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April 2023

April 30, 2023
Prayer is a near-universal human practice, something done in virtually all religions. As we approach...
April 26, 2023
As popular as Tucker Carlson was, he became more trouble than he was worth to...
April 23, 2023
If there was ever a year when we need to celebrate sexuality at Beltane it’s...
April 19, 2023
Whatever is going on, it’s no longer just Pagans and witches who are noticing it....
April 16, 2023
A meme says “every time the universe sends me a sign, I’m like OK but...
April 12, 2023
Some contemporary Pagans and polytheists have patron deities. Most don’t. “Finding your patron deity” is...
April 09, 2023
The Gods I serve and who occasionally allow me to experience them directly have forbidden...
April 05, 2023
Post-ritual hangovers happen after rituals that raise a lot of energy or that involve the...
April 02, 2023
Journaling is a lesser-known but very helpful spiritual practice. Memories are fallible – writing them...

March 2023

March 26, 2023
This is a small, short, tightly-focused spell book. It contains sigils, spells, prayers, and rituals...
March 22, 2023
The phrase “age is just a number” is often thrown out in an attempt to...
March 19, 2023
War metaphors can be useful, but eventually they break down and leave people asking “so...
March 15, 2023
For all that it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on in this world,...
March 12, 2023
“Someone else is getting something I’m not and I’m mad about it.” Envy is a...
March 08, 2023
Joy comes in it’s own time, but we can put ourselves in places where joy...
March 01, 2023
If we lived in a Pagan society where offerings were a regular part of our...

February 2023

February 26, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” is not a call for a second...
February 22, 2023
Magic and witchcraft are available to everyone. You don’t need an invitation and you certainly...
February 19, 2023
It’s important to celebrate our successes. It’s also important to examine our failures, so we...
February 15, 2023
Our traditions are sacred and our virtues are timeless, but how we embody and express...
February 12, 2023
New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat is right: spiritual experimentation is dangerous. I join...
February 08, 2023
We can honor our Gods and ancestors on our own. Some magic is best worked...
February 05, 2023
An impurity isn’t something that’s bad - it’s something that’s unhelpful where it is, even...
February 01, 2023
We have more opportunities to learn magic and to work magic than any of our...

January 2023

January 29, 2023
There is only one certain answer to this question: we don’t know. Still, we can...
January 25, 2023
Someone asked “when did you know you were a witch?” I’m not sure that was...
January 22, 2023
If you liked Psychic Witch and you want to take the next step on your...
January 18, 2023
Imbolc has several themes, all good and valuable traditions. But for me, Imbolc is first...
January 15, 2023
The Archbishop of Sydney complains that Paganism doesn’t bring fulfillment, communion, and transcendence. He’s wrong....
January 12, 2023
If there’s something you want to do, something you want to be, especially if it’s...
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