Congrats to the winner of February's giveaway, sponsored by Eliora’s Enchanting Elegance for Your Magickal Life : Hilary Vanderpool!  Please contact me with your shipping information to pass along to Eloria! March's giveaway, plus the calendars for this month will be up Monday morning!  Have a great weekend! … [Read more...]

According to the Glossary of New Speak, the definition of Mercury in retrograde is, An (sic) regularly occurring, astrological event that gives New Agers an excuse for getting fired, wrecking their car, breaking a leg, or having an overall %#@!%$ day. While this isn’t, of course, the real definition of the term, it is, in fact, how many Pagans/Pagan-adjacent folks feel about this time – and I pretty much include myself in that group.  Knowledge is power, though, so lets take a … [Read more...]

A big thank you to Ivaldis Dream Trove for sponsoring our January giveaway!  A winner was picked via an online random generator, and that winner is....   Jet Loptfrau!  Please contact me with your name and mailing address so I can pass it on for shipping.  Congrats!! … [Read more...]

While doodling around the web this week, I've come by so many great free printables, I had to share some of them!  I hope you enjoy! Catch My Party has a variety of printables for Halloween parties in multiple themes, including "Goth Glam" and "Witches Brew". Babalisme has printable Halloween paper dolls in girl and  boy (these would be great printed on magnetic paper for the fridge or used on a cookie sheet!) Living Locurto has a Halloween paper dog! Love Manor has some … [Read more...]

The past week has been... well...busy.  Not only trying to keep up doing publicity for my book (which is officially out today), but dealing with some rather rough family issues.  Things are tricky right now, but we're moving forward to make them better; that's about all I can say right now.  I had a lot of plans for blog posts and such, especially now that we have rounded the bend toward the Halloween/Samhain season, but most have fallen to the wayside as I plow through more than I thought … [Read more...]

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    While I usually put out an entire month of Pagan-related dates at the first of the month, from here on out I'll be going week by week.  Since we're starting on a Thursday, this one's a bit short, then we'll start again on Monday! August 1: Lammas; first Full moon of the month August 2: Feast Day of Anahita (Persian name for the Iranian goddess Aredvi Sura Anahita) Sacred day of Agathos Daimon,  companion spirits who brings good luck and good health In … [Read more...]

According to the Glossary of New Speak, the definition of Mercury in retrograde is, An (sic) regularly occurring, astrological event that gives New Agers an excuse for getting fired, wrecking their car, breaking a leg, or having an overall shitty day. While this isn't, of course, the real definition of the term, it is, in fact, how many Pagans/Pagan-adjacent folks feel about this time - and I pretty much include myself in that group.  Knowledge is power, though, so lets take a step-by-step … [Read more...]

If you follow me on Facebook, you probably heard about my plans to go to Asbury Park's Paranormal Books & Curiosities for a seance that happened this past Friday.  It was my first time at the shop and my first "formal" seance, though I've participated in several more casual ones with friends through the years.Photos courtesy of Paranormal Books & CuriositiesI was looking forward to this event for so many reasons.  It was a night out with a couple of great friends, which I don't … [Read more...]