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2017-01-21T10:12:48-08:00

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Claim Your Power: Time To Witch Up

Last updated on: January 21, 2017 at 10:12 am By Laura Tempest Zakroff

It’s been a bit of a rough week, mainly of my own doing. You see, it seems no matter how much I try to get a book done a little each day, there’s a point close to the deadline when it starts “downloading” en masse. Where ideas I didn’t even think to include in my original outline start pouring forth constantly, my sleep schedule shifts completely, and I’m writing for hours upon hours nonstop. I even start dreaming about the... Read more

2017-01-17T14:52:23-08:00

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Harm None?

Last updated on: January 17, 2017 at 2:52 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Hi everybody! Great news! The first draft of my second book, “Sigil Witchery,” is off the publisher. I’m recovering and getting back on track with the normal patterns of my weird life, so here is one more post from the archives. It was originally published in June 2015, and with the exception of a few minor details, seems like it could have been written today. I think the major issue with most “codes/laws” presented by religions is that they are... Read more

2017-01-13T11:56:28-08:00

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The Gods Must Be Crazy

Last updated on: January 13, 2017 at 11:56 am By Laura Tempest Zakroff

I’m still in “book jail” for a few more days, so here is another post from the original blog archives, this one dates from October 2015. Enjoy! I feel like lately I’ve been seeing a lot of commentary about how the Gods aren’t nice. The basis of the discussion roots in the “realness” of the gods, and that they aren’t all sugar and spice, made of just pretty statues and paper cutouts, waiting to grant our wishes and desires. As... Read more

2017-01-10T13:40:42-08:00

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The Threads That Bind Us & Those That Free Us

Last updated on: January 10, 2017 at 1:40 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

I’m eye-ball deep in finalizing the first draft of my second book (Sigil Witchery), due in to the publisher shortly, but I wanted to make sure y’all still got some material. The following is from my archived blog, published in late February of 2016 there, but wasn’t transferred over here to Patheos – so it’s probably new to you! Even though I have been easing myself back into the realm of the Pagan community for a couple of years now,... Read more

2016-12-29T23:10:46-08:00

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Manifest Birches

Last updated on: December 29, 2016 at 11:10 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Here we are, about to traverse the invisible line into the New Year. I’m not one for resolutions, but I’m all for making shit happen. So to round out the year, I figured I’d share with you one of my evolving mantras. I’ve always had a fascination with the word “manifest.” Of course, my first introduction to it was via a grade school history class. There, it was coupled with “destiny” – which sounded amazing and dreamy, but in actual... Read more

2016-12-19T13:08:07-08:00

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Feeling Around In The Dark – A Witch’s Winter Solstice

Last updated on: December 19, 2016 at 1:08 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

For years, I have written some meditative and inspiring pieces about the transitioning energy of the Winter Solstice. How to guide yourself through the darkness, to see it as a metaphorical womb for the rise of new art and possibilities, to use it as a time to reflect and replenish. Y’all, I’m just not feeling it this year. You could blame the tire fire that was 2016, but that’s not quite it. Sure, it was a horrible mess of a... Read more

2016-12-16T16:45:46-08:00

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Digestion: The Witch’s Gut

Last updated on: December 16, 2016 at 4:45 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Welcome to part 3 in a series of posts exploring the essence of being a Witch, from a Modern Tradition perspective. I’ll be tackling some sticky yet interwoven topics that create and define the Witch – including solo vs. group work, examining religion and spirituality, commerce, morals and ethics, etc. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. The participant asked: “How do you know the difference between when you’re fearful of change and when it’s legitimate danger? Like when a new deity... Read more

2016-12-11T16:24:05-08:00

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Burning Times & Fire Drills

Last updated on: December 11, 2016 at 4:24 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

The exhibition opened on Ash Wednesday. That wasn’t intentionally planned, but simply how the gallery schedule worked out. Regardless, it did seem fated, for as you entered the gallery, the hand-painted words “Flesh to ashes…ashes to flesh” stood out on the bare white wall. As you walked further into the space, you came face to face with small mixed media pieces. Diminutive in scale, they pulled you in to show you quotes and images of torture and related devices from centuries ago. They... Read more

2016-12-09T13:43:19-08:00

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Dissection: Is Witchcraft a Religion?

Last updated on: December 9, 2016 at 1:43 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

**Warning: If you rush to comment based off of a snap judgment of the title alone before actually reading the whole thing, your witch card will be instantly and metaphysically revoked.** Welcome to part 2 in a series of posts exploring the essence of being a Witch, from a Modern Tradition perspective. I’ll be tackling some sticky yet interwoven topics that create and define the Witch – including solo vs. group work, examining religion and spirituality, commerce, morals and ethics, etc. If you... Read more

2016-12-07T23:45:08-08:00

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Anatomy of a Witch

Last updated on: December 7, 2016 at 11:45 pm By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Welcome to the first part in a series of posts exploring the Witch, from a Modern Tradition perspective. In the near future, I’ll be tackling some sticky yet interwoven topics that create and define the Witch – including solo vs. group work, examining religion and spirituality, commerce, morals and ethics, etc. Books can’t tell you everything you need to know about living as a Witch. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a voracious reader, and always have been. There’s plenty of great information... Read more

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