Samhain & Family History Month
We know that Samhain is about honoring our ancestors but did you know that October is Family History Month? When I found this out rather recently I thought how wonderfully ironic that is. We don’t...
View ArticleTarot Spreads
Samhain is approaching, the prime time of year for divination, when the veil between the worlds is thinnest. When learning the tarot it's important to experiment with different spreads to find what...
View ArticleSabbat Tarot Spreads
I've collected some tarot spreads that correspond with each of the sabbats and I wanted to share them with everyone. The only note I have is that I do include one for Beltane but it is generally...
View ArticleMeeting Your Spirit Guide
Meeting and working with your spirit guides can be very rewarding but it can also be difficult to know how to start. This post will walk you through finding and introducing yourself to a spirit guide....
View Article4 Tips to Forming the Best Tarot Questions
Whether paying for a tarot reading or doing one for yourself, forming a good question helps you to get the most out of your reading. Getting or doing a reading takes time and energy and you want to...
View ArticleShadow Work: An Introduction
Maybe it’s the time of year, as the energies of fall are conducive to delving into the shadow, or maybe it’s a nudge from the universe but I feel moved to do a short blog series on shadow work. Online...
View ArticleShadow Work: Are You Ready?
The very first thing you need to do before beginning shadow work is to gauge if you are truly ready to undertake it. Ask yourself this, “Am I ready to accept difficult truths about myself?” Be...
View ArticleShadow Work: Exercises
Before reading this post you should read the previous two posts; Shadow Work: An Introduction and Shadow Work: Are You Ready? As I discussed in both of those posts shadow work is a very individual...
View ArticleWhen You are New to Paganism
It is a recurrent theme in groups and forums for people to say that they are new to Paganism and don’t know where to start. Paganism is a broad umbrella term for a vast array of nature based...
View ArticleCasting a Circle
Circle casting is typically considered one of the basics of magickal practice. Not every Witch casts a circle and those that do don’t cast a circle for everything they do. There may be occasion in...
View ArticleKidney Failure
I'm sorry I've gotten behind on my posts. My intention was to put out some new Yule blog posts this year but my health kept that from happening. Those of you who have followed me for a while know...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolution Ritual
The mainstream New Year is upon us and it’s a time when many of us make some resolutions for the coming year. Often it’s things like dieting, going to the gym more often, or to quit smoking. While...
View ArticleThe Charge of the Goddess
There is no central religious text for Paganism but there are certain important works that most Pagans have read and been influenced by. One such work is “The Charge of the Goddess”. While this is a...
View ArticlePaganism and Personal Responsibility
Paganism encourages individuality and with that comes a level of personal responsibility often lacking in other religions. In fact it’s this idea of personal accountability that helped to draw me to...
View ArticleHow to Write Spells
I’ve never been the kind to use prewritten spells in their entirety, even when I was just starting out on my path. Sometimes I would borrow bits and pieces from prewritten spells or use them as a sort...
View ArticleOne Pagan Concept of the Divine
Paganism is an umbrella term for a myriad of practices and while they do have things in common there are also many differences. This blog is my personal concept of the divine as I have learned and...
View ArticlePagan Spiritual Maturity
Pagan spiritual maturity is a topic that is very seldom if ever discussed. It is something that should definitely be discussed more often as it is an essential part of positive spiritual growth....
View ArticleThe Wiccan Rede
Whether you are Wiccan or not, if you are running in the Pagan circles, you are going to encounter references and arguments over the Wiccan Rede. Because it is so widely referenced I believe that it...
View ArticleSymbolism in Magick
The practice of magick is rooted and steeped in symbolism. You are hard pressed to practice any form of magick that doesn’t incorporate some level of symbolism. Sympathetic magick is the primitive or...
View ArticleCan I Mix Pantheons?
From time to time I see people ask if they can mix pantheons in Paganism. The answer is, “Why not?” There’s really nothing in Paganism that says you can’t mix pantheons. Even if you belong to a...
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