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November 2020

November 09, 2020
It seems like the whole world has been particularly heavy and serious of late, so...
November 04, 2020
I desperately want this to be over, and to be able to move on to...
November 02, 2020
Harm and benefit are not absolute universal values, and the magics we weave can and...

October 2020

October 31, 2020
I do not feel much like celebrating Samhain this year, but there is a great...
October 26, 2020
How the events of our lives shape reality is a complicated mess of interrelations, cause...
October 20, 2020
These are my personal reasons for not formally venerating my ancestors, and some things I...
October 15, 2020
This sigil is designed to help manage migraines by supporting care efforts, providing relief from...
October 13, 2020
On a handful of occasions I have found myself in a situation when I needed...
October 06, 2020
Claiming unconditional ownership of your own body has profound positive implications for mental, emotional, physical,...
October 02, 2020
May we be blessed with mass voting and the preservation of democracy in the USA,...

September 2020

September 29, 2020
Banishing is used across all forms of magic. It is a loss that is welcome...
September 22, 2020
Names, even magical names, are mutable and can change over time as we and our...
September 15, 2020
The equinoxes are a balance of day and night and a duality of spring and...
September 08, 2020
Understanding and learning how to effectively use the versatility of blessing magic is worthwhile, especially...
September 01, 2020
In order to ethically engage in baneful magic, you need to have a clear understanding...

August 2020

August 25, 2020
If your body includes a uterus that produces a period, you can perform menstrual magic. ...
August 18, 2020
It is important to recognize that teaching is a separate skill from the subject being...
August 12, 2020
Curating, unfriending, blocking, and banning in online spaces creates peace and has magical application for...
August 05, 2020
Shadow work is profoundly important. If you do not understand what lives in your shadow,...

July 2020

July 29, 2020
It is common to see acceptance and tolerance treated as synonyms, but this creates a...
July 23, 2020
"Baby Witch" is a very problematic term when it is not self-applied. Calling someone a...
July 10, 2020
There are innumerable easy alternatives to white sage and palo santo. It is not fair...
July 10, 2020
If you find yourself thrown off your foundation and hanging by your foot, relax and...
July 06, 2020
This sigil is a ward against random harmful encounters with prejudiced individuals, by protecting, averting...

June 2020

June 30, 2020
When I talk about the Void, I am talking about a place of unreality which...
June 24, 2020
"Closed" traditions, cultural appropriation, race, ethnicity, and how those issues all play into each other,...
June 17, 2020
Life balance is never static. It is a moving target, which you might find briefly, but...
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