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2026-01-31T18:55:39-04:00

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Imbolc Spell for a Burning World

Last updated on: January 31, 2026 at 6:55 pm By Heron Michelle

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Join me in this Imbolc Spell to restore justice in America. "I name what must fall, unbind what enslaves, restore what is just, to keep hope’s bright flame. SO MOTE IT BE!" Read more

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2026-01-29T21:39:40-04:00

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Lilith: First Woman, Demon, or Feminist Goddess?

Last updated on: January 29, 2026 at 9:39 pm By Heron Michelle

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Introducing Heron Michelle's new devotional art for the Modern Witchcraft champion of women's bodily autonomy, sexual freedom, equality & untamed feminine power! There are few figures in myth and mysticism as arresting and misunderstood as Lilith. Long dismissed in patriarchal traditions as a demon or night-spirit, modern devotees increasingly reclaim her as a primordial Dark Goddess of women’s empowerment, sexual sovereignty, and resistance — a figure who refuses domination and embodies the peak wildness of the night. Read more

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2025-11-20T14:50:33-04:00

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Dark Moon Scorpio: Descent, Embodiment, and Return

Last updated on: November 20, 2025 at 2:50 pm By Heron Michelle

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This Dark Moon in Scorpio invites deep shadow work, reflection, and renewal. Explore how Proserpina, the Path of Embodiment, and the mysteries of transformation shape this powerful lunar tide in my Lunar Witchcraft system. Read more

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2025-11-13T22:04:45-04:00

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Lunar Witchcraft News! Twelve Goddess Devotions

Last updated on: November 13, 2025 at 10:04 pm By Heron Michelle

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After eight years of research, I’ve submitted my second manuscript—The Pentacle Path Vol. 2: Lunar Witchcraft! This system explores twelve goddess allies across the zodiac, offering devotional seeds you can plant right now as the Moon flows through her cycle. Here’s a first look at the goddesses, their offerings, and the daily receptive acts that prepare us for deeper Esbat work in the year ahead. Read more

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The Sojourner Whole Earth Provisions

2026-09-25T13:56:22-04:00

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A Witch’s Funeral Rite For Release and Remembrance

Last updated on: September 25, 2026 at 1:56 pm By Heron Michelle

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Samhain is the Witch’s season of endings and beginnings — when we face death as transformation. This Witch’s Funeral Rite offers a sacred way to honor the Beloved Dead, release their ashes to the elements, and plant new life in their memory. A ceremony of remembrance, release, and rejuvenation at the turning of the year. Read more

2025-09-04T12:20:24-04:00

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Contemplating the Hermit in Virgo Season

Last updated on: September 4, 2025 at 12:20 pm By Heron Michelle

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We are in Virgo season, here as the summer fades in preparation for autumn. In the tarot grand trumps, the Hermit is the card of the zodiac sign of Virgo. Virgo is a mutable, earthy sign with a yin polarity. This is fitting as The Hermit is a solitary seeker shining a lantern into the dark night. Read more

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2025-08-13T18:18:16-04:00

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The Pentacle Path Pitch: Witchcraft to Ease the Pain

Last updated on: August 13, 2025 at 6:18 pm By Heron Michelle

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The Pentacle Path system of Elemental Witchcraft addresses the profound pains of modern society by offering tools for personal and spiritual transformation. Those then ripple outward into community healing and collective evolution. The societal pains Elemental Witchcraft hopes to cure are disconnection from nature, mental overwhelm, emotional repression, lack of purpose, materialism and exploitation, fragmented Identity, and disenchantment. Read more

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2025-08-06T23:49:07-04:00

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2026 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches

Last updated on: August 6, 2025 at 11:49 pm By Heron Michelle

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May I present my 2026 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches and magickal practitioners. I think this is the 10th year that I've drawn these maps to illustrate how the seasonal tides integrate with the elemental, lunar, solar and stellar tides. Following, are the auspicious times and dates I recommend for powerful rites in the Northern Hemisphere; times given are for Eastern Time Zone. Read more

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2025-05-21T15:24:54-04:00

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Summoning Seven Goddesses for Turning Tables

Last updated on: May 21, 2025 at 3:24 pm By Heron Michelle

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These are dangerous times, y’all. The threats invade our bodies, homes, schools, town halls, and courtrooms. At the table of theocratic patriarchy, no one is nourished. They’re serving up a meal of nightmares, one bitter and horrifying dish after another. We choke at this destructive feast of ego, greed, and divisiveness currently being served as “American Greatness.” What the world needs now is a summoning of the bad-ass Mama Goddesses back to the table - so she can turn them back to compassion and cooperation! Read more

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2024-11-21T23:51:40-04:00

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A Witch’s Baneful Rune

Last updated on: November 21, 2024 at 11:51 pm By Heron Michelle

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Today as I continued work on my next book manuscript on Lunar Witchcraft, I took a stab at composing a charm of banishing. I propose this poem as a version of The Baneful Rune, mentioned in some versions of the “Rede of the Wiccae.” This chant could be especially useful this upcoming Dark Moon in Sagittarius, on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 1:21 AM EST. …should you also happen to feel that your personal rights or sovereignty are under attack,... Read more

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