About Christopher Drysdale

Christopher Drysdale is an animist, martial artist, shamanic practitioner, healer, meditation instructor, and psychopomp. He’s been pagan for more than 30 years, has a master’s degree in anthropology, and thinks “making the world a better place” is a pretty good idea. He makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Spell Books, Training Manuals and Treatises

The importance of Pagan books. In the West, the image of a... read more

Three Gates to Transformation

The Three Gates are the ways that we, practitioners, enter the Path of... read more

Pagan Tribalism in America

America's tribalism is tearing the country apart, and (sometimes it seems) us... read more

Three Essentials of Daily Practice

Getting started with daily practice is hard. I will not deny that.... read more

The Path of Transformation

Real change. It's the hardest thing in the world, and the best... read more

Spiritual Anatomy: Never Mind

Mind, body, and spirit; these are ideas we take for granted. We... read more

How to Make a Wizard's Staff

The Wizard's staff is far more than a big wand. While it... read more

Making and Using Magical Tools

Magic is a craft, and every craftsman has his tools. Finding the... read more

Modern Myth: The Wizard of the Mounds

While everyone remembers Arnold Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian, we might not remember... read more

Lost Wisdom: The Journeyman

Though there is no guild stopping us from claiming the title, in... read more

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