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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...

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...

April 2020

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...

October 2019

October 02, 2019

Pagan Autumn: Ways For Pagans And Polytheists To Best Appreciate Fall

How can we best appreciate pagan autumn? What do I even mean by "pagan autumn"?...

March 2019

March 09, 2019

No, Magic Doesn’t Solve Everything: Handling Ableism In Magic And The Craft

Ableism is a very real problem in the occult communities, one that exists regardless of...

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...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

The Gods Are Not Personal Vending Machines, Doing The Work Is Crucial

How to avoid unrealistic expectations from the gods and to have more realistic expectations for...

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...

June 11, 2018

Letting Go Of Binary Thinking: Polytheistic, Pagan, And Occult Realities Are Complicated

It's time to move on from overly simplistic, black and white notions of what our...

April 2018

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...

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...

January 2018

January 21, 2018

On Being Ready: Self-Worth and When To Leave Your Comfort Zone

On fearing success and fearing success in practicing magic and its outcomes.

January 21, 2018

On Being Magic: Why Who You Are Matters As Much As What You Do

There is no such thing as your "mundane life" versus your "magical life".

January 21, 2018

True Will, Personal Development, And The Most Dangerous Of All Journeys

Why working on your personal and practical issues both big and small can help you...

January 21, 2018

Wax On, Wax Off: How Learning Physical Fitness Helps With Magical Fitness

Getting fit in the gym isn't all that different from getting fit magically. Balancing the...