Oh hey folks, I’m about to head off on a mini-West Coast tour for the next two weeks. If you happen to be in Oregon or Northern California, I may be coming near you! Each link below goes to the Facebook page for the event with all of the details. All book talk/signing events are free – workshops and performances may have a donation/ticket price. Here’s the scoop: May 18th – Book Tour at The Sacred Well, Portland, OR -art... Read more
The human brain likes to think we can put everything in neat, clean, little boxes. It says that everything can be clearly defined, sanitized, and labeled. Something is either THIS or THAT, YES or NO, BLACK or WHITE*, 0 or 1. This type of programming is designed to minimize stress, so we can focus on whatever task is at hand. The reality is we’re swimming through a zero-gravity ball pit with questionable sanitary conditions. The brain does not like this... Read more
The jellyfish sidles up, stings, noms, and heads on its way. The same works best for spellcraft: do what you need to do without a lot of fuss or attention. Read more
*Not officially. Technically more of a nice idea. Other options include “Hug Your Cauldron Day,” “Bring Your Cauldron To Work Day, “Cauldron Appreciation Day” and “Adopt a Cauldron Day” – or I’m open to hear your creative titles! Today (as in when I’m writing this, who knows when you’re reading it), is May 8th. That means my first book, “The Witch’s Cauldron: The Craft, Lore, and Magick of Ritual Vessels” is now OFFICIALLY** released. **really officially, as opposed to my... Read more
Witch Etiquette: 8 handy rules to keep your cloak clean and your broom flying high. Read more
"It's like you become someone else when you're leading a ritual." One of the few compliments my ex-husband ever said to my face... Read more
I have officially reached a new and strange place. I don’t quite have a name for it….perhaps I will refer to it as Booklandia. I have been a published writer for at least two decades, so that’s nothing new. I had ideas for books back then, but I lost my main project in a motherboard fry around 2003 and didn’t have the heart or energy to rebuild it. I’m actually rather glad now for that tragedy, because now that idea... Read more
Hi all! I’m in Book Jail for Sigil Witchery, just a couple more days to go, so I’m pulling this post from the archives (2014) – Relevant at any time! Where is the line between Ritual and Performance? Not only for Sacred Dance (which can be a hot topic along the lines of “Can or should a trance dance be performed? How appropriate is that? And under what context?”) but this is something that can be considered for almost any... Read more
I listened. Then I lay back on the table, hair sprawling out, and looked up at the sky/ceiling, then I answered . . . . Read more
A few months ago, probably in response to an onslaught of political insanity and world news, I had the thought: “There’s all the proof you need that there are multiple gods in the world. How could there be so much insanity and chaos if there was just one god, one plan?” Of course, someone could say, “or it’s proof that there are no gods.” But my own experiences don’t allow me to fall into that idea. The only thing that... Read more
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