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December 2018

December 11, 2018

O Tannenbaum: My Witchy Winter Solstice Tree as Fir Magick

What is the difference between my Witchy Winter Solstice Tree and a Christmas Tree? Practically...

December 09, 2018

Yule Sabbat Index: Rituals, Crafts and Recipes for the Holiday Season

I've assembled this index of my favorite Yuletide rituals, meditations, crafts, recipes, and sabbat games....

November 2018

November 29, 2018

Automatic Writing When the Muses Speak

Witchcraft involves a lot of talking - we pray, chant, speak incantations, intentions and affirmations...talk,...

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 18, 2018

Chad of Cosmic Consciousness: The BroDude Tarot Dealer in My Head

My hands shuffle the cards as my conscious mind dives deep, breathing slowing, mind's eye...

October 14, 2018

Samhain Sabbat Index: Reflections, Rituals and Magick

Following is an index of articles about Samhain, Halloween and the Autumn, including meanings of...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

Collecting Hurricane Waters for Justice Magick

Hurricanes teach harsh lessons of humility to everyone in their path...they are terrifying, humbling, and...

September 11, 2018

Protection Magick Against Hurricane Florence

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

September 01, 2018

Pumpkin Spice Witchcraft: Spell for Potency, Protection, Passion & Prosperity

Here is the dark, spicy secret: "Pumpkin Spice" is some ancient sorcery. Consider it a...

August 2018

August 15, 2018

Review: Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans

If this is the very first book of Astrology you pick up, you can consider...

July 2018

July 10, 2018

The Pentacle Approach to Wellness: Balancing The Spiritual Body

The beautiful work of Witchcraft is to fulfill our own unique blend of spiritual wholeness...

July 07, 2018

The Pentacle Approach: Balancing the Emotional Body

In balancing the emotional body, consider this: If LOVE is always the solution, the problem...

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...

May 2018

May 14, 2018

Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Lusty Miso Braised Radishes, Vegan

Radishes are used in witchcraft for protection and fire magick because of associations with the...

May 08, 2018

High Priestess in Absentia

My Beltane didn't much look like witchcraft from the outside, but internally I shed that...

April 2018

April 21, 2018

Shoplifters Will Be Fed to my Flying Monkeys

Whenever I discover that shoplifters have stolen from my witchy shop, I pity the fools....

April 16, 2018

A Witch in These Dark Times? My Condolences.

Wisdom is a witch's business; truth is our currency; action is our vocation. You're a...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

No Blue Moons in 2018: One Witch’s Contrary Opinion

I don't think there are any blue moons in 2018, Despite what your Llewellyn Witches'...

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...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Witchery as an Orientation and Sacred Mission

I think Witchery is both an orientation and a sacred mission. Denial was a miserable...

February 26, 2018

My Quest to Find the Elemental Guardians of the Watchtowers

Once upon a time, two student witches sat in discussion with an old, curmudgeonly Wiccan...

February 08, 2018

Witchcraft Plays the Long Game

In Witchcraft, the Universe plays a long game. When you open yourself to Divine Guidance,...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Imbolc Ritual: Dedicating to the Great Work of Magick

I can feel the stirrings of the Earth deep down in my own bones. Its...

January 15, 2018

Preparing for Imbolc: Home Cleansing Ritual

The waxing tide leading up to Imbolc is the season of preparation, when we clear...

January 09, 2018

A Bond-Breaking Spell for a Magickal Divorce

Witches aren't immune to heartbreak, but when we need an emotional divorce, magick can help...

December 2017

December 30, 2017

New Year’s Money Supper! Lucky Beans and Greens

Everyone in the South knows that on New Year's Day, the only meal to eat...

December 13, 2017

Crafting a Yule Candle from Last Year’s Calendar Images

I love the artwork on wall calendars - especially the Llewellyn's Witches' Calendar, which is...

December 11, 2017

Candlelight Yule Ritual: A Meditation of Hope and Peace

This indoor candlelight Yule ritual rekindles the Divine light within, and sends that light of...

December 04, 2017

Yule Log Ritual for Winter Solstice Magick

Wherein I give directions for crafting a Yule log, with recipes for making a loose...

November 2017

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...