Manic Pagan Dream Grrl
The association between witchcraft and bees is perhaps not as well remembered as that between (for example) witchcraft and cats. Bees and magic however are intrinsically linked in our cultural imaginations. Read more
The association between witchcraft and bees is perhaps not as well remembered as that between (for example) witchcraft and cats. Bees and magic however are intrinsically linked in our cultural imaginations. Read more
How many times have you, as a person of any gender or sexuality, heard someone use misogynistic language or treat a person badly because they’re female? Read more
Every International Women’s Day I consider what we’ve achieved since this time last year. I don’t think anyone can count 2020 as a normal time, but has it affected women disproportionately to men? March 8th also marks the day schools reopen after three months of online lessons. How has this current lockdown and the pandemic in general affected women’s careers and in particular those of mothers? Like many parents, when the government changed the furlough scheme at the end of... Read more
I'm clearing and cleansing for the hungry month and for the full moon I'll be using knot magic to work on cleansing my limiting beliefs. Read more
I'm no longer following Gardner's Wheel of the Year, instead I'm following more of a gardener's or agricultural set of seasonal festivals. Read more
The Hagalaz (or Hagel) rune is given the description of hail in both the Anglo Saxon and Norwegian rune poems. Whilst in lockdown this winter, I’ve spent a little time considering this rune and how it plays out in our lives. In the UK we’ve been in hard lockdown since just after Christmas. The schools are closed, as are all non-essential shops, and it’s illegal to meet anyone from outside your immediate intimate circle indoors, or more than one socially... Read more
Not all Wiccans regularly engage in ritual nudity but pants off magical practise is something which is mostly associated with Wicca. Read more
Everything I see online has been chosen for me based on my previous decisions. I’ve not felt so limited by bad choices since school. Read more
I can't tell you the moment I woke up and realised I'd had more good days than bad recently. But it happened. This is my journey through Cyclothymia. Read more
The hardest thing for a person or culture to do is change. Use resilience and spiritual life laundry to refocus your goals this January. Read more
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