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November 2025

November 17, 2025

Handcopying: A Threshold Guardian of Knowledge

The topic of handcopying traditional material came up in a Facebook group I belong to...

May 2025

May 21, 2025

Pagans Do Theology: Why Do We Practice by Wayne Keysor

I was contacted about 6 months ago by an author (Wayne Keysor) to review his...

May 09, 2025

Beltane: Initiation Things and Faerie Wings!

I celebrated this past Beltane with my coven family in Pennsylvania and it was fabulous!...

December 2024

December 19, 2024

Keepers of the Sacred Flame

Stay tuned for a post on how you can create and tend your own Sacred...

December 16, 2024

Books & Broomsticks: A List of Favorite Podcasts and Books

I figured I should write a post since it's been a couple of months. There...

September 2024

September 16, 2024

Do Wiccans Have Faith?

It's probably pretty safe to say that many Wiccans likely have a negative knee-jerk reaction...

September 03, 2024

Spiritual Deadwood: Seeking Wisdom from Trees

A Virgo New Moon on a Tuesday. Is anyone else feeling its aggressive energy? Because...

August 2024

August 27, 2024

An Alchemy of Spirit: My Post-Initiation Reorientation

I was initiated into the Horsa and Sacred Pentagraph traditions this past July. My approach...

August 20, 2024

What Good Is Wicca as a Religion?

What good is Wicca as a religion? What good is Wicca when it doesn't or...

February 2024

February 12, 2024

Blessed Be the Forked Path

It's been awhile since I wrote a blog post and it's about high time that...

November 2023

November 08, 2023

Wisdom & Wandering: the Hermit and High Priestess

TW: references to thoughts of suicide, and episodes of anxiety and depression. 5 months ago...

May 2023

May 22, 2023

The Magical Act of Curation

Librarians are master curators when it comes to archives and both large and small collections...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

(No) Rest for the Wicca’d

What do we usually think of when we think of "work"? Maybe we think of...

December 2022

December 12, 2022

Keep the Candle Burning

The holidays are a particularly challenging time of year for many folks. Reports and rates...

October 2022

October 25, 2022

Live and Let Die: Prepping for Samhain

I think it's pretty safe to say that most witches and pagans love Samhain the...

August 2022

August 09, 2022

Tending to Tradition: Part 2

This is the second part of a two part series, titled "Tending to Tradition." You...

July 2022

July 25, 2022

Tending to Tradition: Part 1

Tilling the Soil Let's pretend that every person involved in a religious or spiritual tradition...

May 2022

May 23, 2022

Book Review: The Altar Within

TLDR; (Too Long, Didn't Read): Altar Within really is a radical guide to liberating your...

April 2022

April 29, 2022

Insane in the Brain: Balance & Beltane

Scroll to the end for some chants I made up for Beltane! This weekend I'll...

April 22, 2022

This Might Be Blue Much

I've practiced Wiccan witchcraft for nearly 20 years and 8 years of that has been...

February 2022

February 25, 2022

Books of Shadow Work

This post is dedicated to Seamus from West Hollywood. You're welcome, WeHo. Shadow Work. Big. Bold....

January 2022

January 31, 2022

Organizing the Magical Library

One thing is for certain about the occult community: we love books. I think it's...

January 22, 2022

The Burn Book…of Shadows?

I was asked to give my thoughts on a current Witchtok trend concerning witch and...

December 2021

December 19, 2021

When Peace Works Backward

Recently, I was led through a meditation to find a word that would define my...

December 16, 2021

Yule Never Guess What’s On My Mind

I used to really dislike Yule and anything else associated with the season. This wasn't...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

The Horned One About My Heart

The Horned One About My Heart Where do I feel you, Horned One? In the...

November 10, 2021

Book Review: So Potent Art by Emily Carding

In this post, I'll be reviewing So Potent Art: the Magic of Shakespeare by Emily Carding,...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

A Fiction Prescription: Read Daily for Best Results

TLDR; reading fiction is good for the brain and for building social relationships. Pagan/witchy/occult fiction...

September 14, 2021

It’s Super Lame to Source Shame

I've been hearing some noise about people shaming anyone who enjoys reading Silver Ravenwolf. It...

September 06, 2021

Vertigo: My Lesson in Temperance

A few weeks ago I experienced vertigo that lasted for several days and then intermittently...

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