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March 2022

March 26, 2022

Pymander the Rainbow Dragon: The Hermetic Creation Story

A creative re-telling of the Hermetic creation story called The Divine Pymander, heavily adapted into...

March 05, 2021

Facebook Memories as a Daily Divination

After more than a decade of social media usage, the Facebook Memories function has come...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

Shopkeeper Sagas: The Crownless Again Shall be King

Concluding the Shopkeeper Saga following the Riddle of Strider: Heavy is the head that wears...

November 2019

November 20, 2019

Ok, Boomers, Heathers, Millenials, and Zoomers! Less shade, More Grace

I may be a Heather, but I've tried to change the world I inherited from...

June 2019

June 17, 2019

Lubricant or Glue? Mature Idealism for a Dying World

I once held a youthful idealism that thought all pagans were the good guys working...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

Witching Life Priorities and the Harm of Digital Theft

I've been thinking a lot about my priorities lately. I tell myself that this investment...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

Shopkeeper Sagas: Renewed be the Blade that was Broken

Personal Will is like one's blade, and it is forged in elemental fire. There was...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

A Witch’s Broken Heart Repair Spell

This is a two part Broken Heart Repair spell: Dark Moon Purification and a New...

February 20, 2019

A Mother’s Love is Irrational

Show me any devoted mother, and I'll show you heart break. She grieves over every...

February 11, 2019

When Love Is Not Enough: Making the Case for Divorce

What makes for a healthy, long-lasting partnership? We deserve to be cherished. Rather than waxing...

November 2018

November 05, 2018

Witchcraft for Coping During Difficult Times

For Witches, it is an especially tough time to be gifted with a broader-than-average perception...

October 2018

October 11, 2018

Coming Out Day Testimonial of a Public Witch

There are many types of closets that good folks on the fringe fear to leave....

October 01, 2018

A Witch’s Ghost Story: The Graveyard Visitation

Before her body was even laid to rest, her ghost came to find me and...

September 2018

September 11, 2018

Protection Magick Against Hurricane Florence

Once again I call upon your Witching aid. Please, join the good Witches of Coastal...

September 07, 2018

Dark Moon in Virgo: Entropy, Atrophy and Apathy

The chaos and unpredictability of entropy are an unavoidable part of any system in life....

August 2018

August 18, 2018

Morning Meditation with Robin

I am there among the birds. I am with Papa Robin when he scores a...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Summer Solstice on Top of the World

The summer solstice began with a dream come true, and ended with a contract that...

April 2018

April 03, 2018

Witch Off the Rails: A Divine Dialogue

Witch: This "Shadow Work" I keep hearing about isn't very fun at all. I'd rather...

March 2018

March 19, 2018

The Paradox of Personal Sovereignty in Modern Witchcraft

A few years ago, our Great Work of Magick was to "don the crown of...

March 06, 2018

Is there Free-Will in a Witch’s Choice for Reincarnation?

After all, who would really want to be born into poverty, or born a crack...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

Lessons of Autumn’s Holy Mess

Like the trees of autumn teach us, the way to survive the end of one...

November 13, 2017

Rites of Passage: Eldering of Crone and Sage

As the Pagan and Witching communities grow in wisdom and accomplishment, eldering rites for our...

October 2017

October 16, 2017

Raising Witchlings: Parenting Advice From the Mouths of Babes

"It is hard for children to know what to do, Mommy. I just don't know...

July 2017

July 05, 2017

Excavating Paganism: A Wiccan Encounter in the Wilds of South Carolina

When did I start practicing paganism? That was a long trip that took about 10...

June 2017

June 15, 2017

Under the Love Spell of Ocracoke Island

The Ocracoke island vibe is other-worldly, wrapped in shoreline on all sides, held in the...

March 2017

March 09, 2017

11:11 Wake-Up Call: Pisces, Swords and Angelic Guidance

Things are popping and shifting, magick and miracles are afoot. I dream and wake into...

March 07, 2017

Midlife Crises Birthday, Over the Hill or the Fulcrum of my Life?

No one said that it would be easy to live a well-examined, sovereign life. If...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

Many Witch Hats for Many Seasons

As a modern priestess, I am pledged to serve as the hands, feet and voice...

December 2016

December 16, 2016

The Pentacle Approach: Balancing The Mental Body

We know we are both the dreamer and the dream. From Macrocosm to microcosm, the...

November 2016

November 18, 2016

Death Toll: Peace in the Interim

Sometimes that crash into rock bottom is just the impact you need to bounce your...