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September 2022

September 18, 2022

Autumn Equinox: Is Balance Even Possible?

Autumn is all about balance. Or so I hear, so often at this time of...

August 2022

August 28, 2022

Pagan Summer Travels

I've been doing some traveling this year! Adding a Pagan element to my travels is...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

Divine Rage and Magical Workings

The recent news has many of us angry, fearful, and more. This is a reminder...

October 2021

October 19, 2021

A Solitary Ritual for Samhain

Samhain can be such a busy season, yet it may also include some times where...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

Ways to Ground, Center and Shield

If your world at the moment feels off the rails, either the world at large,...

August 2020

August 10, 2020

Spiraling Inward: Lammas to Samhain During a Pandemic

What are you doing in the weeks between Lammas and Samhain? This is the time...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

When The World is Burning, Keep Doing Your Work

This is not the time to feel helpless. The news is relentless, and social media...

May 25, 2020

Book Review: Herb Magic

I have been looking forward to this book for quite a while, so I took...

May 17, 2020

Spiritual Practice In The Time of Corona

A pandemic seems and feels like a roller coaster. You go up, reach the top,...

April 2020

April 19, 2020

Positive Paganism In The Time of Corona

A love letter to the Positive Pagans who are trying to help their communities and...

April 13, 2020

Book Review: Wild Magical Soul

With such a compelling title, I was eager to read Wild Magical Soul by Monica...

January 2020

January 15, 2020

The Endless Judgmentalism of Paganism

When an article is shared widely that doesn’t respect witchcraft or Paganism, the inevitable backlash...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

Catastrophes and Omens

Catastrophe, whether man-made or nature's fierce power, will cause us to stop and think. Some...

March 2019

March 31, 2019

Following Your Own Path to Paganism

Have you ever hesitated on your journey in paganism? Worried about doing the wrong thing,...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

Being a Positive Pagan in a Dark World

The world seems horrific most days. How to remain a positive Pagan in these times?...

December 2018

December 19, 2018

Grieving at Winter Solstice

December can be full of celebrating, but it can also be a time of grieving....

November 2018

November 26, 2018

The Lesson of Mercury in Retrograde

When surviving Mercury in Retrograde seems impossible, here is my list to help! A few...

November 05, 2018

Voting as Ritual

Some view voting as mundane and useless. Yet voting can be ritual, as part of...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

How to Keep Samhain Going

Samhain is always so festive BEFORE the big day. It's understandable. The weather finally turns...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

Mabon: More Harvesting?

Mabon is the second harvest festival in the Wheel of the Year. How much harvesting...

September 09, 2018

The Magic of Language

Language is powerful and magical. We use words for spellwork, yet daily language is just...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

Get Thee to a Conference! Mystic South

Going to a conference with Mystic in the title may seem like a no-brainer. Let...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

Pride: An Interview with Jonathan Mote, Traditional Southern Rootworker

One of the perks of working in a metaphysical old age shop is meeting wonderful...

June 11, 2018

Grief, the Pagan Way

Grief. How do you process it? It hit me hard, and fellow Pagans helped ease...

May 2018

May 20, 2018

Pagans in Times of Crisis

I've been in the midst of a family emergency these last few weeks. Emergency...

May 06, 2018

Finding Your Tribe

I'm often asked about finding a tribe. "How do you do it?" "I'm an introvert,...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

Why Witch, Indeed?

The word itself, witch, may conjure up a vision you have had from Halloween, the...