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July 2018

July 08, 2018
What I’ve called “aesthetic witchcraft” in jest in the past is a real thing, and...

June 2018

June 23, 2018
There will be new events, new planning committees, new writers and teachers to love, and...
June 03, 2018
I got on YouTube because I was lonely. I wanted to connect with other Pagans...

May 2018

May 06, 2018
There are people who jump from coven to coven, tradition to tradition, looking for someone...

March 2018

March 26, 2018
If there’s a hierarchy, there’s a power differential by definition. And healthy friendships do not...
March 18, 2018
Setting up an altar or shine is often the first step in building a personal...
March 11, 2018
Sometimes the things that impact our magical practice the most over time aren’t earth-shaking.

February 2018

February 24, 2018
There have been times where I’ve felt like my group was going to implode, or...

August 2017

August 10, 2017
In worship, there’s no such thing as an empty going through the motions. The motions...
August 07, 2017
Books impact us in many ways, and we often associate them with particular periods in...

July 2017

July 26, 2017
The gods aren’t obligated to smooth my way through life, and my personal betterment isn't...
July 12, 2017
People ask me my name and I don’t know what to tell them. They ask...

March 2017

March 28, 2017
Step One: Hubris

January 2017

January 06, 2017
Too many of us buy into this nonsense about the “Bible Belt” and then don’t...

December 2016

December 13, 2016
I’d rather be a “fencer” or a “swordswoman” or a “fighter.” In thinking about my...
December 07, 2016
I’ve been writing about more complex issues in witchcraft and Paganism for the last couple...

November 2016

November 14, 2016
There’s nothing wrong with having leadership aspirations. There’s nothing wrong with having fantasies, either. Those...
November 08, 2016
Thoughts on seasonal lulls, work, and bowhunting on Halloween.

October 2016

October 05, 2016
I don’t, in fact, live in the witchcraft fantasyland that I sometimes appear to occupy...

August 2016

August 31, 2016
There's a difference between what I do in a classroom and what I do as...
August 12, 2016
How do we build community and negotiate shared spaces while respecting oathbound materials, personal privacy,...
August 03, 2016
“Spirituality” is not objectively a thing that we can locate and measure.
August 02, 2016
Over time, the Wheel has to become real to us, not an abstraction from an...

July 2016

July 22, 2016
Why do we sometimes speak as though we're competing with others?
July 13, 2016
The athame and ritual sword aren't just metaphors. They're weapons.

June 2016

June 30, 2016
"I once heard my mother tell a realtor that my interest in animal parts stems...
June 25, 2016
Some tips for getting a group off the ground and preventing immediate implosion.
June 21, 2016
What does it mean when we say that this path involves "work"?
June 11, 2016
Here are some things that often don't make it on stock packing lists.

May 2016

May 31, 2016
Sitting meditation isn’t for everyone, and hating it doesn’t make you a bad witch or...
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