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November 2016

November 25, 2016

The Dangers of Witchcraft

It's been quite a fashionable topic to talk about how witchcraft is truly dangerous, and...

November 16, 2016

Perhaps the Answer Is In The Field of Dreams

It was the middle of the night and I was battling the onslaught of a...

November 09, 2016

A Power Sigil for Our Times

This morning, as I put inked brush to paper, my hand trembled.  I've been using brushes...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

As Usual, I’m Late To The (Pop-Culture) Party

I get out to the movies maybe 2 times a year.  Actually, this year I...

October 26, 2016

My Spider Butt Is Tired (a reflection on Samhain)

"You can only weave and repair the webs so much before you eventually run out...

October 19, 2016

Break, Shake, Rock, & Twist Your Path

My various worlds are often colliding in interesting ways.  Sometimes they run parallel, sometime perpendicular,...

October 12, 2016

My Witchcraft is…

"My Witchcraft Is..." -a poem by Laura Tempest Zakroff ©2016 My witchcraft is rooted in memories, myths,...

October 08, 2016

My Heart: Doreen Valiente

I guess it was a little over 2 years ago now that I spied a...

October 05, 2016

The Commerce of Witchcraft: Favorite Places

Immediately following my last post, people started talking about their favorite occult shops, which I...

October 03, 2016

The Commerce of Witchcraft: The Occult Shop

I have a bit of a confession to make: I love visiting metaphysical stores and...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

Channeling The Medium: Witchcraft, Trends, & Media Culture

It doesn’t matter how many of the young and the hip are truly into witchcraft,...

September 08, 2016

Putting the Craft in Witchcraft

Just got home from being in Atlanta for DragonCon, where I exhibited artwork in the...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Evolving Call-Out Culture to Come-To Culture

Back in the day, the primary exchange of information and ideas in the P-word Community...

August 23, 2016

A Personal Ouroboros (But No Snakes for Grandmom)

It's been just over a week since my Grandmom passed away, and I've spent much...

August 16, 2016

Gathering Realness

I'm aware that I live a fairly charmed life.  I make my living directly from...

August 11, 2016

Experiencing The Gods

I will openly admit that I have some baggage originating from my Catholic upbringing -...

August 09, 2016

Many Gods West – The Returning

The subtitle is mine, not the event's, but it sure does make for some hilarious...

August 09, 2016

Priestess Comes Knocking

A few years ago in 2012, I said to the world: I'm returning to being...

August 08, 2016

Too Young, Too Old, But Just Right

I just got back from a fabulous weekend of participating in Many Gods West, and...

August 03, 2016

Movement as Ritual & Spellcraft

Whether deliberate and precise or made while in trance, movement has the power to unite...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Riding The Waves of Magick

I learned to surf when I was 6 years old, on the real deal -...

July 19, 2016

The Witch & The Ocean

The wisdom of the ocean says that no matter how hard we try to forge...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

Doing Marriage the Left Way.

In a former life, in a previous marriage, when a friend would announce to me and...

June 14, 2016

The Magick of Words

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." This childhood...

June 07, 2016

Dear Mothers & Grandmothers of Paganism

Dear Mothers & Grandmothers of Paganism, You whose books and articles I have bought, read,...

June 06, 2016

The Witchery of Genderblending

I do a lot of contemplating on the road, especially when I'm driving on long...

May 2016

May 23, 2016

My Grandfather’s Magick

Folks often talk about how they learned magick at the knee of their grandmother, but...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Rebirth Yourself

In just a few more days, Walpurgisnacht and Beltane will be upon us.  I'm on...

April 24, 2016

Learning Witchcraft Uphill Both Ways

"Back in when I was young, if I wanted to learn anything about witchcraft, I...

April 20, 2016

The Magick of Being Silent

It's very easy nowadays to get caught up in the "Information Age." In a daily...

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