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January 2014

January 15, 2014
Keeping silent is one of the "four powers of the Sphinx," four admonishments for the...
January 13, 2014
Today's Maxim is Be on your guard.
January 09, 2014
There has been some great discussion about the nature of the gods, or theology. You'd...
January 07, 2014
Shiva is a god of witches. But it's not his witchiness that makes devotion to...
January 06, 2014
Today's Maxim is: be jealous of no one. This can be a struggle in any...
January 03, 2014
2013 was incredibly challenging, ending in reminders to rest. 2014 continues the trend of resting...

December 2013

December 31, 2013
Niki reviews her year and looks at how accurate her 2013 collage was. (It was...
December 23, 2013
What works incredibly well in this book are the fictional re-tellings of Mary's story. Mary...
December 20, 2013
Niki gives you the top ten books she's read in 2013.
December 18, 2013
Niki prepares to observe multiple holidays in a 5 day span. Pancha Ganapati is the...
December 16, 2013
Niki reviews a new translation of Julian of Norwich's Showings. Is it effective? And why...
December 13, 2013
Niki talks about the challenges of participating in Christmas and how she is managing the...
December 12, 2013
Dual observance, the practice of more than one tradition at one time, is more common...
December 10, 2013
A Witch's Ashram opens its door with an introduction. Grab some tea and see what...
December 04, 2013
Oh Disney, you are so complicated. Such beautiful art, such a weird and twisted empire....
December 02, 2013
When I'm shopping for my kids for birthdays or holidays, I rarely think to myself...
December 02, 2013
I actually had to look up what a benefaction is. I figured it meant something...

November 2013

November 30, 2013
It's full on holiday shopping time. But what do you buy the mystic in your...
November 28, 2013
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States. A day where we all eat the same...
November 25, 2013
Intention. Do what you mean to do. Do what you say you will do. Follow...
November 20, 2013
I see the light peeking around the edges of the curtains. I know I've slept...
November 13, 2013
I recently wrote a two-part series on health (you can read them here and here)....
November 11, 2013
All of us are skilled at something. Maybe you are a violinist, a carpenter, or...
November 08, 2013
By now you probably know that I am an unrepentant fan of Scarlet Imprint, publishing...
November 04, 2013
This translation seems really clunky to me. I suppose it means to say "don't look...

October 2013

October 31, 2013
Today is the rather secular holiday of Halloween, where kids dress up in costumes and...
October 29, 2013
In my last post I talked about five dietary changes to help you be healthy....
October 28, 2013
I think this is basically an ancient way of saying 'Pay it forward.' I absolutely...
October 25, 2013
Warning: This post has nothing to do with Paganism or Hinduism or magic. This time...
October 23, 2013
Witches, midwives and herbal healers all have some history in common. Throughout history many midwives...
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