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Cult: Leaving It and Finding my Power
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Cult: Leaving It and Finding my Power

  • Posted by - Lora Evans

Place your feet flat on the ground. Get comfortable in your seat. Close your eyes. Imagine a cord running from your Root Chakra and connecting to the center of the Earth. You know the drill. Meditation, for the past 20…

Ancestors and Personal Trauma
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Ancestors and Personal Trauma

  • Posted by - Brianne

Going Home Again I moved back to my ancestral motherland this year, after I had vowed never to return here. My move came on on May 1st, which is the pagan holiday Beltane. From that point forward, I started to…

Giving Is Magick: Conjuring the Spirit of Plenty
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Giving Is Magick: Conjuring the Spirit of Plenty

  • Posted by - Nikki Darling

The season of giving and receiving gifts is in full swing. As the days darken, the nights twinkle with light. Candles and and glowing ornaments adorn houses. Jewish families dress their windows with menorahs. Strings of lights in all colors create…

Self-Worth and the Magick in Receiving
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Self-Worth and the Magick in Receiving

  • Posted by - Lora Evans

Welcome to the time of year when everyone asks you what you want for Christmas (or Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and all of the other holidays centered around the second half of December). Since reaching adulthood, my answer has always been…

A Neurodivergent Guide to the Shadow Self
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A Neurodivergent Guide to the Shadow Self

  • Posted by - Nikki Darling

In magick, the Underworld looms beneath us: the realm of Shadow Work. This “place” exists in a state of hazy mystery. It is clouded by the barrier the conscious mind forms with the unconscious. Notably, the demons of our pasts…

Queer Time and Place – Magic, Ritual and Transgender Subculture
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Queer Time and Place – Magic, Ritual and Transgender Subculture

  • Posted by - Hanne Carrington

In search of a safe place There seem to be several places in our culture where queer people congregate to find solace. Whether donning elaborate cosplay, losing themselves in the worlds of Science Fiction, online forums and gaming, drag and…

Six Ways to Work With Ancestors
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Six Ways to Work With Ancestors

  • Posted by - Willow Rose

Ancestor's Altar Creating an altar to honor your ancestors is a meaningful way to revere your family lineage and stay connected to loved ones who have crossed over, not just at Samhain, but all through the year. This altar won’t…

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The Perfect and the Good: Creating a Scalable Daily Practice

  • Posted by - The Editors

Perfection and Unrelenting Standards I am the worst kind of perfectionist. In the pursuit of perfection, I have allowed many good ideas and opportunities to fall to the side of the road. Books remain unwritten and other work either unattempted…

Becoming a Woman: Using Ritual to Transition My Inner World [Trigger Warnings: violence, suicidal ideation, gender dysphoria]
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Becoming a Woman: Using Ritual to Transition My Inner World [Trigger Warnings: violence, suicidal ideation, gender dysphoria]

  • Posted by - Hanne Carrington

Six months into my HRT, and all I had was questions: Who was I becoming? What kind of woman did I want to be? Could I put behind me all that had happened to me on the way to discovering…

On Road Opening Magick and Being Roadworthy (with Ritual)
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On Road Opening Magick and Being Roadworthy (with Ritual)

  • Posted by - Nikki Darling

This post tackles Road Opening magick, which is honestly some of my favorite witchcraft to do. In fact, I just finished a three-part Road Opener spell, made some gorgeous Crossroads Dirt herbal mixture (based on one of the three magickal…

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