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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...

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 17, 2021

Trauma Response and Trying to Find Joy

Navigating trauma response is not easy. There is no one answer to the problem of...

February 03, 2021

What Exactly Is the Point of Divination Anyway?

Divination is one of the few fundamentally human activities found anywhere and anywhen. Buy why do...

January 2021

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 11, 2021

Practicing Loving Honesty Instead of Brutal Honesty

It is important to be completely honest with yourself, at all times. I believe that...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

The Paradox of Estrangement in the Time of COVID-19

It creates a paradox of conflicting emotions to be worried, and yet know that it...

December 23, 2020

What Chronic Pain Can Teach Us About Avoiding Shadow Work

Doing shadow work is hard. Managing chronic pain is hard. Both have less negative impact on quality...

December 18, 2020

Winter Solstice and Finding Balance in Extremes

As an extreme, the winter solstice can teach us a great deal about how to...

December 01, 2020

Finding Confidence and Direction as a Pagan Blogger

Since I became a pagan blogger, at times I have drowned in doubt. I finally have...

December 01, 2020

Tarot Spread for Problem Solving and Shadow Work

This tarot spread was created for when anxiety, lack of confidence, or misperception creates an...

October 2020

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,...

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 05, 2020

Shadow Work and the Magic of Critical Introspection

Shadow work is profoundly important. If you do not understand what lives in your shadow,...

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...

June 2020

June 30, 2020

Contemplations of the Void

When I talk about the Void, I am talking about a place of unreality which...