One of my greatest pet peeves is balance. Rather, the idea that I/you/me can find perfect, consistent balance. It’s sold in many packages: diets, calendars, time management systems, etc. But…really? To think that (let’s just use me) I can balance all of my physical needs, spiritual needs, mental needs, and the needs of my cats perfectly all the time is ridiculous. Impossible. Exhausting to even consider. And maybe it is just me. Or maybe the myth of balance is the... Read more
In my last post, I talked about the new moon, growing moon, and full moon….but the cycle continues. As it does. Reliably. Faithfully. And so do we return. Waning Moon / Shrinking Moon The desire to hibernate at times is often stifled by the way the world seems to need us to be present and engaged in every moment. There is always another question to answer, email to read, and decision to make. But those outside pressures do not usually... Read more
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections.” ― Tahereh Mafi No matter what kind of witch or magick maker you might be, there’s a good chance you’ve... Read more
“In perfect love and perfect trust.” I’ve heard that. I’ve felt that. I’ve said that. I’ve argued with it. And I try to show it and explain it. Knowing there is no perfect. Knowing there is nothing close to perfect, outside of a feeling and a moment where things work out the way we plan. Knowing that it’s not a lie, but it’s also not a complete statement. It’s a practice. This knowing. This trusting in knowing. This trust in... Read more
With each Samhain, I find myself thinking about the previous year and its intention. What have I done? What might I do next? I might ask the ancestors for guidance, my beloved dead for wisdom, and my heart for direction in building an intention. And as the planets move forward again after SO MUCH retrograde-y-ness, I come back to the beginning. The beginning you can begin at any time. What is the Point of your Magick? An intention is a... Read more
I’m finishing up a course on deathwork and home funerals. This is the same course I took in 2021, but with a few new sections. And since I’m not sure I talked about this before, I wanted to share a little about my experience — and about how I think this work extends into the realm of the living. And the realm of making magick in the world. After all, it seems that knowing about sitting with death allows me... Read more
I’ve been thinking about death a lot. My dad died. Another mentor died. So many others. And while we’re a ways from Samhain (in the Northern Hemisphere), they seem closer. Or maybe I’m listening more. Or maybe they’re louder. Or maybe I just know so many voices now that I can’t avoid them. I’ve seen them out of the corner of my eye. Rounding the corner of places they’ve never been. I’ve heard them. I’ve looked up at stars and... Read more
I don’t know about you, but the question, “How are you doing?” is not really cutting it for me or my heart anymore. I end up listing out all of the things I did before even thinking about how I feel. And when I’m in that place, magick seems harder. I am disconnect from me and all tangled up in story. In a recent class I facilitated, I offered an exercise to folks, one that I’ve used in different contexts... Read more
(In the spirit of 2022 being a Lovers tarot card year, I offer this section from my book, “Aphrodite: Goddess of Love & Beauty & Initiation”) As with any spell working, at least for me, if you don’t have the exact things suggested, use what you have — the intention will help fuel the working. Bringing in Love I want to tell you that Aphrodite is a love spell. She is the intention of bringing forth that which is your... Read more
I grew up Catholic, steeped in the holy. And my bones remember hours in pews and my mind remembers how many glorias there are at the end of a Christmas mass. And today, I remember ritual. Even if it looks different, even if it changes a hundred times this year. And the next. I return to the place of holy. Going Inward, Shadow Bound It’s a holy night, the night of traveling to the places that are easily ignored. A... Read more
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