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January 2019

January 20, 2019

How Do You Witch Every Day?

Being curious types, we reached out to a few friends and asked them to cite,...

January 18, 2019

Practically Magic – Candles & Books

The pictures and paintings on the walls, coaxed by the flickering light and dancing shadows,...

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...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Or A God?

There's a giant of a ghost in the adjoining room along with seasonal greenery, turkeys,...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

The Joy In Magic: Work, Play & Having Fun

There's an exceedingly high chance that all is not dandy for you but having a...

October 2018

October 06, 2018

Spirits of Place

Spirits of Place are the unseen energies, or entities, that dwell in the same places...

September 2018

September 04, 2018

3 Unconventional Witchcraft Tools To Enhance Your Practice

There's a good chance that if you are a practicing pagan, witch, druid, polytheist, heathen,...

July 2018

July 20, 2018

What if Love is Not the Law?

Yes, love can make us care for others, but love also hurts. The highest highs...

July 18, 2018

Self Preservation in Witchcraft

Selfish; also meaning self-centered. Sure, selfishness can be totally problematic. However, to be self-centered is...

July 11, 2018

Discernment – The Most Powerful Tool

There are times that we do spell work with friends, coven mates, partners, in classes...

June 2018

June 07, 2018

Save The West Berkeley Shellmound

We, the undersigned members of the San Francisco, North Bay, and East Bay (and international)...

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...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Brigid the Goddess of Imbolc

One of the beloveds that would not abandon the hearts and minds of Her people...

January 07, 2018

A Little Bit of Time Magic – Without The Tardis.

No matter what we might choose to do with our time or what choices are...

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...

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 13, 2017

In The Fire Zone: An Update From Northern California

October 13th, 2017 - Sonoma County, California The fires started on October 8th. No cause...

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...

August 2017

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 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...

May 2017

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...

March 2017

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...

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...

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