“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The…
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The very first review of my forthcoming book, Blackfeather Mystery School: The Magpie Training, was just released! Deep gratitude to Jason of The Esoteric Book Club for this in-depth review. If you’re looking for an unbiased-by-social-connection take on the book, take a listen to the podcast here. Preorders for the book go up in early…
I will never forget the first time I heard the music from the Pure Moods album in the early 90s. I was a tweeny and my parents brought home a copy of the CD. I clearly remember dancing around the living room while listening to it. I needed to move my body in order to…
“Freyja says there’s going to be trouble.” I didn’t know the man speaking to me. I had never met him before – we were in the same workshop at Sacred Space Conference. He had turned back to look at me several times during the class, and I steeled myself for the inevitable come-on. However, when…
I was recently interviewed by Sam Arthen-Long for the The EarthSpirit Community‘s EarthSpirit Voices podcast. Our conversation is wide ranging – witchcraft, spirituality, community service, Kindred Crow, and so much more. Give it a listen here.
Sometimes I hit a nerve. Last week, I released a new tarot spread for getting back on track after life has really shaken up your snow globe. It can be tough to find our center, or to even know where all the pieces should go, after a period of intense change and chaos. The response…
I sat where I always do, the thready mists of Helheim swirling before me. The crowd had gathered again, an indistinct circle of hundreds around me. More an impression of a gathering of people than anything solid. I could smell apple blossom on the breeze. My heart hammered in my chest and I could feel…
The Wheel of the Year has turned once more. Samhain is past and the days grow shorter and darker till Yuletide reaches us. This is the season of shadow and quiet, of the inward spiral. I think of the time from mid-October till Yule as Veil Season. Although many people focus their Ancestral work specifically…
One of the best and most beautiful aspects of modern witchcraft is that it is an evolving path. Although we base a good deal of our philosophy and practice on ancient religions, paganism and witchcraft as we know them today are new. Born of the 60s counterculture and the equal rights movements for women and…
In what should be a surprise to absolutely no one, I was a theater kid. My life in high school revolved around two big productions every year: a drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. My theater classmates and I sacrificed blood, sweat, tears and countless hours for each of our shows. …