The Mabon ritual welcomes the coming second harvest and gives thanks for the first harvest. A designated leader may say the words that guide the…
With offerings such as Kim Davis and Mitch McConnell, I am courting the idea of inventing a new life story where instead of hailing from my beloved…
This week, several articles on Josh Duggar popped up on my Patheos feed as news of his marital unfaithfulness spread across the interwebs. Not on Patheos…
Within the past two weeks, I have seen several articles by Pagan columnists whose work I enjoy expressing surprise and dismay at how other Pagans…
Jupiter is such a delight. On August 12, it began a year long trip through Virgo and the aspecting of Jupiter in one’s sun sign…
I learned when I turned ten that my purpose on this earth was as a utility…a tool for the benefit of others. My mother was…
Emotion is what fuels magical practice because spell work begins with what you want to have happen. If you cannot feel, then you cannot want and…
“An it harm none do what ye will.” We cling to these words, among other reasons, because they are our battle cry to legitimize us to other…
It is hard for me to believe that just a couple of short years ago, I had the house to myself all day long and…
Set Up: The ritual area is decorated with sheaves of wheat, corn on the husks, fresh vegetables, and brooms. The participants make corn dollies ahead of…
So this year I already did something I promised myself I would never do again and although it was likely for the best, I am…
For those of us who follow the CUSP (Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway) spiritual tradition, Harvest is a time of reward and celebration when all of…
First, a musical interlude: Now, a little over halfway through my 2015, it seems like as decent a place as any to evaluate. I was…
The “third eye” is a concept embraced by many cultures. This uniquely empowered area of the physical body is associated with the brow chakra and with the color…
Welcome to the list of my own 10 Favorite Witchy Movies. Are they predictable? Absolutely. They are at once predictable and cliche. There glaring omissions that will…
Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way, and that, she peers, and sees Silver fruit upon silver trees.…
It can happen to all of us, although thankfully, not usually to the degree we see in the graphic above. Rituals fail. It is easy…
“It’s HOT!” “Um, you live in California!” “BUT IT’S HAWT!” There is little I enjoy less than a day out in the hot sun. My…
Author’s Note: My group and my spiritual path are both called CUSP (Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway), detailed in the books CUSP: A New Way to…
Of all of the holidays, it can be argued that most cultures at some time or another celebrated Midsummer. The Sun reigns at its full power…