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May 2021

May 14, 2021

Sigil For a Thriving Work Environment

EVERYONE deserves to have a thriving work environment. No matter the job or the worker,...

April 2021

April 27, 2021

Making Room for Anger in Your Life and Practice

Anger is an incredibly powerful emotion that can facilitate amazing transformations, but can also be...

March 2021

March 21, 2021

Video of CTCW’s Otherworldly on Speaking Ill of the Dead

Sidney Eileen was the guest on CTCW Otherworldly on speaking ill of the dead. If...

February 2021

February 20, 2021

Speak Honestly of the Dead Even if it Means Speaking Ill of Them

To learn from the past and best honor the living and the dead, we must...

February 10, 2021

Accountability Culture, Personal Responsibility, and Our Communities

Accountability is key to personal and community growth, healing and reconciliation, and achieving peaceful intersectional...

January 2021

January 21, 2021

Starting the 46th Presidency with The Fool Tarot Card

On the morning of the 20th I pulled The Fool. Is this is the beginning of...

January 18, 2021

Working With Fear as a Positive Force for Good

If we are conscientious and deliberate, we can work with fear to choose responses and...

January 04, 2021

Why “Haters Mean I am Doing Something Right” Is Wrong

Sure, having haters does not inherently mean you are doing something wrong, but it also...

December 2020

December 14, 2020

Lament for the Lost

The Lament for the Lost commemorates different kinds of major losses that have been suffered,...

November 2020

November 12, 2020

Toxic Forgiveness and Warring Definitions of Forgiveness

Instead of promoting healing, toxic forgiveness usually gives perpetrators a free pass on bad behavior...

November 04, 2020

Heal the Nation? I am Braced for Wounds Yet to Come.

I desperately want this to be over, and to be able to move on to...

November 02, 2020

The Interplay of Baneful and Blessing Magic

Harm and benefit are not absolute universal values, and the magics we weave can and...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

May Samhain Blessings be Upon the World

I do not feel much like celebrating Samhain this year, but there is a great...

October 06, 2020

Embodiment – The Magic of Claiming Ownership of Your Body

Claiming unconditional ownership of your own body has profound positive implications for mental, emotional, physical,...

October 02, 2020

Sigil for the Continuation of Democracy

May we be blessed with mass voting and the preservation of democracy in the USA,...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

25 Forms of Banishing – A Versatile Tool in Witchcraft

Banishing is used across all forms of magic. It is a loss that is welcome...

September 08, 2020

An Introduction to the Craft of Blessing Magic

Understanding and learning how to effectively use the versatility of blessing magic is worthwhile, especially...

September 01, 2020

Ethical Baneful Magic for all Skill and Experience Levels

In order to ethically engage in baneful magic, you need to have a clear understanding...

August 2020

August 18, 2020

Why to Appreciate, and How to Be, a Good Teacher

It is important to recognize that teaching is a separate skill from the subject being...

August 12, 2020

The Magic of Unfriending, Blocking, and Banning on Social Media

Curating, unfriending, blocking, and banning in online spaces creates peace and has magical application for...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Words Have Power – We Need Acceptance Instead of Tolerance

It is common to see acceptance and tolerance treated as synonyms, but this creates a...

July 23, 2020

Words Have Power – Why “Baby Witch” is Problematic

"Baby Witch" is a very problematic term when it is not self-applied. Calling someone a...

July 10, 2020

Tarot Thoughts: Hanged Man Vibes for Tower Times

If you find yourself thrown off your foundation and hanging by your foot, relax and...

July 06, 2020

Ward Against Random Racists & Bigots

This sigil is a ward against random harmful encounters with prejudiced individuals, by protecting, averting...

June 2020

June 24, 2020

Closed Traditions, Cultural Appropriation, and Race

"Closed" traditions, cultural appropriation, race, ethnicity, and how those issues all play into each other,...

June 17, 2020

What “The Balancing Path” Means

Life balance is never static. It is a moving target, which you might find briefly, but...