These are some of the sharpest, wisest, best-educated folks writing about magic right now, and their work can engage your minds, energize your spirits, and enrich your practice. You’re welcome! Read more
April 6, 2018
#FollowFriday: Scarlet Magdalene, Brandy Williams, and Laura Tempest Zakroff
April 6, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
April 4, 2018
Bedroom Temples and Broom Closets: On Praxis, Space, and Community
April 4, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
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I enjoy group rituals and Pagan and polytheist conferences, but at the end of the day, I want to commune with the gods and spirits of my path in the places closest to my heart. Read more
March 30, 2018
The Grail Question: An Annoyingly Useful Discernment Tool
March 30, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
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Rather than simply accepting things as they are because we don’t want to “rock the boat,” let us ask why they are as they are, and who is served by them being as they are. Read more
March 28, 2018
Book Review: “Sex Magic” by Frater U∴ D∴
March 28, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
The book generally does a stellar job of addressing its topic in a clear, conversational tone. That it’s hobbled by a perspective firmly rooted in mid-20th century views on gender and syncretism is unfortunate, because there really is a lot here to love. Read more
March 23, 2018
Horses and Zebras: Some Further Thoughts on Abuse in Our Communities
March 23, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
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For a movement that places so much value on personal, spiritual, and sexual autonomy, we sure do seem to have a problem with abuse, and with serial abusers. Read more
March 18, 2018
Witch-Aesthetics Redux, or, Everything Old Is New Again (Except Us)
March 18, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
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If you’re suspecting that I’m about to call this a manifestation of misogyny, you’re exactly right. Read more
March 15, 2018
We Can Be Heroes: Some Thoughts in the Wake of #NationalSchoolWalkoutDay
March 15, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
We live in a world on fire, and we cannot wait for a hero to save us. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for, and we always have been. Read more
March 10, 2018
Witch-Aesthetics and the Elitism of Curmudgeonry
March 10, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
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One of the things witchcraft is for is empowering people who’ve been disempowered and trodden down by the Powers That Be. In other words, it’s for people who’ve been Othered. Read more
March 9, 2018
On Being a Witch: The Relationships at the Heart of the Craft
March 9, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
If witchcraft is what witches do, then the witch is the Other who does the work of being in relationship, garnering power and wisdom from the outer margins of the acceptable… Read more
March 3, 2018
Stations of the Day: Encompassing the Indefinability of Witchcraft
March 3, 2018 By Misha Magdalene
Sometimes, I’m asked what witchcraft is. Rather than a definition, what I have are memories, feelings, impressions, and experiences, all of which add up to something elusive, inexpressible, ineluctable. Read more
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