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Tag Archives: magic
The Magic of Smoke and Flame
I don’t write about spells or magic very often. Rarely, truth be told. I do practice these things though. Every day it’s likely I have candles, incense or both burning. I light, I murmur incantations, I salute and I invoke. … Continue reading
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Tagged candles, incense, magic, Pagan, Paganism, practice, spells, witchcraft
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Because We Believe?
I was chatting with my High Priest yesterday about how there is no one true Paganism, and why it is trad Craft practices the way it does. I hit on an idea in that conversation I’d like to expand on, … Continue reading
Posted in Paganism
Tagged belief, cosmology, eclecticism, magic, orthodoxy, orthopraxy, Pagan, Paganism, theology, tradition
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Initiation: A Love Letter
The past two weekends I’ve been sorely tempted to write about things I find on the internet that make me despair of my community. From teachers whose “principles” require a fealty oath to their person, to people once again hating … Continue reading
Spiritual Warfare Is Essentially Black Magic
Back in 2000, maybe early 2001, there was a big prayer warrior event aimed at Ephesus. They were praying against the Queen of Heaven, which to them represented Ashtoreth, the Whore of Babylon. As a young virginal devotee of Artemis, … Continue reading
Magic Works
I’m not a “woo-woo” Pagan. When someone tells me they can chat with their cat on the astral plane, I may be nodding politely while actually thinking they need a mental health check up. People who resort to magic for … Continue reading
Posted in Paganism
Tagged cone of power, energy, magic, magick, Pagan, Paganism, ritual, spells, spellwork, values, wicca, witchcraft
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Magic & Religion = Chocolate & Peanut Butter
I knew a woman who claimed she laid hands on a transmission and healed it. A friend of mine has a relative who can cure poison ivy and oak by rubbing the rash and reciting bible verses. In the film … Continue reading
Hubris, Disaster, the Gods and Schisms to Come
A couple of days ago I wrote a post on why disasters happen from a religious perspective. I got some really good feedback on it that made me rethink how I think of myself in relation to the Gods and … Continue reading
Posted in Paganism
Tagged Animaniacs, Cara Schulz, disaster, Drew Jacob, Gods, hubris, magic, religion, wicca, Will, Witch, witchcraft, Yakko
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Lir’s Cloak: The Obscuring That Reveals
In Brian Froud and Jessica MacBeth’s Faeries Oracle there is a card for a faery called Sylvanius who bears the Mask That Reveals. He tells us that sometimes things must be hidden before the truth can be revealed. It’s an … Continue reading
Posted in magick, meditation, mysticism, myth, symbols
Tagged magic, meditation, Mysteries, Pagan, symbol, symbols
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The Magic of Purses
I used to work in an office in a nice-upscale suburb of Atlanta. Women in my office rocked Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Tommy Hilfiger and all those labels that were equivalent to what I paid in rent. As a thrift store … Continue reading
Posted in magick, symbols, witchcraft
Tagged magic, Pagan, purses, symbols, tools, witchcraft
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