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January 2018

January 24, 2018

Preparing for Imbolc: Weaving a Brigid’s Cross

As witches prepare for the Grand Sabbat of Imbolc, it is customary to weave a...

January 15, 2018

Preparing for Imbolc: Home Cleansing Ritual

The waxing tide leading up to Imbolc is the season of preparation, when we clear...

January 09, 2018

A Bond-Breaking Spell for a Magickal Divorce

Witches aren't immune to heartbreak, but when we need an emotional divorce, magick can help...

January 04, 2018

Emotional Acceptance Magick with Snow Water

Snow Water brings grace and structure to emotional magick, helping us listen to the messages...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Candlelight Yule Ritual: A Meditation of Hope and Peace

This indoor candlelight Yule ritual rekindles the Divine light within, and sends that light of...

December 04, 2017

Yule Log Ritual for Winter Solstice Magick

Wherein I give directions for crafting a Yule log, with recipes for making a loose...

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...

November 16, 2017

Lessons of Autumn’s Holy Mess

Like the trees of autumn teach us, the way to survive the end of one...

November 13, 2017

Rites of Passage: Eldering of Crone and Sage

As the Pagan and Witching communities grow in wisdom and accomplishment, eldering rites for our...

November 08, 2017

Wiccaning Ceremony: Welcoming a Child to the Witching Community

A Wiccaning is a rite of passage held for a baby born to Witches. It...

November 07, 2017

Samhain Ritual: Wake of the Fallen King

Journey with me to a Witch's Sabbat, an intimate peek at a Samhain Ritual with...

November 01, 2017

For Tomorrow We May Die – The Witch’s Dumb Supper

On Samhain night, witches typically hold a Dumb Supper, where we eat, drink, and are...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

The Grinch Who Stole My Halloween

The Grinch who stole my Halloween is a broken and fearful society lead by an...

October 26, 2017

The Bagabi Incantation: A Summoning to Samhain

Where does the Bagabi incantation come from? Does it conjure the devil, or invite witches...

October 12, 2017

Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Deadly Nightshade Noodles

While it isn't actually deadly, it may lead to an impolite gobbling in monstrous fashion....

October 04, 2017

The Apocalypse of Autumn

Autumn is like the apocalypse where the colorful veil of illusion falls away and we...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

Mabon Ritual of Feasting and Toasting

Mabon is a Witch's Thanksgiving! Here is a family-style ritual to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox...

September 01, 2017

Witchin’ in the Kitchen: Fungus Aradia With Pappardelle Pasta Recipe

I feel the autumn season approaching, and I suddenly yearn for fuzzy sweaters, chill air,...

August 2017

August 28, 2017

Street Preachers Evangelize Outside Witchcraft Shop

For the first time in nearly nine years in business, our Witchcraft shop attracted the...

August 17, 2017

Witch For Hire: a Cover Letter

Due to the God Pluto once losing to me in a game of gin rummy,...

August 12, 2017

Warding Ritual for Spiritual Protection of your Home

Protection warding can be dialed up or down to be as simple or complex as...

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...

August 03, 2017

In the Beginning: A Panentheist Origin Story

Consider this: When the scientist studies the universe, they could be a manifest form of...

August 02, 2017

A Love Message for Women

The heart prepared to receive love is the one already opened from the giving of...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

Discerning Snake Oil from the Witching Real McCoy

You are intelligent, thoughtful practitioners, who understand the co-creative alliance with the Powers that Be....

July 26, 2017

Pilgrimage to Mystic South

Every year, I try to make one spiritual pilgrimage to learn from the luminaries in...

July 20, 2017

Confessions of a Snake Oil Salesman

There are days when I feel like a snake oil salesman. I confess my disenchantment...

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...

July 05, 2017

Excavating Paganism: A Wiccan Encounter in the Wilds of South Carolina

When did I start practicing paganism? That was a long trip that took about 10...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

The Pentacle Approach to Wellness: Fires of the Will

My will is my fire; and when my personal will is in alignment with my...