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June 2018

June 14, 2018

What To Do When Spells Go Wrong

You’ve got the right candles, herbs, curios, tarot cards, crystals, incense, yadda yadda yadda. You...

June 10, 2018

Exploring Daily Practice

During my workouts I would get clear communication, like I would from a trance journey....

June 07, 2018

Circe – A Witch Guide

And just like all the Goddesses that are painted with the brush of being too...

June 06, 2018

Flash Vs. Substance – Leadership in the Pagan Community

One of the most powerful, skilled, and talented witches I know has no social media...

May 2018

May 20, 2018

Witchy As F*ck – #WAF

As witches everything we do is witchy, but sometimes a ritual can be so magickal,...

May 18, 2018

Magic In The Office – 3 Sneaky Things I Really Do At Work

Someone asked me once, at the end of a project, if I was a magician...

May 06, 2018

The Ordinary Life Of A Witch – Dishes, Dinner, & Devotion

Devotion can look a thousand different ways. It could be something as ordinary as making...

March 2018

March 24, 2018

Finding A Magickal Teacher – What To Look For And What To Avoid

It’s one thing to be an expert on a subject, it’s another thing to be...

February 2018

February 27, 2018

A Wild God

The god was invited, seduced to join us. And He came.

January 2018

January 18, 2018

Reclaiming Tradition Initiation

For my ritual I experienced a challenging physical ordeal, I pushed myself beyond what I...

January 09, 2018

The Cauldron – A Perfect Container For My Magic.

The cauldron then is the both the container of the magic and an active participant...

January 04, 2018

What’s Your Work In The World?

What is the one thing you can do today that forwards your work in the...

December 2017

December 28, 2017

The Witches Next Door – Our Five Favourite Posts Of 2017

The Witches Next Door listed our favourite blogs. A few were super well received, others,...

December 13, 2017

Spells & Blessings For Christmas Gatherings

Not everyone in our family, of blood or choice, is Pagan. Here's what to say...

December 07, 2017

The Altar In My Office And Why It’s There

Hidden between the objects are reminders to step away, appreciate beauty, and stay engaged with...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Pentacle Of Yourself: Creating Your Own Body Pentacle

Another discovery that came from working my personal pentacle was the recognition that the most...

November 08, 2017

Should I Join A Coven? A Few Things To Consider

There are witches I am in coven with or have been in coven with that...

October 2017

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 23, 2017

How to Use Knot Magic in Your Practice

I bet you already know a little knot magic. Some of the most common magic...

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,...

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 24, 2017

Spirits Of Place – They Are Here

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

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...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Aging Witch

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

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...

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