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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...

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...

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 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 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 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 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...

June 2020

June 27, 2020

Book Review: The Modern Witchcraft Guide To Magickal Herbs

The Modern Witchcraft Guide To Magickal Herbs by Judy Ann Nock is by far one...

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 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 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 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...

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 17, 2019

Should Yule Or Winter Solstice Be The Actual Pagan New Year?

Some mark Samhain as the pagan new year, but what about Yule or Winter Solstice?...

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 03, 2019

Don’t Fear The Gods: Superstition Among Pagans And Polytheists

Superstition comes from the Latin superstitio, an ancient Roman term to imply an excessive fear...

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"?...

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...

September 02, 2019

Book Review: Paganism In Depth – A Polytheistic Approach

My review for Paganism In Depth: A Polytheist Approach. A book for all pagan/polytheistic paths...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Pagans & Polytheists Aren’t Failing The Earth, We Are Failing Ourselves

It's not just a matter of saving the earth, it's a matter of saving ourselves....

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...