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2017-05-08T14:34:43-08:00

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It’s Officially Tend To Your Cauldron Day!*

Last updated on: May 8, 2017 at 2:34 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

*Not officially. Technically more of a nice idea. Other options include “Hug Your Cauldron Day,” “Bring Your Cauldron To Work Day, “Cauldron Appreciation Day” and “Adopt a Cauldron Day” – or I’m open to hear your creative titles! Today (as in when I’m writing this, who knows when you’re reading it), is May 8th. That means my first book, “The Witch’s Cauldron: The Craft, Lore, and Magick of Ritual Vessels” is now OFFICIALLY** released. **really officially, as opposed to my... Read more

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2017-05-26T14:12:18-08:00

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The Witch’s Guide to Etiquette: Avoiding Witch Wars

Last updated on: May 26, 2017 at 2:12 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Witch Etiquette: 8 handy rules to keep your cloak clean and your broom flying high. Read more

2017-05-08T15:21:31-08:00

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The Priestessing Witchery of Dance

Last updated on: May 8, 2017 at 3:21 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

"It's like you become someone else when you're leading a ritual." One of the few compliments my ex-husband ever said to my face... Read more

2017-04-22T10:56:06-08:00

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Stirring The Cauldron

Last updated on: April 22, 2017 at 10:56 am By Laura Tempest Zakroff

I have officially reached a new and strange place. I don’t quite have a name for it….perhaps I will refer to it as Booklandia. I have been a published writer for at least two decades, so that’s nothing new. I had ideas for books back then, but I lost my main project in a motherboard fry around 2003 and didn’t have the heart or energy to rebuild it. I’m actually rather glad now for that tragedy, because now that idea... Read more

2017-04-17T12:36:34-08:00

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The Balance of Ritual, Performance, & Ego

Last updated on: April 17, 2017 at 12:36 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Hi all! I’m in Book Jail for Sigil Witchery, just a couple more days to go, so I’m pulling this post from the archives (2014) – Relevant at any time! Where is the line between Ritual and Performance? Not only for Sacred Dance (which can be a hot topic along the lines of “Can or should a trance dance be performed? How appropriate is that? And under what context?”) but this is something that can be considered for almost any... Read more

2017-04-24T15:16:09-08:00

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The Gods Who Come With Us

Last updated on: April 24, 2017 at 3:16 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

I listened. Then I lay back on the table, hair sprawling out, and looked up at the sky/ceiling, then I answered . . . . Read more

2017-04-06T14:54:47-08:00

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One God, A Multitude of Jerks?

Last updated on: April 6, 2017 at 2:54 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

A few months ago, probably in response to an onslaught of political insanity and world news, I had the thought: “There’s all the proof you need that there are multiple gods in the world. How could there be so much insanity and chaos if there was just one god, one plan?” Of course, someone could say, “or it’s proof that there are no gods.” But my own experiences don’t allow me to fall into that idea. The only thing that... Read more

2022-12-01T14:15:20-08:00

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What’s In A Pword?

Last updated on: December 1, 2022 at 2:15 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

The other day I spotted a friend using “pword” in their vernacular, another friend messaged me to ask what it meant in my blog post, while another friend discussed why they didn’t identify with “Pagan.” And I thought: This blog really needs to have it’s own FAQ or guide to the weird words and phrases I use. I forget that new people find it everyday, and probably don’t go back to the beginning. (Hey, we passed the 1 year anniversary of... Read more

2017-04-02T12:13:57-08:00

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Harpooning Harpies While Dancing With Dragons

Last updated on: April 2, 2017 at 12:13 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Dear subconscious mind, don’t talk to me about dragons at 3am. Actually, that should probably be extended to nearly everyone at most times. (Woe to the guy at a recent festival who was intent on telling me which kind of dragon “controlled” my body as I danced, and if I spent some more time with him, he could tell me all about it. Because clearly I was a pretty young thing and could not leave my mother…) Not that I have anything... Read more

2017-03-31T19:07:08-08:00

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The Dork Witch: The Art of Humor in the Craft

Last updated on: March 31, 2017 at 7:07 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

I’m just going to lay this on the line. I’m a dork. A big one. I’m a mix of awkward, earnest, silly, passionate, scholarly, artistic, and an octopus for good measure. I’ve always been this way, but the biggest difference between 20-something me and 40-something me is that I’ve learned to embrace it. And it has truly made life so much more enjoyable all around. It doesn’t mean that I don’t take things seriously. My approach to art, dance, witchcraft... Read more

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