Those aren’t the altars I’m talking about.

I’m talking about the ones that appear when nobody is paying attention.

It begins innocently enough. You find a really good rock, and because we have already established what happens when Pagans encounter really good rocks, the rock comes home with you. You put it on the corner of a bookshelf because that’s as good a place as any.

A few days later, you find a feather.

The feather looks nice next to the rock.

This means nothing, of course.

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Bandages.

Flashlights.

Batteries.

A plunger.

Ibuprofen.

Chocolate.

If you’re a practicing Witch, Pagan, conjure worker, or generally magical person, I think there is another category worth considering:

The magical emergency kit.

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I did not expect to lose my ability to type.

This is particularly insulting because I used to be a medical transcriptionist and for the past decade and a half, an author. Typing was not merely something I knew how to do. Typing was something my fingers knew how to do without consulting me. I could listen to an exhausted, slurring doctor with a strong accent who is talking ninety miles an hour while eating dictate a complicated History & Physical report and watch a documentary on Tudor hygiene at the same time.

There was a time when I could listen to an exhausted, slurring, strongly accented doctor who is talking ninety miles an hour and eating while dictating a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the same time I watch a documentary on Tudor hygiene and mentally plan dinner. My fingers would simply take care of business.

Those fingers have apparently retired.

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I also know perfectly well that candles are physical objects and, I can embrace those magical words, “Science is a thing.”

To read the full article, go to the Green Egg Blog here: https://greeneggmagazine.com/2026/08/29/science/

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You need a candle.

You need fire.

You need a reason.

Technically, that can be enough.

People have been lighting candles with prayers and petitions for longer than any of us can trace. A flame in the darkness is one of those symbols humanity seems to understand instinctively.

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The person stands there looking vaguely miserable, usually wearing something unflattering, possibly holding up a newspaper so we know nobody has tampered with the evidence. The lighting is terrible. The posture is worse. Apparently, nobody who weighs more than the recommended amount is permitted to smile.

Then comes the After Picture. Better clothes, better lighting, better hair, better posture, possibly a spray tan, and definitely a smile. Ta-da! A worthwhile human being has emerged!

I have a problem with this whole arrangement.

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Because magic isn’t one thing. You wouldn’t walk into a hardware store and announce, “I need a tool.” Well…you could. But somebody is eventually going to ask whether you’re hanging a picture, unclogging a toilet, or demolishing a wall.

Magic works much the same way.

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I am about to turn 65.

I know this because the United States government has been sending me mail.

Lots of mail. And AARP started blowing me up ten years ago.

Apparently, there is a point in every American life when the federal government, insurance companies, healthcare providers, and approximately four thousand organizations I have never heard of simultaneously become extremely concerned about whether I understand Medicare.

For most of my life, birthdays arrived with cake.

Sixty-five arrives with a three-ring binder.

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I have a strong working knowledge of stones. I can usually identify what I’m looking at, and I’m familiar with the magical and metaphysical properties traditionally associated with many of them. This does absolutely nothing to prevent the ancient instinct known as Good rock. Must have.

In fact, knowledge may make the situation worse. The process is fairly straightforward: see rock, identify rock, admire rock, pick up rock, turn rock over, examine other side of rock, and show rock to Eric. Eric acknowledges that yes, it is indeed a rock. His assessment is technically correct but fails to appreciate the significance of this particular rock, so we ignore his opinion.

To read the full article, go to the Green Egg Blog: https://greeneggmagazine.com/2026/08/21/i-have-a-rock-for-that/

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I was hoping to just call them an asshole and get on with my afternoon.

Welcome to shadow work.

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