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August 2017

August 31, 2017

My Witchcraft Is Wild

I crave rituals unfolding like some crazy magical chaos, not knowing what is happening from...

August 30, 2017

A Ritual for the Elements – Magic You Can Do

I thank the Elements and release the Center, Earth, Water, Fire and Air from this...

August 24, 2017

Spirits Of Place – They Are Here

Spirits of Place that have been ignored or stifled require some coaxing and offerings and,...

August 17, 2017

Not All Of Those People Were White Supremacists – Really?

Pretend with me for a minute that the tiki-light vigil was just an ordinary gathering...

August 10, 2017

Dark Deities – Can We Be More Specific, Please?

Fear and a fear of darkness have implications that cross right over from the mythic...

August 07, 2017

Magic And Art: Meeting Between The Worlds

A common thread weaving its way through magic and art and ritual is the notion...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

Lammas , Lugnasad and Harvest Celebrations

Was there a holiday called Lammas in ancient Pagan Britain? Probably not. Were there celebrations...

July 24, 2017

The Rawness of Witchcraft

We witches can spend a lot of time talking about spells, rituals, potions, and the...

June 2017

June 01, 2017

No One Cares What You Think

The internet is filled with armchair practitioners, hate fueled speech, and a whole boatload of...

May 2017

May 23, 2017

Elements Of Magic – Becoming Center, Magic, Cauldron

I am in the Center. I am right here and I am nowhere and I...

May 18, 2017

Elements Of Magic – Becoming Earth, Magic, Lover

I have come to regard the Earth as a lover whose body I know and...

May 09, 2017

Elements of Magic – Becoming Water, Magic, Change

With Water, I'm in it and when I work with Water, the magic I do...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Aging Witch

For a long time I blamed my fears on a lack of experience. I just...

April 13, 2017

I’m Kinda Over Beltane

This is not the Beltane for flower wreaths and kissing under the winding ribbons of...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Elements Of Magic – Becoming Fire, Magic, Heat

Fire. Just saying the word gets me all tingly and I feel my temperature rising....

March 23, 2017

Elements Of Magic – Becoming Air, Magic, Breath

I am breath. I am chaotic. I am whispers on the wind. My thoughts can...

March 15, 2017

Spring Equinox – Making Runic Eggs

One of my favorite, fun activities for the Spring Equinox is making Runic Eggs. This...

March 13, 2017

Ancient Goddess Origins

We need to know how to create spells to subvert the dominant paradigm, to weave...

March 02, 2017

Children And Pagan Rituals – Get Down On Your Knees And Play

Two or three other four year old children, deciding that one of their crew was...

March 01, 2017

A Case For Anger And Magic

Sorry to tell you, but witchcraft was not born out of the need to make...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

PantheaCon 2017 – It’s All About Decompression

It’s Pantheacon time and there is always so much for me to do and see...

February 14, 2017

Naked And Afraid – Skyclad In Pagan Space

We all come together in sacred space without the trappings of the outside world. None...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Five Indespensible Non-Pagan Books For Pagans

Anyone that studies with me or asks me how I developed my magical practices only...

January 25, 2017

Goddess Ablaze – Where Are My Ruby Slippers?

So much trouble and heartache could have been avoided for dear Dorothy Gale, if only...

January 16, 2017

The Priestess And The Nun – Sisters In Service

I am unwavering clear that there needs to be some mechanisms in place whereby my...

January 12, 2017

The Magician – Tarot For Today

It seems almost sacrilege to admit this, but I am not a tarot witch. I'm...

January 03, 2017

An Old Tradition For The New Year

Every plate, every bowl, every packet of tea and jar of spice was deliberated over...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

2016 Review – The Highlights (No, Seriously)

60 A.D - Not a particularly good year if you were living in Britain and...

December 17, 2016

Winter Solstice – Return Of The Light

A Winter Solstice ritual can be a powerful time to sink into the darkness all...

December 13, 2016

Depression – Buckets, Spoons, And Hatchets

I'm working to see depression as a part of my overall experience of life and...

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