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October 2020

October 24, 2020

Calling The Dead On Your Cell Phone

This ritual worked, continues to work, continues to impact me a decade later because it...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

A Fairy Of Uncommon Beauty: A Manx Christmas Tale

Our tale beings with a fairy of uncommon beauty who would lure unsuspecting and easily...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Samhain Supper For Two

Samhain is a busy time for The Witches Next Door. On Samhain night itself, before...

October 23, 2019

Samhain and Beloved Pets

At Samhain when we call upon our beloved dead, it isn't just humans that we...

October 15, 2019

I Saw My Dead Friend Today

I saw my dead friend today. There she was, mass of unruly curls with her...

October 11, 2019

The Forgotten Dead

It would not be possible to talk of the ancestors without spending a moment on...

October 02, 2019

Kitchen Witchery: Samhain Sippers

As you drink your Samhain Sippers, think of what is sweet in your life right...

August 2019

August 01, 2019

Kitchen Witchery: The Connection Between Food & Magic

It's no big secret that a big part of my craft practice centers around food....

July 2019

July 29, 2019

In Granny’s House: A Story About Pie & Belonging

She saved every greasy spoonful of bacon fat to dress a salad, cook greens, or...

May 2019

May 27, 2019

Myths To Live By: Collaborating With Cerridwen

I can help write new myths. Myths that show men as collaborators and co-creators and...

February 2019

February 07, 2019

The Magic Of Nature: Witching Outdoors

Witching in the woods, hidden in a secret urban grove of trees, or getting completely...

January 2019

January 06, 2019

Surrounded By Gods And Goddesses – They Are Everywhere

You might be surprised to learn that we are surrounded by gods and goddesses. It...

January 01, 2018

The Last Pagan King Of Britain: Penda Of Mercia

Penda is described as 'victorious through the arts of the Devil, for he was not...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

A Samhain Feast – What’s On The Menu

Here's my favourite ingredient. Add one bottle of brown ale, minus one gulp (that's for...

October 18, 2017

Broken Hearted Samhain

There is so much that I could point out about the world being broken right...

October 17, 2017

My Body – A Living, Breathing Altar

I call on my body, as I would an altar, to be the foundation of...

October 06, 2017

What Goes on a Samhain Altar?

Do you have a quilt that your great grandma passed down to you? Maybe you...

September 2017

September 18, 2017

Autumn Equinox – Finding Equilibrium on the Mountain Top

Standing in the full moonlight of the Autmun Equinox, speaking what is true and hard...

September 14, 2017

The Pearl Pentacle – The Work of Many Lifetimes

For me it's about relationships, or maybe more accurately, being in relationship with other people,...

September 12, 2017

What Is Incense For? A Few Things To Know About Incense

Burning incense reminds me of the Elements and how they and we are always connected.

August 2017

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...

May 2017

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...

March 2017

March 15, 2017

Spring Equinox – Making Runic Eggs

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

January 2017

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...

December 2016

December 17, 2016

Winter Solstice – Return Of The Light

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

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...

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...

August 2016

August 09, 2016

Barely Polytheist

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

June 2016

June 02, 2016

What Happens When The Magic Stops?

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

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