Magical Herbalism from the Raven’s Beak - Acorn
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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...
- Jan 6
- 4 min
Crystal Gazing: Abalone Shell
Appearance: Rainbow iridescent Mother of Pearl Chakra: 2nd Sacral Zodiac: Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio, Aquarius Country of Origin: Baja...
- Dec 31, 2023
- 6 min
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, 2023
- 8 min
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 5, 2023
- 5 min
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...
- Nov 27, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 5 min
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 11, 2023
- 8 min
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 3, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 5 min
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 14, 2023
- 4 min
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...
- Oct 10, 2023
- 4 min
This is Hallowmas, This is Hallowmas
Hallowmas, Hallows, Halloween, Samhain and many other names are all talking about the same thing. This is the High Holyday of Wicca and...
- Oct 6, 2023
- 7 min
Creating Your Witch's Altar
The creation of your witch’s altar is a wonderful process that allows you to exercise your creativity, intuition and magic. We’re going...
- Oct 3, 2023
- 4 min
An Introduction to Witchcraft
Hello again and Merry Meet! That’s an old greeting amongst witches dating way back when we were going through what we call “The Dark...
- Sep 25, 2023
- 5 min
The Birth of Modern Witchcraft
Wicca, witches and witchcraft seem to be all the rage nowadays, on social media, in movies, TV, hell Marvel Comics even has one called...
- Sep 14, 2023
- 5 min
Tools of the Trade – The Blade
The witch’s knife, often called the Athame or Blade, is generally considered the most important tool, or magical weapon, that any...
- Sep 10, 2023
- 4 min
How To Become Pagan Clergy
Over the years (I’ve been a pagan for over 35 years) I’ve had a fair number of people ask me how they can become Pagan clergy or...
- Aug 29, 2023
- 5 min
Is this Teacher or Priesthood right for me?
What do you look for in a teacher or priesthood? This is a difficult question but it is one you need to take seriously. There are...
- Aug 28, 2023
- 5 min
The Three Keys of Spellcasting
There are Three Keys of Spellcasting that you need to learn and use to make your spellcasting consistently successful. I'm going to tell...
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