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May 2018

May 29, 2018

Lessons in Weeds, Trash, & Witchcraft

In the end, we only have so much choice about what exactly grows in our...

May 17, 2018

The Power of the Quiet Witch

Often true in both art & the Craft, the quieter the work/worker, the deeper &...

April 2018

April 13, 2018

The Witch Who Hated Spells

The Witch who hated spells didn't hate them for the reason you might think.

April 05, 2018

Pay No Attention To the Witch Behind the Curtain

Everywhere I went, I heard the same thing over and over again from folks: "I...

March 2018

March 07, 2018

The Fallacy of Black or White Magick

In my recent post "4 Things People Confuse in Witchcraft That Drive Me Crazy" I...

March 03, 2018

Magic Cookies, Sigils, Preconceptions, and Other Truths

The moment you sit down to think about what you'd like to work on, the...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

Becoming Aradia

I know Aradia was real.

November 2017

November 26, 2017

Un-Othering Witchcraft

We tend to be the marginal folks, and sometimes we wear that as a badge...

November 13, 2017

A Witch’s Guide to Thriving in Conflict

Here's the interesting thing about conflict - in many situations, it presents an opportunity for...

November 10, 2017

Friendly Fire & Witchcraft

If given the option between acting out (magically, verbally, or otherwise) against someone you know...

November 07, 2017

Recognizing Self & The Other: A Spell of Communication

It can sound difficult to talk with the gods, but I think it's much harder...

November 06, 2017

Talking with Hekate and the Art of Conversing in Witchcraft

Do I speak for Hekate? Do I speak as Hekate? I think it's more like...

November 01, 2017

Riding The Witch’s Broom

How well do you ride the broom? Folks talk about using brooms to ride to...

October 2017

October 04, 2017

The Wearable Witch

What you wear can have a lot of impact on your life.

September 2017

September 11, 2017

The Witch Is Not a Victim

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with admitting you've been hit hard by life in...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Is My Vagina* Magick?

When I was a Witchlet, I swung pretty hard to Goddess side of things. Which...

August 22, 2017

Immediate Witchcraft: Flying With My Feet On the Ground

But perhaps the most beautiful thing about Immediate Witchcraft - and about being a Witch...

August 08, 2017

Meeting Hekate: Ecstasy and Unlocking the Crossroads

Seventy+ people, from many paths, all flowing together on a current of change in a...

June 2017

June 13, 2017

7 Secrets to Design Witchery

You might not think there's magick in graphic design, but you'd be very much mistaken....

June 04, 2017

Magick Is Not a Band-Aid Fix (Or Is It?)

I suppose my inherent dislike for talking about spells is that the majority of people...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

Secrets of the Uncommon Witch

Some of the traits and abilities I value and admire the most are often overlooked...

May 09, 2017

Witchery World: Float Like a Jellyfish…and Sting Like One Too.

The jellyfish sidles up, stings, noms, and heads on its way. The same works best...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Go Ahead Witch, Re-Invent The Wheel

There tends to be a mindset in modern witchcraft that all you need is a...

March 22, 2017

Witchcraft is Cookies

I swear, the things that come out of my mouth when I'm teaching. Which then...

March 05, 2017

The Crux of Cursing: Cutting Fiction, Fraud, & Fantasy

The subject of cursing clearly brings up a lot of emotional response, but I often...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Manifest Birches

Here we are, about to traverse the invisible line into the New Year. I'm not...

December 16, 2016

Digestion: The Witch’s Gut

Welcome to part 3 in a series of posts exploring the essence of being a Witch,...

December 09, 2016

Dissection: Is Witchcraft a Religion?

**Warning: If you rush to comment based off of a snap judgment of the title...

December 07, 2016

Anatomy of a Witch

Welcome to the first part in a series of posts exploring the Witch, from a...

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...

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