A friend recently asked me what it takes to be a witch these days. The question was in response to my post on modern virtues for witchcraft. I’ve been turning that question over in my mind since and contemplating all the different skill sets, perspectives and ways of being in the world that contemporary witches…
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This week I was the guest writer on the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans Patheos Blog. I think we’ve all had the fantasy about the big, elaborate shrine in a wild-ish place somewhere. We can see it in our mind’s eye – the natural stone, the altar, some vines creeping in a decorative-but-not-annoying way. Maybe…
My practice changes over time. Every turning of the Wheel, I find that my understanding of my own Path has again transformed, and the shining bits of information I’ve added to my hoard are working their way into my magick. I like to joke that I started off as a Grand High Episcopagan – big…
Can you hear it? That super-high-pitched whining sound just above our range of hearing? It’s the collective stress cycles of our friends and family kicking into overdrive. The holidays are here, and we all have to somehow make it to January 2nd without body bags, divorces or involuntary commitment to a room with soft walls…
“Revelation comes to those who are radically hospitable to what they do not know. The choice to take the next step is an act of holy curiosity. It could also be called an act of faith. To those who act on faith, to those who move in the midst of mystery and silence, even when…
I spent this morning making All The Desserts for my family’s Thanksgiving get-together later today. As I was cooking, I was thinking about you. About the different ways we’ll all spend today, the different challenges we’ll face. The way that a holiday can change its shape and impact so dramatically from year to year and…
Samhain is now past and the days continue to darken. Even after Yule, it will be a couple months before we really begin to feel the light returning. It is time for us to explore the inward spiral – the dark half of the year. For many of us, including me, this is the time…
It’s cold season. Those of us who work directly with the public, or who have school-aged children, are only too well aware of the way viruses can sneak in and wreak havoc. As the season turns, we tend to increase our prevention practices – we wash our hands more frequently, take multivitamins and immune boosters,…
Some advice from your crow-mama Mystic Witch. This was originally posted as a note on my Facebook page in July of 2018. This has been coming up a lot, in different circles, from people of varying ages and backgrounds. I find myself repeating these words so often that I think perhaps I should fold my…