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May 2018

May 08, 2018

High Priestess in Absentia

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

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...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

World AIDS day: Elemental Blessings for Change

December 1st is World AIDS Day, and I offer for your consideration these Elemental Blessings...

November 19, 2017

Elemental Blessings for an Interfaith Thanksgiving

Our circle joins the Interfaith Alliance in our region for a Thanksgiving service, alongside members...

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...

November 08, 2017

Wiccaning Ceremony: Welcoming a Child to the Witching Community

A Wiccaning is a rite of passage held for a baby born to Witches. It...

November 07, 2017

Samhain Ritual: Wake of the Fallen King

Journey with me to a Witch's Sabbat, an intimate peek at a Samhain Ritual with...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

The Grinch Who Stole My Halloween

The Grinch who stole my Halloween is a broken and fearful society lead by an...

October 17, 2017

Me Too: My Story of Sexual Assault

This is the nightmare part that still kills me, where time moves slowly, and no...

October 04, 2017

The Apocalypse of Autumn

Autumn is like the apocalypse where the colorful veil of illusion falls away and we...

September 2017

September 05, 2017

Conversations with Evangelicals

Are you a witch riding the wild and irrational conversation-coaster with Evangelicals? Here are some...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

Witches Unite in a Spell Against Flood Damage in Texas

Hurricane Harvey is powerful, but so are we. Let's harness our collective magickal might against...

August 28, 2017

Street Preachers Evangelize Outside Witchcraft Shop

For the first time in nearly nine years in business, our Witchcraft shop attracted the...

August 06, 2017

A Witch’s Lughnassadh Sabbat Adventure

Yesterday we celebrated Lughnassadh and had a blast! Hint: it wasn't solely the ritual that...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Pilgrimage to Mystic South

Every year, I try to make one spiritual pilgrimage to learn from the luminaries in...

April 2017

April 07, 2017

Kenny Klein Guilty on All Counts! The Monster Falls!

When the mighty, the powerful, the clergy, are viewed through the hazy, veiled glamour of...

April 06, 2017

Smote by the Old Gods: Kenny Klein Gets his Day in Court

I am a former student of the infamous Kenny Klein, and I have no doubt...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

Shopkeeper Sagas: From the Ashes a Fire Shall be Woken

For the first time, I had a sense of belonging and connection in the great...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

9 Roses Along the Thorny Path of the Public Witch

There are many things that I just love about this Public Witching gig. Yes, despite...

February 06, 2017

A Covener’s Bill of Rights

This Covener's Bill of Rights, that we've all vowed to uphold, helps to keep our...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

I Didn’t Want to March on Washington, but I Went Anyway

During the Women's March on Washington, the spirit of resistance to tyranny was revitalized and...

January 17, 2017

Shopkeeper Sagas: Witches’ Marks, Rooster Blood, Thor Me Not

We've heard just about everything, and at this point, it takes something really spectacular to...

January 12, 2017

Shopkeeper Sagas: A Witch Among Charlatans

Magickal Practitioners who profit upon the fear within others, taking enormous payments, while offering "100%...

January 08, 2017

The Abrahamic Battlefield Needs Witching Medics

I have compassion for those still suffering on this Abrahamic battlefield. Bless their hearts. MEDIC!...

November 2016

November 15, 2016

Death Toll: Amazing Grace

When your mom dies, you step into the gap she leaves, because you owe her...

November 09, 2016

Blue Witch in a Red State: Election Horror and the Advice of Wizards

Does anyone else feel like we are in the opening chapters of an epic sci-fi

October 2016

October 06, 2016

When the Samhain Bell Tolls for You

Samhain is the sabbat where the witchcraft set before us includes accepting grim realities, like...

September 2016

September 20, 2016

Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Autumn Harvest Bisque

This Autumn Harvest Bisque is THE recipe to scintillate the senses, serving the needs of...

September 15, 2016

Mabon Feasts Serve Up a Challenge

...it is the struggles, the challenges, the grit and tweak against the grain of life...

September 13, 2016

When Witches Wed: A Hand-Fasting Ritual

I officiated a Hand-Fasting Wedding ceremony this weekend, and I was overjoyed to see so...