Pagan Life
The Crooked Path of the Solitary Pagan Witch
The Solitary Witch’s Way There are old paths which never appear upon maps. They wind through woodland, cross forgotten fields and vanish beneath bramble and fern. No signpost points the way and no res...
A Warning to Solitary Pagan Witches
For the solitary Witch, protecting your personal energy can be an important part of spiritual practice. When you walk your path alone, there may be no coven, priest, priestess or group around you to a...
When a Witch Outgrows Thier Path
There may come a time in a witch’s life when the path that once felt right no longer seems to fit. The books that once inspired us may begin to repeat things we already know. Rituals that once felt po...
Finding the Wild Spirit Within Us
When we are children, the wild comes naturally to us. We don’t stop to ask whether something is sensible, proper or useful. We simply explore. We gather flowers and herbs, fallen apples and rose...
The original meaning of “Pagan”
The original meaning of “pagan” was not “someone who doesn’t follow a religion.” Its history is a little more complicated. The English word pagan comes from the Latin paganus. In ordinary Roman ...
Beware of people whose spiritual degrees/credentials come only from study /courses.
Look at those who have learned/improved based on their own experiences, not just reading/listening to others’ experiences. These people know suffering first hand. They know courage. They fought ...
Removing the Gods & Goddesses from Paganism & Witchcraft
What would happen if we took the Gods and Goddesses out of Paganism and Witchcraft altogether? This may be a completely wrong interpretation of the history, so I am genuinely interested in...
Alexandrian Wiccan
I was once a member of an Alexandrian Wiccan facebook group. While I was there, I made what apparently turned out to be a terrible mistake: I started asking questions. Nothing particularly outrag...
Regenerative Education: Learning to Belong to the Living World
What if education was not simply about learning about the world, but also about learning how to belong within it? This is at the heart of regenerative education. It begins with relationships and recog...
PAGANS AND WITCHES: YOUR FREEDOM TO THINK FOR YOURSELF MATTERS
There is a danger within modern Paganism and Witchcraft that I believe we need to start talking about openly: the gradual erosion of our freedom to think, question and practise for ourselves. There is...
Accusations aimed at Solitary Pagans
So, apparently, solitary Pagans are just people “hiding behind their PCs and mobile phones.” Perhaps we should consider why some people choose to practise privately or interact mainly online. Some may...
The Atlanta “Witch Wars” of the 1980s
The Atlanta “Witch Wars” of the 1980s were not a literal war, and there does not appear to have been one single incident officially called the Atlanta Witch War. Rather, the phrase refers to a period ...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year 2026: Closing Thought
The year 2026 is associated with the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac, a symbol known for its dynamic and transformative qualities. The Fire Horse often represents energy that brings about change, mov...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year: Living with the Fire Horse Energy
The year 2026 brings the dynamic influence of the Fire Horse, a rare and powerful energy in the zodiac cycle. Daily life under the Fire Horse is often marked by heightened intensity, a sense of urgenc...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year 2026: Spellwork and Rituals
The year 2026, also called the Fire Horse year, is seen as a good time for magic that encourages change, movement, and personal growth. For those who are new to witchcraft or pagan practices, this per...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year 2026: Elemental Support for the Fire Horse Year
As the Fire Horse year approaches, it may be helpful to consider the four classical elements—Fire, Air, Earth, and Water—as a foundation for your witchcraft practice. Each element has its own qualitie...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year 2026: Fire as a Catalyst for Change
In witchcraft, Fire is more than just a symbol of passion or destruction. It represents the force that turns intention into action. Fire brings energy and motivation, helping ideas become reality. It ...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year: The Horse as a Magical Symbol
In Pagan traditions, the Horse is seen as a strong symbol of movement, change, and crossing boundaries. Horses have long been connected to gods and goddesses of the sun, moon, and underworld. They are...
Paganism and the Next Calendar Year: 2026
The lunar year that begins in mid-February 2026 is called the Year of the Fire Horse. In witchcraft, this is more than just a name or an astrological event. Many practitioners see it as a time when th...
Paganism & The Next Calendar Year
The lunar year starting in mid-February is called the Year of the Fire Horse. In witchcraft, this is more than just a symbolic name or an astrological event. Many practitioners experience it as a noti...
Discovering yourself as a Witch
Discovering yourself, and defining yourself as Witch can be as long or short of a process as you make it. Learning the vital differences, however subtle, between Jinxing, Hexing, Banishing, Binding an...
The main Feng Shui schools
Over the centuries many different schools ofFeng Shui have developed. The basic principlesare broadly the same, though each school has aslightly different focus. There are three mainschools in existen...
Feng Shui
ONE OF THE most important adjustmentsthat we can make as we begin to workconsistently with magic is to theenvironment in which we live and to our ownpersonal space. As we reach an internal peacewe cre...
Customs Associated with Birth
There are, in fact, several customs associatedwith birth and the surrounding period whichhave survived without people today necessarilyappreciating their magical significance. In Celticlore, the ‘toad...
Winter’s End
YOU WILL NEEDWhite candleCorn dollyFireproof receptacleEither the sticky burrs from a cleavers plant(which has a cleansing effect) or several pieces ofpaper on which you have written your irritationsM...
The Blending of Pagan and Christian Festivals
Ways of dealing with problems within the community, which used a blend of Christian and pagan rituals, was partly a product of the interaction between Christianity and paganism. Pagan belief demanded ...
Happiness Blooms
Bring positive fresh energy to your life with happiness spells and fresh flowers. You just need: Jasmine or Lilac oilOne fresh flower, any kindPaper and pencilYellow candleA heat-proof container Light...
Your Magick Teachings
You are your best teacher. Remember that while some people can help guide you on their path, that guidance is limited. Witchcraft is more of an internal process of figuring out who you are inside, wha...
Making Daily Tasks Magickal
Take daily tasks and make them magical! Enchant your cooking, cleaning, and working. A few simple words can go a long way when enchanting your daily activities. For instance, I usually bless my food f...
The Truth-speakers
The Truth-speakers, the ones who refuse to contain their feelings, those who challenge and humanize the toxic status quo, are often scapegoated and vilified, made to feel crazy by those who lack the c...
The history of Witchwalking
The history of Witchwalking is as old as movement itself.Like many other examples of occult knowledge, it is a legacy that often conceals itself within the various cultures and people who have engaged...
Nature
Nature is the great teacher, in her are all things revealed. Nature reflects the higher ways of the spirit. The creators established the law of nature so that through them we might come to know the la...
Signs You’re An Old Soul
(You’ve Lived Many Times Before) You have that longing for home. And yet you’re more than familiar with this existence. There’s that knowing deep inside that you’ve been here before. Why? Because you ...
The Remanifestation of the Ego
Bear in mind that the consciousness of the naked Self has already been awakened. This point — when the Eye of the Void opens — is the Ordeal of the Abyss often spoken of by Crowley; it is the experien...