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October 2020

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...

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 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...

July 2019

July 22, 2019

Who Really Gives A Crap About The LBRP, Anyway?

In all seriousness the LBRP (Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram) is the most foundational...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

Not All Spells Will Do: Why The History Of Magical Practices Matters

Understanding magical theory and practice is vitally important for spellcraft, and that includes why you...

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...

April 2019

April 25, 2019

When To Magic, And When Not To Magic: Timing Is Everything

When should you be performing magic? Are there times when you shouldn't? Are there timing...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

Magic During Samhain: What Types Of Magic Are Best To Do?

Samhain is a good time of year to celebrate and honor the dead, and is...

October 24, 2018

Relationships With Spirits And Deities Is Part of Success In Magic

All relationships thrive and rely upon communication, and spirit and deity relationships are no different....

September 2018

September 06, 2018

When An Offering Is More Than An Offering: On The Nature Of Sacrifice

The term “sacrifice” is used a lot within the pagan and other spiritual communities. While...

July 2018

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...

July 10, 2018

What Is A Witch? Defining Witchcraft For Both Past And Present Day

What is witchcraft? Is it a term which is interchangeable with magic, or does it...

July 10, 2018

Coincidence Magic: Influencing The Odds To Ever Be In Your Favor

Some of the best magic you can work handles influencing the odds and increasing chances...

July 03, 2018

Discernment, The Spirits, And You: How To Separate Invocation From Ego

Being able to discern talking to spirits or deities from your ego is important, but...

June 2018

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 25, 2018

How To Magically Overthrow A Petty Tyrant: Occult Resistance For The 21st Century

How does one do magic that impacts major world events? Is it even possible, and...

June 19, 2018

Technology And The Witch: How The Modern World Is Shaping Occultism

Is technology inherently "unspiritual" or "unnatural"? How has technology impacted our spirituality and occult practices?...

June 04, 2018

Hekate As A Tutelary Deity: Magic And Spirit Work In Hellenism

Hekate is an extremely popular goddess with many aspects and attributes, including her role in...

June 01, 2018

Advice For People New To Magic: Dos, Don’t, And Where To Start

How does one start to practice magic? What should people new to ANY magical tradition...

May 2018

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 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 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 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 06, 2018

Why Magic(k) Is Dead

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