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March 2018

March 08, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Formula of Mastery

What we need most is often the exact same thing that is hardest for us...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Dignity for Dunces

If we want to have more than naked power, and earn the respect of others,...

February 13, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Future of Paganism

Paganism is a social revitalization movement. It is a return to some semblance of older...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Groundhog Day Revelations

The lesson is simple. If you’re waiting for a leader, it’s you.

January 29, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Lie like a Magician

This is not an admonition against lying. The world of magic is a place for...

January 16, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: The First Disciplined Step

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

January 04, 2018

The Other Side of the Hedge: Street Magic and Magic Theory

Street magic is necessary for theory. The practical is the field of training. We must...

November 2017

November 20, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: What Harry Potter Got Right (and X-Men: Apocalypse Got Wrong)

The Ministry of Magic was an admission that people who don’t do magic don’t trust...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Defining Paganism

By defining “Pagan” we’re learning who we are – and who we’re not. Defining Paganism...

October 09, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Four Hundred Days

There are a number of ways to begin our spiritual training. We can join a...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: A Deep Dive on Orthopraxy and Immanence

The Pagan community pays more than occasional lip service to the idea that modern Western...

September 05, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Witchhack

We feel intuitively that the closer we are to the creation of a magical tool,...

August 2017

August 22, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: True Discipline

True discipline comes from neither rule nor iron rod. It is not something we learn,...

August 14, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Don’t Panic

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the moment and forget the simple power of...

August 07, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Magic Is in You

We must abandon the self-help movement, step away from comforting gods, and throw ourselves into...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why I Am a Warrior

When courage falters, people say, “take heart!” Maybe that seems like a silly way to...

July 11, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Paganism, the New Frontier

There’s a spiritual equivalent of standing alone in a forest, in a place where there...

July 03, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Daily Practice Saves Lives

The time to train is before you’re in a fight for your life. Begin your...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Reaching the Spirit

We don’t master grounding and centering by knowing some secret. We get there like we...

June 19, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Boline

Tied to the history of the land, the boline is a reminder of the thin...

June 12, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Practical Idolatry

Idolatry has been the straw man of the West for two millennia. Monotheists hate it....

June 05, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Living With Fear

We all bow to fear. We can’t help it. No one is fearless in all...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: How to Build Your Magical Altar

If a religious altar is a doorway for the gods and spirits to come to...

May 22, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Restoring Virtue

When it comes to virtue, the West has lost its way. The way back is...

May 15, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Everyday Magic

Step into the unknown, and you’ll find yourself there.

April 2017

April 23, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: Screw Dying, Live with Your Boots On

Like a lot of people, I always wondered how I would face death. As it...

March 2017

March 19, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: To Keep Silence

The occult is a journey to ascend the Witches’ Pyramid to reveal in ourselves the...

March 05, 2017

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Power of Daily Practice

We see people do incredible things, and we think, “I could never do that.” But...

January 2016

January 03, 2016

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why Can’t I F@^%!&G Meditate?

Over and over, I hear people talk about how they can’t meditate. They confess that...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

The Other Side of the Hedge: Why Is Yule like The Force?

The spiritual importance of Star Wars, at least for me, is that it showed us...

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