Witch While Handling #Metoo, #WhyIDidNotReport

Many of us, mostly women but men also, have been impacted by rape culture. Those...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

Toxic Positivity Culture: Why Pagans, Polytheists, & Occultists Should Guard Against It

What is toxic positivity culture, and why we need to avoid it in order to...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Self Care Both Practical And Mystical: Techniques For Defensive Coping

Some practical tips on how to manage yourself during times of great stress, especially if...

June 27, 2018

Magic Smarter Not Harder: When Your Spiritual Practices Need A Tune-Up

Are you feeling too overwhelmed to get your spiritual and/or magical practices done, or having...

June 15, 2018

Personal Development And Self Work Is Utterly Crucial To Spirituality And The Craft

What happens when egos run unchecked in both spiritual and occult communities, and what can...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Practical Gnosis: How to Discern Experience vs Ego

How can you tell if your experience or perception is valid? Is it a deity...

May 14, 2018

Personal Experience And Gnosis In Polytheistic Paganism

Not everyone was brought into polytheism and paganism via personal experience and gnosis, but for...

May 09, 2018

Spiritual Purification And Miasma: What It Is And Isn’t

All about the concept of miasma in Greek polytheistic religion, and why "spiritual or ritual...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

Why Self Care And Wellness In Intense Magical Practice Is Important

Extended or repeated magical rituals and more intensive ones require more self care than your...

April 06, 2018

How Do You Get Better At Magic? How To Practice The Right Way

People often say that practicing magic is how you can get better at it, but...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Alchemy, Magic, Spiritual and Personal Development, And You

Alchemy in its simplest definition is the transformation and changing of a base material into...

March 14, 2018

What Is Initiation? Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Was Afraid To Ask

What is initiation, and what does it mean to be initiated into a tradition?