Imbolc is good time for cleansing. And this year, it’s both especially auspicious and desperately needed. Read more
Imbolc is good time for cleansing. And this year, it’s both especially auspicious and desperately needed. Read more
Tower Time is bringing chaos and disruption, but it’s also bringing opportunity. And it punishes those who live in denial and cling to what was. My goal is to understand Tower Time, figure out the best way to deal with it, and help others to do the same. Read more
I understand the reluctance to grant this kind of power to corporations. But we need not accept one form of abuse to avoid another form. Where ever you draw the line, Trump’s lies, conspiracy theories, and incitement of insurrection are on the wrong side of it. Read more
Announcing a new on-line class from Under the Ancient Oaks: “Navigating Tower Time – Magic for an Era of Change.” Registration is open now; the class begins January 28 and will run for six weeks. Here are the details. Read more
If you find your path is blocked, perhaps you need a God or spirit to open the way. But perhaps what you really need is to figure out exactly where you need to apply your own magic. Here are some approaches to remove obstacles and open the way. Read more
If you’ve seen the first three seasons you’ll want to see the fourth, if only to find out how it ends. Parts of it are quite entertaining. But don’t expect to be satisfied. And don’t expect to walk away sad because it’s over. Read more
Devotion is one of the core practices of Paganism and polytheism. But sometimes, despite our best efforts, our devotion gets stale. Sometimes our devotion needs a reboot. Read more
We all want to belong somewhere, and many of us don’t belong where we grew up. The answer isn’t in a DNA test, or in latching on to part of a culture we don’t belong to and don’t fully understand. Building a place where we belong is a lot of work. But what we build is real. Read more
I wish I could show you a bright and happy future for the coming year, but I cannot. Still, The Wheel of Fortune, The High Priestess, and The Magician tell us there will be opportunities if we will see them, and if we will act. Read more
The Top 10 posts of 2020 on Under the Ancient Oaks: a guide to cursing, beginning witches and Pagans, dealing with the pandemic, and the Morrigan – who always seems to make an appearance on this list. Plus the “Next 5” – the top posts of the second half of the year. Read more
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