Whether you’ll be celebrating Beltane as a Solitary, with your family, or with your QuaranTeam, chances are whatever those celebratory activities were that you’ve participated in pre-COVID19 are going to look and feel a little different this year. But two aspects can remain the same: fire and food. Read more
Outside the Charmed Circle speaks to the human experience, in all its diversity. It is an exploration of that diversity, and how that diversity is reflected in you and your truest self and your truest practice, whether you yourself are queer, genderqueer, cis gendered, or heterosexual. Read more
Nowhere are Elementals called “growers & harvesters”, “air or water purifiers” or “sparks of global change” nor do they create those elements just because they live in them and are of them. Does that mean we shouldn’t consider them like that? My jury is still out on this one. Read more
An older looking woman looked up from stirring the cauldron to give me a warm and welcoming smile, while she cheerfully informed me that it was about time I came by for a visit. There wasn’t any real rush, and she understood why it had taken so long for me to come visit, but she had something she needed to give me. Read more
It's easy to fall into a mindset that says if we don't celebrate holidays with full ritual and pomp we aren't "doing it right" but I don't believe that's true. Even small simple actions can be spiritually profound and even a small effort can make us feel like we are engaged and participating. Read more
In popular culture, the term Pagan brings up images of monsters, magic, and temples to ancient gods—the stuff of fantasy novels or the alien beliefs of a bygone age. How could a reasonable person in today’s age of science and secularism believe in such things? Read more
I stole away to the sanctuary of a well-worn cave, where shadows dwell with fungi, and the spiritual ecosystem unfurls across the floor in its bioluminescence. "I came, as You requested," I speak in low pitched growls. "You called, I came," She corrects me, battle-scarred and beauteous. Read more
Since many of us are currently looking for good or interesting things to binge watch I thought it might be the perfect time to mention some of the recent fairy-related shows that I like and recommend. Read more
How many of us truly listen to ourselves? For some odd reason, it was as if the darkness prompted by the pandemic and its impacts was giving me a unique permission to go within, to be still, and to align myself with what I was feeling and what my body needed. Read more
All of energy manipulation and metaphysical manifestation is will vs will. When you don’t see results from magic that involves the wills of others, give yourself a break. Dust yourself off, and give it another go. Keep it up long enough, and you can bring down a wall with a hammer. Read more
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