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May 2018

May 10, 2018

How Do I Get In Touch Or Communicate With A God Or Daimon?

A question I get ask often is, "How can I get in touch with a...

May 09, 2018

Apollo Is Not A God Of Rationality And Other Facts I Need To Share

As a priestess of Apollo I feel the need to share an overview of both...

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 23, 2018

I Cursed A Boy And I Liked It

Curses, hexes, and negative magic. Is there a time and a place? Sure, but with...

April 18, 2018

Book Review – A Star From Heaven: An Introduction To Angelic Magic

A Star From Heaven: An Introduction to Angelic Magic is an excellent, in depth look...

April 16, 2018

Why I Really Hate And Despise Beltaine But Not Beltaine

Why am I of two minds about Beltaine? Why do I really, really hate Beltaine?...

April 16, 2018

Phrasing Magical Requests: How To Get The Spell Results You Want

Getting magic done right is all about the phrasing. It's not enough to know what...

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...

April 05, 2018

Features Vs Bugs: Why Magic Working Doesn’t Guarantee Success

Of course magic works all the time, but that doesn't mean it works successfully all...

April 03, 2018

Divination In Magical And Spiritual Practice

How is divination useful in your magical or spiritual practice? Here's a number of reasons...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

More Than A Party God: Dionysos, God Of Magic And The Mysteries

Dionysos is a party god because wine is sacred to him, right? Definitely not! Here's...

March 30, 2018

“Respect Muh Authoritay!” – Good Leaders vs Egos And Abuse

What makes a good leader, and why do we not question both leaders and authority...

March 23, 2018

More Than Just Intention: What Makes Magic Work

Magic is more than just mere intent, or all of magic would work on the...

March 19, 2018

Magical Hierarchies Are Good: How To Work With “Blind Forces” And Spirits

How understanding the importance of magical hierarchies in doing spirit work can help you with...

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?

March 13, 2018

Priests, Priesthoods, and Patron Deities in the Modern Age

Do we need priests in pagan and polytheistic religions? What exactly DOES priesthood mean, anyway?

March 08, 2018

The Importance of Spiritual and Magical Hygiene in Practice

How maintaining good spiritual, magical, and energetic hygiene is essential for occult practices, whether you...

March 07, 2018

She Comes, She Comes! Kore Returns: Spring Equinox For Hellenists

Kore, best known as the goddess Persephone, returns to us in the springtime. How can...

March 06, 2018

Why Magic(k) Is Dead

Magic(k) is dead, and here's why.

March 01, 2018

Unbalanced Mercy And Unbalanced Severity: Boundaries Are Healthy And Ethical

How tolerating intolerance leads to no tolerance at all, why having boundaries and standards is...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Maintaining The Balance of Self With Community

When do you need to focus on yourself vs your community? And when do you...

February 20, 2018

The Occult Conference 2018 “Death and the Lovers” – Day 2 of 2

"People knew how to drive the magical car, but didn't know how it worked" -...

February 19, 2018

The Occult Conference 2018 “Death and the Lovers” – Day 1 of 2

Earthquakes, ancient grafitti porn, and Terry Pratchet references: day one of my trip to the...

February 16, 2018

The Swift-Footed God of Travelers: Why Hermes is Awesome and Why You Should Care

Hermes, god of travelers, guide of souls, messenger of the gods - and absolutely crucial...

February 14, 2018

Magical Protection and Uncrossing Rituals: When You Need It, How To Do It

A short primer in protection and uncrossing rituals. If you've been dealing with negative forces...

February 12, 2018

Hexes, Curses, and Psychic Attacks: How to Diagnose

Hexes, curses, and psychic attacks, do they happen? Sure! But how do you know if...

February 09, 2018

Review: The Elements of Spellcrafting by Jason Miller

Ever wanted a basic user manual for how-to, debugging, and troubleshooting for magical spells? This...

February 07, 2018

When a “Psychic Attack” Isn’t: Battling New Levels of Awareness as a Witch or Magician

Why do so many people new to magic find themselves concerned with psychic attacks? Here...