Edain McCoy wrote about Paganism as she experienced it, and Paganism is about the experience first and foremost. Did she get some things wrong? Absolutely, but I’m just happy to see people get through that first door, we can worry about the rest later. Read more
March 27, 2019
Witchcraft & Dion Fortune
March 27, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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Dion Fortune is one of the most important figures in Witchcraft’s rebirth during the twentieth century. Though she did not identify as a Witch (or even a Pagan), many of her ideas would become a part of Wiccan-Witchcraft, and her 1938 novel “The Sea Priestess” articulated Witch ritual long before it would be made public. Read more
March 14, 2019
Loki & Personal Gnosis
March 14, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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I did not go seeking Loki, and there are parts of me embarrassed to admit our (limited) relationship, fearful that cries of “comic book fan!” will echo over the internet. But Loki keeps showing up in my life, and when he does, he reveals to me some of his nature. Read more
March 13, 2019
Five Witchcraft Books That Changed My Life
March 13, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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The books we love influence how we practice our Craft and view its history. For many of us they were also our first teachers, offering sound advice for both the magickal and the mundane. Read more
March 6, 2019
Wiccan-Witchcraft at 80
March 6, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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Wiccan-Witchcraft is one of the largest Pagan and Witch traditions in the world today, and 2019 is the 80th anniversary of the initiation of its most influential practitioner. In honor of 80 years, let’s take a look of where Wicca is, where it’s been, and where it’s going in the future. Read more
February 25, 2019
Big Name Pagans
February 25, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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I’ve always found the idea of BNP’s rather laughable (with a few exceptions); after all at outdoor Pagan festivals everyone is using the same portajohn. Read more
February 21, 2019
Why I Go To Pagan Festivals
February 21, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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That “liking to talk to people” thing is also why I like Pagan festivals so much. Most of my days are spent reading and writing about Modern Paganisms, but that’s never the same as talking about them, and perhaps more importantly, doing them Read more
February 13, 2019
Witchcraft Should Mean SOMETHING
February 13, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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If Witchcraft is simply a catch-all for any sort of magickal tradition I’m not sure it has any meaning. Read more
February 5, 2019
In Memory of DJ Conway
February 5, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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According to her official Facebook page, DJ Conway crossed the veil this past Friday, February 1. As a longtime reader of Conway’s work, it feels appropriate that she crossed over at Imbolc. Her books were full of light, love, and magick, and those things are certainly felt by many of us on Brigit’s day. Read more
January 23, 2019
There is No Virtue in the Judgements of Doreen Virtue
January 23, 2019 By Jason Mankey
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I don’t care what anyone believes as long as they aren’t violating personal boundaries and bank accounts, but when they come after my beliefs and those of my friends . . . . well that’s a completely different story. Read more
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