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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....

December 2020

December 16, 2020

Yule 2020: After The Darkness Comes The Light And We Must Embrace It

How will Yule 2020 be different from all other Yules? What can we do to...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

Honoring Trans Day of Remembrance As A Pagan Or Polytheist

What is Trans Day of Remembrance about? How does one honor it as a pagan...

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 26, 2020

Witchcraft Is Political, Which Is Why I Am Anti-Fascism And Anti-Trump

Being a witch is political. It's as simple as that. Politics are about other people's...

October 23, 2020

COVID, Samhain, And You: Why This Year Is Different

Samhain will be a LOT different this year, and this will both be profound and...

September 2020

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 27, 2020

Beyond Bread Baking: How To Cope With Lammas During COVID

I blogged before about COVID-19 and surviving now, thriving later. For Lammas, a wheat harvest...

July 20, 2020

On Hexing The Moon, TikTok, And The Need For Discernment In Our Craft

Everybody's freaking out at hexing the moon and the fae, but what's going on really?...

July 16, 2020

When Should We Speak Ill Of The Dead?

When should one speak ill of the dead? Some challenging thoughts on dealing with problematic...

July 09, 2020

On Bullying In the Occult And Pagan Communities

How can bullying be a problem in pagan/polytheist and occult communities, and what is it...

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...

June 05, 2020

“Operation Themis”: How You Should NOT Invoke A Goddess Of Justice

"Operation Themis", or how NOT to invoke a goddess of justice and of assemblies against...

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 03, 2020

Survive Now, Thrive Later: Meditations With Hekate On COVID-19

This is neither an easy post to write, nor will it be an easy one...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

Working Remotely: Making Distant Group Ritual Work For You

Doing group ritual regardless of distance between the participants, is this at all possible? Sure!...

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...

March 11, 2020

Spiritual Hygiene And Safety In The Age Of Coronavirus

Coronavirus got your coven, grove, or spiritual group down? Here are some suggestions for ritual...

January 2020

January 09, 2020

How Do You Handle Getting Swept Out Of The Broom Closet?

How do you come out of the broom closet without going off the handle? What...

December 2019

December 20, 2019

Problematic Origins Of Pagan Things And How To Handle Them

As pagans and polytheists, our favorite works and traditions can sometimes come from problematic origins....

December 18, 2019

On Whitewashing Black And Brown Gods And Where “American Gods” Is At

American Gods did it right, but now they've decided not to anymore: why telling the...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Polytheism In Action: How Does One Listen To The Gods?

In polytheism and paganism, once beginners start worshipping and engaging in their practice they often...

November 15, 2019

Unpacking Hekate: Popular, Beloved, But Where To Start Honoring Her?

Hekate is a very popular goddess. Undoubtedly her popularity is owed to her associations with...

November 07, 2019

On The Xenia Declaration And Standing Together In Hellenism

The Xenia Declaration is basically the Hellenic equivalent of the Heathen's Declaration 127. Its purpose...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

When Is Samhain? What Is Astrological Versus Astronomical Samhain?

Samhain is always on October 31st, right? Actually there are a few dates to choose...

October 30, 2019

On Samhain, For Whom Does The Veil Thin? For All Or Just Some?

Are thinning veils or veils at all actually a real thing during Samhain? And is...

October 01, 2019

Fundamentalism, Traditionalism, & Bigotry In Polytheistic Pagan Communities

Fundamentalism is a problem in all traditions, philosophies, and religions--including pagan and polytheistic ones. There...

September 2019

September 30, 2019

Deplatforming, “Cancel Culture”, And Boycotts: When Does It Go Too Far?

"Cancel culture"--or as some have put it, a new way to describe "consequences"--is when people...