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The Witches Next Door

2017-11-28T08:08:41-08:00

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My Witchcraft Is Wild

Last updated on: November 28, 2017 at 8:08 am   By Phoenix LeFae

I crave rituals unfolding like some crazy magical chaos, not knowing what is happening from one moment to the next. Where the Godds* and the Spirits of the Land and the Mysterious Ones are my co-conspirators. Read more

Being A Witch

magic

Pagan

wild

witchcraft

2017-09-02T17:10:50-08:00

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A Ritual for the Elements – Magic You Can Do

Last updated on: September 2, 2017 at 5:10 pm   By The Witches Next Door

I thank the Elements and release the Center, Earth, Water, Fire and Air from this place and this magical working. Read more

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2017-08-29T14:37:48-08:00

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Spirits Of Place – They Are Here

Last updated on: August 29, 2017 at 2:37 pm   By The Witches Next Door

Spirits of Place that have been ignored or stifled require some coaxing and offerings and, quite frankly, some good ol' fashioned wooing. Read more

Being A Witch

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WitchCamp

2017-08-17T11:41:26-08:00

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Not All Of Those People Were White Supremacists – Really?

Last updated on: August 17, 2017 at 11:41 am   By Gwion Raven

Pretend with me for a minute that the tiki-light vigil was just an ordinary gathering of concerned citizens assembling quietly in the night to "protest the taking down of a statue, Robert E. Lee." Read more

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White Supremacists

2017-08-26T08:00:34-08:00

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Dark Deities – Can We Be More Specific, Please?

Last updated on: August 26, 2017 at 8:00 am   By Gwion Raven

Fear and a fear of darkness have implications that cross right over from the mythic to the real world, sometimes with very unintended consequences. Read more

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Pagan

Paganism

2017-08-07T13:52:16-08:00

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Magic And Art: Meeting Between The Worlds

Last updated on: August 7, 2017 at 1:52 pm   By Gwion Raven

A common thread weaving its way through magic and art and ritual is the notion of the liminal; the places where light and shadow, magic and science, joy and sorrow, touch each other and become indistinguishable and inseparable. Read more

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2017-08-10T19:19:56-08:00

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Lammas , Lugnasad and Harvest Celebrations

Last updated on: August 10, 2017 at 7:19 pm   By Gwion Raven

Was there a holiday called Lammas in ancient Pagan Britain? Probably not. Were there celebrations of the wheat or hay harvest around the end of July and August? Almost definitely. Read more

Being A Witch

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Reclaiming

what witches do

2017-07-27T10:15:24-08:00

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The Rawness of Witchcraft

Last updated on: July 27, 2017 at 10:15 am   By Phoenix LeFae

We witches can spend a lot of time talking about spells, rituals, potions, and the things that are on the surface of being a witch, the things that are seen from the outside in. There is a mystique in spells and potions, but we witches also need to be clear and honest about the other kinds of witchcraft, the self reflection kinds. Read more

Being A Witch

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Elements of Magic

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2017-06-01T16:15:59-08:00

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No One Cares What You Think

Last updated on: June 1, 2017 at 4:15 pm   By Phoenix LeFae

The internet is filled with armchair practitioners, hate fueled speech, and a whole boatload of ‘I-am-right-therefore-you-are-wrong’ arguments. And I am here to tell you that at the end of the day, no one cares what you think. Read more

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2017-05-24T10:14:40-08:00

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Elements Of Magic – Becoming Center, Magic, Cauldron

Last updated on: May 24, 2017 at 10:14 am   By Gwion Raven

I am in the Center. I am right here and I am nowhere and I am everywhere Read more

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Elements of Magic

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