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August 2024

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 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...

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...

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...

September 2021

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...

July 2021

July 15, 2021

Bittersweet: Reflections on Suffering

John Beckett posted a thought-provoking piece on suffering today. The main point is that we...

July 05, 2021

#DefendEquitableAccess to Occult Information

I'm sure many of you have noticed the #DefendOccultBooks trend on social media. Me being...

June 2021

June 15, 2021

What Conspiracy Theorists & Drama Queens Have in Common

This past Friday, two colleagues and I were standing around the office coffeemaker. In true...

May 2021

May 11, 2021

A Witch’s Reflection on the Liminal

When I was a little girl, I used to be obsessed with sitting and playing...

March 2021

March 23, 2021

Our Newbs Need Some Love

Part of my job is teaching college students how to do research and to use...

February 2021

February 23, 2021

Service to Community & Tradition

Gardnerian Wicca is composed entirely of clergy, whether we are solitary or part of a...

February 09, 2021

Discomfort, Euphoria, & Witchcraft

I hit the trails for a slow two and a half mile run this afternoon....

January 2021

January 26, 2021

My 3 Favorite Craft Tools

There are three tools that I use in my practice more than anything else: my...

January 12, 2021

Researching Your Witchy Interests: 3 Quick Tips

I'm sure I'm not the only person to have struggled with this, but sometimes I...

January 04, 2021

Book Review: Do I Have to Wear Black? by Mortellus

Note: I received an advanced copy from the author in exchange for an honest review....

December 2020

December 29, 2020

We Should All CRAAP More Often

Let's talk about CRAAP! This test is a widely used method for quickly analyzing information...

December 08, 2020

Plagiarism: When the Desire “To Know” Turns Toxic

The desire "to know" can be so strong that we're willing to do anything to...

December 01, 2020

Information Privilege and Poverty in Paganism

Information privilege is evident in paganism, with our culture's emphasis on owning and reading tons...

November 2020

November 24, 2020

Gardnerian Wicca: Outdated and Debunked?

"What would you say if someone told you that Gardnerian Craft is, in part, based...

November 17, 2020

Authority and Bias in the Pagan Community

Bias in the pagan community is real and problematic. Certain authors are held in higher...

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