COVID-19 has dealt the entire world an unbalancing upset. Even in cases where this pandemic doesn’t strike to the very hearts of our daily lives, we are still seeing dramatic effects on our lives and the lives of those we care about. Here are some suggestions to help you find your balance. Read more
I asked people on social media if they had questions about Fairies that I could answer. The response was a lot more enthusiastic than I had expected. For answers about offerings, the relationships between the Fae and Nagas, Fairy DNA and more, read on! Read more
As the witching community responds to the increasing threat of Coronavirus, I’m seeing a lot of protections spells and rituals being shared. Simple witchcraft is practical magick, combining the magickal with the mundane. Here are some practical magick tips for keeping yourself, loved ones and community safe. Read more
Like so many of us around our planet these days, Coronavirus consumes my attention and energy. I don't have much new to say, but I do want to offer a short prayer I crafted to Brigid for protection and health. Source material for this prayer came from Jason Mankey's most recent book, "Witch's Wheel of the Year". Read more
Ostara through Beltane in pagan circles tends to include a deluge of fertility themes. This time of year also usually includes a dominating emphasis on male-female sexual pairing, especially cis binary sexual pairing, yet they are far from the only kind of pairing or fertility that exists. Read more
Many people seek spirituality by looking to their own heritage and there is nothing wrong with that, but that heritage is not in any way a prerequisite to Celtic paganism. What makes you a Celtic pagan isn't who your great-grandmother was but how much you work to understand that culture and its Gods & spirits. Read more
The flexibility of this new resource book makes it a must-have as part of your witchy toolkit. Far from a dry recitation of the nuts and bolts of ritual writing, Witch’s Wheel of the Year is engagingly pragmatic with flashes of Mankey’s signature self-deprecating humor. Read more
There are a lot of symbolic associations in pagan and magical practice which are often taken for granted. One such association is directions and elements. Another is gender and elements. I mention these two in particular because they don’t make sense to a lot of modern practitioners, myself included. Read more
I teach a lot, and the bulk of my classes center around candle magic as it’s my preferred method of working. Across the board I’ve noticed that folks don’t know about three major candle magic techniques: butting, loading, and waking/programming. Let's discuss! Read more
At ConVocation, I saw virulent resistance to Social Justice Warriors, and in that, a resistance to what SJW’s represent - social change, inclusion, feminism, bodily autonomy and acceptance, and yes - anti-racism. The solution is not to shore up and hope SJW’s go away. Instead, it’s time to throw the doors open wide. Read more
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