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November 2016

November 22, 2016

A Witch Gives Thanks On Thanksgiving

So with an eye to the past and an honoring of the terrible losses, the...

November 11, 2016

Soup, Magic, And The Joy Of Cooking (Oh! And Eating)

It's my greatest pleasure to cook this food for you today. May it comfort and...

November 09, 2016

After The Election – We Are Still Here

We witches are in the margins and here we are likely to remain, but it’s...

November 08, 2016

In Perfect Love And Perfect Trust

I’ve learned something that may be counter-intuitive about perfect love and perfect trust. I don’t...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

13 Questions About Samhain

Rituals may include a symbolic journey to the Otherworlds and visiting with deities that preside...

October 21, 2016

I’m a Hysterical Woman

I was inundated with messages from the world around me that taught me being emotional...

October 13, 2016

Depression – Inside And Out

I have a hundred ways to hide Depression from you and Depression demands that I...

September 2016

September 08, 2016

Candle Magic – A Light In The Darkness

It doesn't take much to dispel the darkness. The light from just one candle, one...

September 03, 2016

The Power Of Choosing My Name

If someone you know and care about changes their name, no matter what you think...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

13 Reasons It’s Cool To Be A Witch

There is nothing better than feeling the glow of the full moon shining off your...

August 16, 2016

Medusa: Where Do I Go From Here?

In their clay covered bodies I saw the places I am stone. In their agonized...

August 09, 2016

Barely Polytheist

For some folks devotion comes first. I can understand that. But is that the only...

July 2016

July 25, 2016

So You Want To Be A Priestess

When you step into the circle of Priestessing you will be seen as a leader;...

July 21, 2016

Lammas – Struggling With Abundance

I'm all for reveling in abundance. Abundance is great. I like abundance a lot. But...

July 12, 2016

Casting A Circle – Creating Sacred Space

Without a circle the magic has little focus and is unlikely to result in the...

July 05, 2016

Grounding – You Have To Be Here First

Nothing brings you present and helps you to ground into the moment like paying attention...

June 2016

June 21, 2016

Ritual Cleansing – Preparing For Ritual

At a hot midsummer or Lammas ritual, getting doused with sweet smelling water is just...

June 16, 2016

Summer Solstice -I Want To Stand In The Sun

I want to stand in the full light of the sun My arms wide open,...

June 02, 2016

What Happens When The Magic Stops?

Somewhere a few hundreds words ago I wrote "I practiced magic and then I stopped."...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Pagan Tattoos – Devotion In Ink

The needles feel like they are piercing me from the inside out and the buzzing...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

A Beltane Spell

Beltane - It's great! What could be better than Maypoles, gathering with community, dancing, singing,...

April 21, 2016

An Altar, A Tree And Devotion

This basic witch craft 101 ritual allows for a few moments of deeply, sensuously connecting...

April 17, 2016

Pagan Burnout – Pagan Blessings

I allow myself to feel the anger, the rage, the pain; and I hand it...

April 12, 2016

The Sky Is Not Falling Here.

This Just In – According to the interwebs, it seems that the sky may be...

March 2016

March 23, 2016

Losing Persephone. Becoming Demeter.

As my children have grown up and left home my relationship to parenting has changed....

March 17, 2016

Saint Patrick – Thanks For The Memories

It seems the stories I believed are not historically accurate, they are just not true....

March 15, 2016

Walking The Talk – Personal Integrity

Integrity is about doing what you said you were going to do. Walking your talk....

March 04, 2016

I Am A Pagan – Let The Rant Begin

I am a Pagan. I live my life, raise my children, approach my livelihood, manage...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

PantheaCon – The Rite of Great Collaboration

PCon can be a great place for like-minded folk to connect, collaborate, and share best...

February 20, 2016

The Best (And Most Irreverent) Quotes From PantheaCon

Of course, leaving some of these up to your imagination is part of the fun...

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