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January 2017

January 25, 2017

The Charge of the New Aradia

Following up with yesterday's post  of #WeAreAradia (also be sure to also check out Storm's...

January 24, 2017

We Are Aradia

Late this past Friday (January 20th, technically the wee hours of the 21st),  I was...

January 20, 2017

Claim Your Power: Time To Witch Up

It's been a bit of a rough week, mainly of my own doing.  You see,...

January 17, 2017

Harm None?

Hi everybody!  Great news!  The first draft of my second book, "Sigil Witchery," is off...

January 10, 2017

The Threads That Bind Us & Those That Free Us

I'm eye-ball deep in finalizing the first draft of my second book (Sigil Witchery), due...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

Manifest Birches

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

December 19, 2016

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

For years, I have written some meditative and inspiring pieces about the transitioning energy of...

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 11, 2016

Burning Times & Fire Drills

The exhibition opened on Ash Wednesday.  That wasn't intentionally planned, but simply how the gallery schedule...

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...

December 03, 2016

What’s Mything in Your Life?

As much as one may be inclined to slag off on Catholicism (and really, we...

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 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 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 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...

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