In which I turned to art to reconsider the winter holidays... Read more
In which I turned to art to reconsider the winter holidays... Read more
We tend to be the marginal folks, and sometimes we wear that as a badge of pride. We might say things like: "We're different from those people. They don't understand us. It's always been this way. We're revolutionary." But what if the revolution involves un-othering Witchcraft? Read more
Here's the interesting thing about conflict - in many situations, it presents an opportunity for growth. Read more
If given the option between acting out (magically, verbally, or otherwise) against someone you know in your microcosm that will make you feel instantly vindicated - and doing a prolonged working to cause significant change against a larger defined "enemy" or creates a greater good that is harder to define in the macrocosm - what would you choose? Read more
It's a small thing, barely 3" across - but it has become so much larger in so many ways. Read more
It can sound difficult to talk with the gods, but I think it's much harder to talk with each other. Read more
Do I speak for Hekate? Do I speak as Hekate? I think it's more like speaking WITH Hekate, sharing words together. Read more
How well do you ride the broom? Folks talk about using brooms to ride to the Sabbat, jumping over them for special occasions like hand-fastings, and other ritual uses. Like the cauldron, the broom is another rather mundane and ubiquitous household item that has become associated with Witchcraft. Why? During the Witch-Craze, witch-hunters made money off of seeding fears that fed into hysteria: that witches could be anywhere, anyone. Nothing was sacred, everything could be perverted for their use –... Read more
When confronted with a puzzle, there's a compulsion to explore, maybe get lost for a bit, and hopefully find our way out Read more
But as fears fueled by Satanic panic and stranger danger cut back on Halloween festivities, as I grew up, I found myself tied more deeply to the season itself. Read more
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