We can never be sure what comes after death, but we can examine the evidence, study the beliefs of our ancestors, search our own thoughts and feelings, and then come up with a tentative answer that provides meaning and comfort to us as we deal with the inevitability of death. Read more
James Dobson is dead and you are alive. You are learning, and growing, and healing. You win. Read more
Announcing a new 8-week on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Unpacking Your Religious Baggage So You Can Live A Magical Life” begins on September 4 and registration is now open. Details are in Module 0 on the Courses page. Read more
Whether we are deconstructing an old religion or working to recover from toxic religion, it’s important to make sure what we believe is something that’s meaningful and helpful to us and not what we were told we had to believe. Read more
Acting with a plan is far more likely to be successful than acting without a plan, and plans made using clear and complete information are far more likely to be successful than plans make up on the fly. Read more
As part of my Sigil Magic workshop at Mystic South, I created a sigil to get home safely on Sunday night. Did it work? Did I get home because of magic? Here’s what I know for sure: I got what I wanted on a day when a lot of people who were flying didn’t. Read more
The people I talked to at Mystic South were frustrated, fearful, and angry. But they were still there, trying to figure out their place in this unwelcoming world. However uneasy they may have felt, they were still moving toward The Star. Read more
The story of how our Ritual of Resistance and Alliance came to be at this year’s Mystic South conference, and what it may mean for us going forward. Read more
Mystic South 2025: new rooms, same great conference. Dark Goddesses and cord cutting, sigil magic and the Ritual of Resistance and Alliance, and the spiritual presence of Morgan Daimler even though they weren’t there. Read more
A recent Tarot reading was overwhelmingly positive… except for the Wheel of Fortune, which warned that I’m overlooking random chance, some low probability event that could pop up out of nowhere and throw a wrench into my plans. And now I know to look out for that. Read more
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