Whatever is going on, it’s no longer just Pagans and witches who are noticing it. People in other religions and other cultures are seeing the same things we are, they’re just interpreting them in the context of their own beliefs. Read more
Whatever is going on, it’s no longer just Pagans and witches who are noticing it. People in other religions and other cultures are seeing the same things we are, they’re just interpreting them in the context of their own beliefs. Read more
A meme says “every time the universe sends me a sign, I’m like OK but I think I’ll wait for a signier sign.” We want a sign that’s clear and that gives us good news, but it rarely works that way. We get what we get and either we make good use of it, or we don’t. Read more
Some contemporary Pagans and polytheists have patron deities. Most don’t. “Finding your patron deity” is far from the most urgent matter for someone on this path. Read more
The Gods I serve and who occasionally allow me to experience them directly have forbidden me from spending too much time in the Otherworld, much less staying there. I’m allowed to taste it. Occasionally. I can’t forget that taste. And I can’t stop wanting it. Read more
Post-ritual hangovers happen after rituals that raise a lot of energy or that involve the strong presence of a God or other spirit, especially if the ritual involves journeying or ecstatic experiences. Here’s what it’s like for me, and how I deal with it. Read more
Journaling is a lesser-known but very helpful spiritual practice. Memories are fallible – writing them preserves a record of what we think, what we do, and what we learn from it all. At a low point in my life, journaling helped me write myself sane. Read more
This is a small, short, tightly-focused spell book. It contains sigils, spells, prayers, and rituals for resisting oppression. It includes magic for protection, for resistance, and for vengeance. Because sometimes love and light just won’t get the job done. Read more
The phrase “age is just a number” is often thrown out in an attempt to comfort or to challenge those of us who feel limited because of our age. But it’s not exactly true. How old do you feel? How old do you act? How old do you want to be? Read more
War metaphors can be useful, but eventually they break down and leave people asking “so now what?” For most of us, the answer is “live well.” If you aren’t someone the Church would have burned at the stake 500 years ago, are you really living? Read more
For all that it’s important to pay attention to what’s going on in this world, we ignore what’s going on in the Otherworld at our peril. The battle to reshape our world is picking up again. And we need to pay attention. Read more
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