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October 2026

October 13, 2026

Medusa Magick for Sexual Sovereignty

Inspired by Gloria Steinem’s legacy and the ancient Gorgon’s protective gaze, Heron Michelle introduces three...

July 2026

July 31, 2026

2027 Witch’s Wheel of the Year Calendar

Heron Michelle's 2027 Witch's Wheel of the Year Calendar for modern magickal practitioners. Including the...

June 2026

June 30, 2026

Restoring the Watershed of Divine Love

Perhaps cooperation is not something we manufacture through legislation, ideology, or moral perfection. Perhaps it...

March 2026

March 17, 2026

Crafting Change with Magickal Herbal Incense

Loose herbal incense is one of the oldest tools in magickal practice. By blending herbs,...

January 2026

January 31, 2026

Imbolc Spell for a Burning World

Join me in this Imbolc Spell to restore justice in America. "I name what must...

November 2025

November 07, 2025

A Witch’s Funeral Rite For Release and Remembrance

Samhain is the Witch’s season of endings and beginnings — when we face death as...

September 2025

September 04, 2025

Contemplating the Hermit in Virgo Season

We are in Virgo season, here as the summer fades in preparation for autumn. In...

August 2025

August 13, 2025

The Pentacle Path Pitch: Witchcraft to Ease the Pain

The Pentacle Path system of Elemental Witchcraft addresses the profound pains of modern society by...

August 06, 2025

2026 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches

May I present my 2026 Wheel of the Year Astrological Calendar for Witches and magickal...

May 2025

May 21, 2025

Summoning Seven Goddesses for Turning Tables

These are dangerous times, y’all. The threats invade our bodies, homes, schools, town halls, and...

November 2024

November 21, 2024

A Witch’s Baneful Rune

Today as I continued work on my next book manuscript on Lunar Witchcraft, I took...

November 06, 2024

A Tarot Message for the Grieving Half of America

Once more we awaken the day after an American election to find that madness prevailed....

September 2024

September 13, 2024

Now Teaching Elemental Witchcraft Online

Have you been looking for the deeper lessons of Modern Witchcraft? Seeking a mentor? or...

February 2024

February 21, 2024

Forward Escape with The Law of Compensation

The Hermetic Law of Compensation speaks of how the old masters would work to lift...

August 2023

August 27, 2023

Harvest Full Moon on August 30, 2023, IS NOT BLUE!

For magickal purposes, Blue Moons are the second full moon to fall within the same...

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...

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...

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)...

March 2021

March 05, 2021

Facebook Memories as a Daily Divination

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

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 16, 2020

Blue Wave Water Magick for Samhain

Skidding into Samhain sideways, but alive, sober and still on-line, is triumph enough! However, we...