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September 2021

September 05, 2021
Learning takes time, and it’s not simply a matter of reading the “correct” books, getting...

July 2021

July 03, 2021
I wondered if I might just be broken somehow. I had profound experiences, and my...

June 2021

June 06, 2021
A very serious shapeshifting ritual for stressed out people like myself.

March 2021

March 26, 2021
Sometimes, when we say "witchcraft is a practice" or "I'm a secular witch," we're not...

February 2021

February 21, 2021
How do you know when you're an expert at something? Or when you really are...
February 04, 2021
There’s been plenty written in the fields of psychology and education about the role that...

January 2021

January 24, 2021
It's easy to take a cursory glance at social media and leave with the impression...

December 2020

December 04, 2020
People are often pleasantly surprised to discover that the real reason they don’t like writing...

November 2020

November 29, 2020
A friend recently remarked that they appreciated how, after all these years writing and creating...
November 22, 2020
I've made a lot of mistakes in more than two decades of practicing witchcraft. Some...

October 2020

October 30, 2020
I loved it. Here's why!

August 2020

August 23, 2020
When a person writes books, travels to speak at festivals, blogs on a major platform,...

July 2020

July 30, 2020
What do we do when our heroes disappoint us? Who should we be looking to...
July 22, 2020
"Baby" can be a term of endearment, and I think people should be allowed to...

May 2020

May 23, 2020
If witchcraft is a craft (in addition to being a religion, as it is for...

February 2020

February 15, 2020
We’re lucky today, because there are so many exciting new books coming out all the...
February 11, 2020
Books don’t make people authorities by themselves. They are often good indicators, but we are...

January 2020

January 24, 2020
A long outer court is a good thing. A precious thing, for both you and...
January 19, 2020
We’re living in a time when creating and sharing our ideas and our art is...
January 12, 2020
Memoir-lovers will appreciate Garcia’s adventures in Europe, in the nineties counterculture, and her triumph over...
January 04, 2020
We build traditions because we can't help it, I think, whether we identify as "traditional"...
January 02, 2020
When I start a new book of shadows, I also introduce myself and write a...

November 2019

November 20, 2019
WitchVox helped me start countless book clubs, three college Pagan groups, launch two websites, and...

September 2019

September 14, 2019
There are tons of articles floating around about how to choose good beginner books, how...
September 07, 2019
The collection of tarot cards is not my ability to divine. The books are not...

June 2019

June 05, 2019
I believe in True Will. I think I know what mine is. But is it...

May 2019

May 27, 2019
Religion can be profound and creative and enlightening and whatever else, but it also traumatizes....
May 25, 2019
Harmony Nice is one of the leading voices in this latest incarnation of Wicca, and...

January 2019

January 21, 2019
It’s been a long time since I’ve been a beginner, but being active on the...

July 2018

July 19, 2018
In the beginning, I did what most people who buy tarot decks do: I assumed...
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