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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The Other Side of the Hedge: The First...

Self-discipline is not a skill that can simply be learned. It must... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Street Magic...

Street magic is necessary for theory. The practical is the field of... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: What Harry...

The Ministry of Magic was an admission that people who don’t do... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Defining Paganism

By defining “Pagan” we’re learning who we are – and who we’re... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Four Hundred...

There are a number of ways to begin our spiritual training. We... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: A Deep...

The Pagan community pays more than occasional lip service to the idea... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Witchhack

We feel intuitively that the closer we are to the creation of... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: True Discipline

True discipline comes from neither rule nor iron rod. It is not... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Don't Panic

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the moment and forget the... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Magic...

We must abandon the self-help movement, step away from comforting gods, and... read more

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