Magical Herbalism from the Raven’s Beak - Acorn
This is the first in a continuing series on magical herbalism that will be appearing in The Raven’s Beak. I’m working off a long...
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Jan 138 min read
The Elder Futhark – Fehu
This is the first of a series of articles on the Elder Futhark Runes that will explore each rune in order plus the three Aetts (families)...
Jan 64 min read
Crystal Gazing: Abalone Shell
Appearance: Rainbow iridescent Mother of Pearl Chakra: 2nd Sacral Zodiac: Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio, Aquarius Country of Origin: Baja...
Dec 31, 20236 min read
Elders Of The Craft – Isaac Bonewits
Philip Emmons Isaac Bonewits was born October 1, 1949, in Royal Oak, Michigan — the perfect place, he liked to joke, for a future...
Dec 18, 20238 min read
The Sacred Day of Yule is Upon Us!
Yule! The winter solstice and the shortest day on the year! It’s a sabbat for those of us who follow a pagan path, an important holiday....
Dec 11, 20235 min read
The Elders of the Craft – Z. Budapest
Zsuzsanna Emese Mokcsay (born in 1940) is perhaps better known by her pen name, Zsuzsanna, or simply Z., Budapest is an American author,...
Dec 4, 20235 min read
The Promise and Hope of the Return of the Light
My dear friend Patricia Asunja sent me this German and Scandinavian traditional way of celebrating the Yule holiday 5 years ago and I...
Dec 1, 20238 min read
The Disciplines of Magic
This is a system I use to categorize the various types of magic I find in the world. It certainly is not backed by some celestial...
Nov 27, 20234 min read
The November Full Moon is Here!
As every pagan, Wiccan, wise person or mage knows, this is a special time. For many, the Moon is a symbol, at least, of the feminine...
Nov 20, 20234 min read
Casting a Magic Circle Part 5, Opening the Circle and Farewell to the Watchtowers
This is the fifth in a series on how to cast a magic circle in a correct and effective manner. As I said in the first installment, there...
Nov 17, 20235 min read
Elders of the Craft – Raymond Buckland
Raymond Buckland (August 31, 1934 – September 27, 2017 was an English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult, and a significant...
Nov 14, 20235 min read
Casting a Magic Circle, Part 4 Cakes & Wine, Farewell to the Gods and Lowering the Cone of Power
This is the fourth in a series on how to cast a magic circle in a correct and effective manner. As I said in the first installment, there...
Nov 11, 20238 min read
The Wheel of the Year, the Heart of the Craft
Here I’d like to talk about what is probably one of the few unifying themes and beliefs across all of pagandom, that of the Wheel of the...
Nov 7, 20237 min read
Casting a Magic Circle, Part 3 Raising the Cone of Power and Calling the Gods
This is the third in a series on how to cast a magic circle in a correct and effective manner. As I said in the first installment, there...
Nov 3, 20234 min read
The November Full Moon – 2023
Everyone can appreciate the beauty of a Full Moon, but to pagans, witches, heathens and many other alternative religions and spiritual...
Oct 28, 20235 min read
Elders of the Craft – Scott Cunningham
If you’ve dabbled in magic and Wicca/witchcraft at all, you’ve most likely heard of Scott Cunningham. He was a Pagan author, one of the...
Oct 23, 20238 min read
Casting a Magic Circle, Part 2 Calling the Watchtowers and Laying the Circle
This is the second in a series on how to cast a magic circle in a correct and effective manner. As I said in the first installment, there...
Oct 20, 20235 min read
Three Rune Pulls For Divination
Runic divination generally falls into two categories: pulls and casts. Pulls are where you have your runes in a bag or other container...
Oct 16, 20236 min read
Casting a Magic Circle – 1. Cleansing the Area
This is the first in a series on casting a magic circle in a correct manner. Please do understand that I know that there are many such...
Oct 14, 20234 min read
Elders of the Craft – Selena Fox
Selena Fox is a Wiccan High Priestess, an Interfaith minister, environmentalist, author, a psychotherapist and is widely seen as an elder...
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