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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 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 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 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 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 24, 2017

The Rawness of Witchcraft

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

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...

March 2017

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...

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 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...

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 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 21, 2016

I’m a Hysterical Woman

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

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...

August 2016

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."...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

A Beltane Spell

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

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