As witches we are hard-wired to take responsibility for ourselves and how we interact with the world around us and yet so often we shrug and scratch our heads over repeating cards rather than taking them and really working with them, integrating them into our lives and our magick. Read more
Pagans conceptualize an immanent, rather than transcendent, view of the Divine that builds a relationship of equality. We create our Deities through the stories we tell, the relationships we build with them, and the honor we bestow upon them. Read more
It’s hard to meet a pagan or witch who hasn’t felt marginalized or persecuted at some point in their lives. In a very real sense, we don’t belong to the little-w world. Instead, we have given of ourselves to the World, to Gaia, in some form or fashion. We stick out, and sometimes we suffer the consequences. Read more
My witchcraft isn't something that fits well in the ceremonial magic structure or the neopagan one that comes from it; it's far closer to early modern witchcraft. Which leaves me with no choice but to forge ahead as best I can. And so I do. Read more
There was something about standing next to the ocean, hearing the waves crash upon the rocks, watching them unbound and free, that gave me a sense of a connection to Hekate. Beaches where it’s cold and the seas are wild and untamed and free, that’s where I have always felt most connected to her. Read more
Turns out I've been so focused on the details of my new region that I lost perspective of the larger landscape of my planet. I was so busy figuring out how to reinvent the wheel that I forgot that wherever I am is simply a spoke in the Wheel. Leave it to Gaia to set me straight! Read more
Ever since The Greek Magickal Papyri were written, change has been an everlasting battle between those few who have power, and so many of us who don’t. In my Hekatean Witchcraft class, I was tasked to list of all the symbols contained in the PGM Prayer, choosing a few to adapt to modern life. Here's what I wrote. Read more
As Paganism grows as a movement, the need for professional Pagan clergy and representatives in various institutions will continue to grow. How do we still maintain our traditions and vestments of our faith authentically without being a laughingstock to the rest of the world? Read more
If someone earnestly desires to learn and practice Hellenism (and claim their path to be Hellenism proper), then the appropriate outlook (ethos) is required. If you reject the ethos, please, by all means, continue along in your path, but don’t call it Hellenism. Read more
Hekate Brimo has been my boon companion these past 10 months. In that aspect She’s all about rage and chaos and scary energies, and that has suited me right down to my toes. But now it seems water energy is beginning to erode my carefully constructed dam. Maybe the dam I’ve thrown up isn’t serving me anymore. Read more
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