Exercises for meditation, visualization, grounding, and centering
Several months ago, I received an email from someone asking questions about Samhain for a Religious Studies course lesson they were doing on Wicca. Now that the season is upon us, I am going to share those questions and my answers here. I am including the text of our original email exchange as well. Hello, … More Questions About Samhain
I’m a studious person by nature and I like to give myself topics to study. Because there are too many things that interest me to pursue academically — I have neither the time nor the finances to spare for this — I do a lot of self-study. Most of this is from books. But within … More K Is For Keeping Records
“What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree, with flexible parts, on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it, and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly … More I Is For Inkcraft
Simply put, garb is what you wear. In a magical sense, it’s specifically what you wear for ritual. Like all other things in Witchcraft, there are various opinions. Ritual garb often takes the form of robes and cloaks. Any color may be used, but the choice of what color the garb is made of comes … More G Is For Garb
Mentioning the words Demon, Demonology, and perhaps less often Demonolatry, conjures all sorts of fear-based reactions because of what these words have come to mean to most people across time. Many will choose to avoid the topic all together, stating that anything having to do with demons is evil and dangerous. People say the same … More D Is For Difference Between Demonology and Demonolatry
What happens when the spirit leaves the body? In most cases, people answer with, “Duh… Death.” But Witches as spiritual practitioners know better. It is important to know what each experience is, beginning with explaining the difference between having an Out-of-Body experience (OBE) and performing Astral Travel. They are not the same thing even though … More A is for Astral
I have a cell phone that is a few years old. It does what I need it to do: text, access the internet for Google Maps, emails, Facebook & Messenger, and make or receive the occasional phone call. I also use apps for online ordering through Chewy and Amazon, and have things on there to … More Is Witchcraft a religion?
A tarot spread (also referred to as a layout) is a pre-selected pattern that the cards are placed on the surface in front of the reader. The placement of the cards is part of the interpretation for the card reading and can also include proximity from one card to another, types of cards that seem … More Using Tarot Spreads/Layouts
I plan to go into detail in future articles and posts about using cards for occult study and practice. So, this piece will touch upon things, but not go into great detail. That will come later. Please follow/subscribe to my blog to be alerted as new posts are published. First — Let’s review some basic … More Looking into the future — A basic overview of some history and the practice of reading cards
For clarification on the duties and definitions of Priest/ess, High Priest/ess, and Ritual Facilitator — My Path to Being a High Priestess. A Priest/ess or High Priest/ess will often function as a ritual facilitator, but a ritual facilitator might not be a Priest/ess or High Priest/ess. A Public Ritual, as I’m going to use it … More How to Facilitate a Public Ritual
The Keeper's Path 