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February 2023

February 16, 2023

My Psychic Kids Heard my Thoughts Telepathically

Back in 2011, when my kids were 8 and 6, we shared an amazing psychic...

October 2022

October 24, 2022

Wisdom-Nuggets for Samhain Trick or Treat

From the archives of randomly cut sections from my book, Elemental Witchcraft, I offer you...

September 2022

September 18, 2022

Witches’ 2023 Astrological Calendar for Magickal Planning: Black Moon in Aries!

An integrated 2023 astrological calendar for Witches and Pagan's Wheel of the Year, with auspicious...

September 01, 2022

Elemental Witchcraft: Pranic Breathing Meditation with a Witch’s Charm of Affirmation

Pranic breathing is an intentional method of breathing inspired by practices from the east which...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Elemental Witchcraft Classes On-line with Heron Michelle

New on-line training course in Modern Witchcraft now available with Heron Michelle. Based on Chapters...

April 2022

April 06, 2022

Elemental Witchcraft: Audio-Visual Meditation: The Room Inside Your Mind

This excerpt from my book "Elemental Witchcraft" (Llewellyn 2021, page 56-58) is an introduction to...

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...

December 2021

December 05, 2021

Elemental Witchcraft for Reconciling Divine Paradox

Elemental Witchcraft, is a panentheistic tradition of Hermetic philosophy, whose magick attempts to reconcile the...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Witch’s 2022 Astrological Calendar for Sabbats and Esbats

An integrated 2022 astrological calendar for Witches and pagans to celebrate the Wheel of the...

September 2021

September 10, 2021

Beware the Witch’s Curse of Love and Lightnin’

Twice this week in conversation with old friends, the same sore subject bubbled to the...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

What I learned from Gerald Gardner and Doreen Valiente

While I do not claim to be an official Wiccan (more of a fan-girl, really)...

May 2021

May 30, 2021

Religious Discourse: Invasive Orthodoxy or Abrahamic Religion?

Introducing the term "Invasive Orthodoxy" as an alternative to the problematic term "Abrahamic Religions," in...

April 2021

April 22, 2021

Five Ways to Get Banished From my Witchcraft Shop

In our witchcraft shop, we welcome everyone who enters with courtesy and acceptance. Sadly, not...

April 15, 2021

Rebooting Beliefs in the Witching Operating System

Beliefs are like a computer’s operating system, which is installed from birth by our culture....

March 2021

March 20, 2021

Elemental Witchcraft: Virtue and Vice through Astrology, Pop-Culture, Tarot and Love Languages

The concepts of the four elemental essences emerge through the virtues and vices of earthly...

March 05, 2021

Facebook Memories as a Daily Divination

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

February 2021

February 25, 2021

The Crucible of Witchcraft Authorship: Elemental Witchcraft released Dec. 8, 2021

'Elemental Witchcraft: A Guide to Living A Magickal Life through the Elements' by Heron Michelle...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

Lunar Feasting Spell for Holistic Balance in Winter

This winter season, try this two-part lunar spell for holistic balance of your physical health...

December 18, 2020

Escaping Forward into 2021 with Hermetic Magick

As we bid a cranky farewell to 2020, and say "screw you" to the Age...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

Christian Child Reads the Bible, Chooses Witchcraft Instead

So-called "Christian" zealots regularly mail propaganda to my witchcraft shop. I'm a lost cause, folks....

October 18, 2020

Witch’s 2021 Astrological Ritual Calendar

Presenting an integrated 2021 astrological ritual calendar for celebrating the Witch's Wheel of the Year,...

October 06, 2020

No Justice for Witchcraft Store Targeted by “Antifa Hunter”

My witchcraft shop was tagged with a large "Antifa Hunting Permit" sign. I have a...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Fulfilling her Fervent Wish

Ruth Bader Ginsburg 's most fervent wish was to not be replaced on the Supreme...

August 2020

August 15, 2020

Star Trek Witchcraft and My Prime Directive

I’ve been a huge Star Trek fan since my childhood. On Sundays my mother dragged...

July 2020

July 07, 2020

Tarot Poetry of Venus Retrograde Revelations

The recent period of Venus retrograde helped me find my back from the brink. This...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

A Dream Not to Be Forgotten

Something old, something new, a dream retold, of feelings blue...betrayal, disregard and abandonment at a...

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...

May 04, 2020

Beltane Mirror: Between Hole and Whole is a Double YOU

Normally I'd wear a floral crown to dance the Maypole. During this Lock-down, I'll simply...

May 03, 2020

Worry Jar Binding Spell for a Dark Moon

This spell casting ritual calls upon the aid of planetary Saturn, Mars and Venus to...

April 2020

April 25, 2020

Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Dill Pickle Pasta Salad for Salty Witches

Lately, I'm a Salty Witch. Beyond my suffering attitude, I have a fierce salt-tooth that...