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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...

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...

May 2020

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...

September 2019

September 08, 2019

Mabon Sabbat Index: Rites, Recipes and Thealogy for Autumn Equinox Balance

At Mabon, Witches celebrate the second harvest of fruits and vegetables, and the shift into...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

Imbolc Sabbat Index: Craftings, Cleansings, and Rituals for a Witch’s High Winter

An Index of articles with Imbolc recipes for anointing oil and incense to use in...

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...

August 2017

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...

July 17, 2017

Lammas Ritual of Integration and Sacrifice

This Lammas ritual celebrates high summer by magickally preparing fire-roasted corn on the cob, AND...

May 2017

May 05, 2017

Inner Mystery Ritual of the Witch’s Simple Feast

We call this the "Inner Mystery" blessing of the simple feast. Its a far more...

March 2017

March 02, 2017

An Ostara Sabbat Ritual for the Large Coven

Ostara is the second sabbat in our Great Work of magick, with the agricultural theme...

February 2017

February 04, 2017

One Coven’s Ritual Etiquette Guidelines

Every coven has their own, unique ways of doing ceremony and their expectations of behavior...

September 2016

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...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Beltane: Once you Go Witch You’ll Never Switch

Just as I warn a new lover, I warn all my new witchlings, too. Before...