Fundamentalism is a problem in all traditions, philosophies, and religions--including pagan and polytheistic ones. There is an obvious and concerning connection between religious rigidity and bigotry. While too many people feel that religion is the cause of war and hate I would argue that the problem is not religion, it's dogma. Read more
"Cancel culture"--or as some have put it, a new way to describe "consequences"--is when people decide that they are done with a particular individual or group of individuals based on one or more instances of inappropriate and/or problematic behavior. How do you cancel/boycott such things without harming those who genuinely are not at fault? Read more
My review for Paganism In Depth: A Polytheist Approach. A book for all pagan/polytheistic paths regardless of your background, and why I think people need to read this in order to enrich their own spiritual practices. Read more
Book review of Mother of Mortals, A Tale of the Nepheleid, a devotional work about the Greek goddess Hera and a retelling of the Greek myths around Hera set in the modern day. Read more
It's not just a matter of saving the earth, it's a matter of saving ourselves. And we may be too late. Regardless, what can we do about climate change? Read more
We can't do anything about Facebook's policies--and too many of them have been terrible for too long. We have no leverage with FB, and our only option is to vote with our feet unfortunately. And I highly recommend doing so. Read more
In all seriousness the LBRP (Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram) is the most foundational ritual in much of ceremonial magic and has also had a major influence on much of modern pagan ritual and philosophy. Parts of it go as far back as ancient Greece and there's a lot of layers to this rite. Read more
The Tea Addicted Witch has decided to talk to you all about...tea. Yes, tea. Tea for practical purposes, tea for witchy purposes, tea for spiritual purposes. And no spilling the tea. Read more
We need to have a talk about toxic Christianity and its relationship to the patriarchy, white supremacy, and toxic masculinity and what it means for us as pagans, polytheists, witches, magicians, etc--not to mention all of us collectively. Read more
Understanding magical theory and practice is vitally important for spellcraft, and that includes why you would use the techniques and ingredients that you would use in any spell or ritual. Knowing the historical uses and purposes of a particular element within magic could make or break your results. Read more
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