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2023-09-08T11:24:24-04:00

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Shoplifters Will Be Fed to my Flying Monkeys

Last updated on: September 8, 2023 at 11:24 am By Heron Michelle

Whenever I discover that shoplifters have stolen from my witchy shop, I pity the fools. If you cross my threshold to do me harm, there will be a reckoning. Shoplifters will be fed to my flying monkeys. Read more

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2019-04-24T11:28:40-04:00

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A Witch in These Dark Times? My Condolences.

Last updated on: April 24, 2019 at 11:28 am By Heron Michelle

Wisdom is a witch's business; truth is our currency; action is our vocation. You're a witch in these dark times? My condolences. Read more

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2019-04-07T15:17:11-04:00

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Witch Off the Rails: A Divine Dialogue

Last updated on: April 7, 2019 at 3:17 pm By Heron Michelle

Witch: This “Shadow Work” I keep hearing about isn’t very fun at all. I’d rather not… Universe: But I insist… Witch distracted by something shiny: OOOH! Look at this romantic new bauble of witchery I just acquired to cork the creeping darkness I refuse to acknowledge! I’ll just keep stuffing it down with another crystal amulet. Maybe if I put a second gemstone ring on every finger, it will form a shadow-mask to hide this necrotic bane I’m harboring, and... Read more

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2026-09-25T14:38:53-04:00

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

Last updated on: September 25, 2026 at 2:38 pm By Heron Michelle

I don't think there are any blue moons in 2018, Despite what your Llewellyn Witches' Calendar may tell you. Now, before you git yer garters in a twist, allow me to explain myself... Read more

2018-03-19T14:05:19-04:00

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The Paradox of Personal Sovereignty in Modern Witchcraft

Last updated on: March 19, 2018 at 2:05 pm By Heron Michelle

A few years ago, our Great Work of Magick was to "don the crown of personal sovereignty." Sounds romantic, right? In typical witching fashion, the results of that work did not unfold as expected. Two words: User Error. Read more

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2018-03-15T09:20:25-04:00

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Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Greek Goddess Chicken

Last updated on: March 15, 2018 at 9:20 am By Heron Michelle

I love the simplicity and freshness of this chicken dinner. The flavors of Greece always remind me of the Spring time, and I'm looking for something good to bring to our coven's Ostara Sabbat pot-luck this Saturday. Read more

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2018-03-07T10:17:50-04:00

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

Last updated on: March 7, 2018 at 10:17 am By Heron Michelle

After all, who would really want to be born into poverty, or born a crack baby, or any one of hundreds of other under-privileged situations? Why not just stay in the Summerlands? Read more

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2018-02-28T12:05:46-04:00

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Witchery as an Orientation and Sacred Mission

Last updated on: February 28, 2018 at 12:05 pm By Heron Michelle

I think Witchery is both an orientation and a sacred mission. Denial was a miserable choice, so I chose to accept the mission. Both choices were made by my own free-will. Read more

2020-02-24T17:09:00-04:00

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My Quest to Find the Elemental Guardians of the Watchtowers

Last updated on: February 24, 2020 at 5:09 pm By Heron Michelle

Once upon a time, two student witches sat in discussion with an old, curmudgeonly Wiccan priest. He asked: "When Wiccans call to 'the guardians of the watchtowers' of the four quarters, to whom are we speaking?" Read more

2018-02-20T11:29:26-04:00

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My Ulterior Motives for Teaching Modern Witchcraft

Last updated on: February 20, 2018 at 11:29 am By Heron Michelle

Why do our initiates come back to report that taking our course in Modern Witchcraft was: "...the most painful year of my life, but so worth it. I'm a much better person now?" Read more

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