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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 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 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...

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...

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...

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 22, 2022

This Might Be Blue Much

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

December 2021

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...

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...

February 2021

February 23, 2021

Service to Community & Tradition

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

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...

December 2020

December 15, 2020

Knowing & Not Knowing: A High Priestess’ Paradox

An enthusiasm for learning drove me in the beginning. However, it's the connection to my...

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...

November 2020

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...

November 12, 2020

Information Overwhelm and How to Cope With It

Reading and consuming too much information without putting it to physical practice has led to...

November 09, 2020

Good Pagan Information is Hard to Come By

Do you know what’s missing in most people’s experiences as beginners in occult practices and...

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