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The Effect of Ghosts In The Magical Community

February 9, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

Deceased people don’t scare me, I’m used to those kinds of ghosts. But there’s another kind that gives me pause. Sometimes it’s the thing that’s not actually there when they should be that’s the most dangerous to the living. Read more

6 Minutes of Witchcraft: Don’t Should Yourself (Or Others)

February 6, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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I think a lot of people get bent out of shape about “shoulds” – mainly because they’re worried about doing Witchcraft wrong somehow. They, in turn, tend to “should” other folks to feel secure that their way is the correct way. Read more

A Witch in Fantasyland

January 25, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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What does it mean when a Witch feels out of place in Fantasyland? What is behind the popular pull of such a place? Join me on a journey to figure out how and why… Read more

Witch, Are You Even Listening?

January 16, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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Inspiration comes from the oddest of places sometimes. Then again, the universe speaks in mysterious ways. You just have to be able to listen. Read more

6 Minutes of Witchcraft: The Body as a Conduit & Magical Essence

January 14, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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I think folks are all-too-often looking for magick outside of themselves, missing that the key essential ingredient is them. Read more

Witchin’ In The New Year – Signed Book Giveaway!

January 8, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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To celebrate the anniversaries of the release of “Sigil Witchery” and “Weave the Liminal” – I’ll be giving SIGNED copies of each away via this blog. Here’s what you need to know in order to put your virtual ticket in the cauldron. Read more

A Sigil for the Year of 2020

January 2, 2020 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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Every year, I ask my patrons to contribute a word or phrase that they’d like to see in the upcoming year. Then I take that list, find the common themes, and then make a video of me creating the sigil. From there folks can use the sigil to inspire their year. Read more

The 2020 Freedom Sigil

December 19, 2019 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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The name may seem simple, but 2020 is not only the new year, but a term used to talk about focusing of vision and clarity – and freedom is never given – it is fought for and won. Read more

6 Minutes of Witchcraft: Charging in Magick

December 17, 2019 By Laura Tempest Zakroff

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In this episode of 6 Minutes of Witchcraft, I discuss how I view “charging” in terms of magick and Witchcraft. I think sitting at the heart of the matter is that charging is a term that tends to get overused in the magical community while also not being very well understood. Read more