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May 2020

May 17, 2020

Swedish Candle Magic Spell Kits by Needfire Wellness and Apothecary

I recently had the opportunity to try out one of the new spell kits handcrafted...

February 2020

February 21, 2020

Defying Museum Fatigue: 6 Tips to Keep You Going

Ever wondered why you feel so exhausted after visiting a museum? You'd think that as...

December 2019

December 11, 2019

what is remembered lives: grappling with loss in the midst of the white island tragedy

As I write this, I am struggling to understand how my beautiful friend Hayden Marshall-Inman...

November 2019

November 17, 2019

Life Update: The Wandering Witch

As some of you may have noticed, I've taken a step back from writing and...

July 2019

July 28, 2019

An American Witch in China

Just this past week I arrived home from a two-week trip to China. The whole...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

Of Down East: A Film About the Wandering Witch

I was recently the subject of a film made for the Salt Institute's Documentary Film...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

An Ode to Notre-Dame de Paris

I mourned yesterday, much like the rest of the world, for the damage done to...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

7 More Reasons to Stop Using the Word “Shaman”

Following the post “6 Reasons to Stop Using the Word Shaman,” I decided to clarify...

March 11, 2019

6 Reasons To Stop Using the Word “Shaman”

One of my biggest pet peeves is when people use the word shaman out of...

March 04, 2019

Review: Witchbody by Sabrina Scott

What do you call someone who shows you that you don’t have to look elsewhere...

March 02, 2019

Racism and Runestones at Maine’s Spirit Pond

The Spirit Pond Runestones are a set of three small stones that supposedly contain old...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Highlights from Pantheacon 2019

Whew! I can’t believe it’s already been a week since Pantheacon ended. As always, I...

February 06, 2019

Lost in Transcription: On the Difficulty of Writing Oral Narratives

As a pagan and as an anthropology student, I spend a lot of time reading...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

Groundhog Day: History, Lore, and Weather Divination

Every year on February 2, news channels across the country broadcast from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania (fun...

January 24, 2019

Public Service Announcement: Missionaries are COLONIZERS

In the latest incident of 'let's try and convert remote indigenous tribes,' a Baptist missionary...

January 19, 2019

Göbekli Tepe: The Worlds First Temple

Göbekli Tepe is one of the most enigmatic archaeological sites discovered in recent years. Located...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

Featured Business: Land Sea Sky Travel

As a traveller and pagan, I get so excited to meet other folks who share...

December 11, 2018

The Pagan Origins of the Yule Goat

In Sweden, the Julbok, is a goat that delivers presents alongside the Jultomte on Christmas...

December 06, 2018

Artist Feature: The Pickety Witch

This week our featured independent artist and small business owner is Rachel from The Pickety...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Artist Feature: Wings of Sin

I am counting down the weeks till Yule by featuring some of my favorite pagan...

November 20, 2018

Artist Feature: Opal Moon Designs

Those that know me are well aware of my passion for beautiful, quality clothing. I...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

A Trip to America’s Stonehenge

In the residential recesses of Salem, New Hampshire lies a most unlikely monument- America's very...

October 06, 2018

When the ancestors say #metoo

I was named after my maternal great-great-grandmother, Julia Penelope. She passed on over a hundred...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

10 Highlights from Templefest 2018

I just got back from attending Templefest, the annual weekend event put on by the...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

How I met Maxine Sanders, The Witch Queen

Have you ever found yourself at an event or location and just wondered how the...

July 23, 2018

Eclipses: The End of the World As We Know It?

I recently read an article claiming that this month’s full lunar eclipse occurring on July...

July 18, 2018

How Do You Worship the Gods In a Museum?

For those that have been following my trip on Instagram, you’ll know that I’m about...

July 06, 2018

Making Offerings at Sacred Places

As paganism has grown exponentially in the past 100 or so years, so too have...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

Responsible tourism for witches and pagans

Respecting Sacred Spaces In my years of traveling and working as a crew leader for...

June 04, 2018

Travel Magick: Advice for Witches on the Move

It’s that time of the year when most of us are taking a vacation. Perhaps...