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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 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 22, 2020

I Hate Ovid, But Do We Really Wanna Die On This Hill?

Why is this Medusa statue making people angry? Unpacking feminism represented in modern art, our...

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...

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...

March 2020

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...

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 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 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...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

Why All Pagans And Witches Need To Delete Their Facebook

We can't do anything about Facebook's policies--and too many of them have been terrible for...

July 2019

July 04, 2019

Toxic Christianity, Patriarchy, White Supremacy, Toxic Masculinity And Its Impact On Pagans And Occultists

We need to have a talk about toxic Christianity and its relationship to the patriarchy,...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Magical Activism: How To Lend Spellwork To Your Political Actions

Some practical tips on magical activism, and what you can do both in action and...

May 10, 2019

Isobel Gowdie Would Like To Talk To You About What Is Actually Political

Isobel Gowdie would like to talk to you about what is actually political, and this...

May 08, 2019

Is There A Wrong Way To Be A Feminist Witch Or Pagan?

What does feminism mean in the scope of being a witch or a pagan? Is...

May 07, 2019

Yes, Hekate Is Political, Witchcraft Is Political, That’s Just How It Is

Hekate is political. Witchcraft is political. This is both modern and historical fact. What is...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

Cultural Appropriation Vs Appreciation: A Primer For Pagans, Polytheists, And Occultists

What are the differences between cultural appropriation, cultural appreciation, and appropriation of cultural appropriation? What...

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...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Witches, Time Is Running Out To Realize Our Political & Magical Power

Witchcraft has always been about the traditionally disenfranchised, the disruption of the status quo in...

October 04, 2018

Witches: We Must Demand Our Power And Our Rights, Not Ask For Them

We must demand our power and our rights, not expect them to be handed to...

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...

September 12, 2018

“Witch In A Box” And Capitalism: Sometimes It Sucks To Be Mainstream

When is marketing to pagans, witches and "wanna blessed bes" appropriation? Is Sephora's "witch in...

August 2018

August 15, 2018

Enabling & Tolerating Intolerance In Our Communities Will Kill Tolerance

In our communities there has been a pervasive habit of condoning and making excuses for...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Cis-centric Heteronormativity Must Die: The Craft, All Of Magic, And Paganism Is Marching Into the 21st Century Whether You Like It Or Not

For too long people have used religion, tradition, and philosophy as shields to hide behind...

July 13, 2018

Witches Are Meant To Be Subversive And That Is Our Power

Witches are meant to be subversive, challenge the status quo, and act on behalf of...