People who are caretakers and nurturers by nature find it challenging to spend some time on themselves, just doing whatever they want to do for no benefit that will really help another person but will give them a chance to relax and get to know their own needs and desires. For those who aren’t caretakers … More “Y” Is For Yourself
I’m going to share a snippet of a conversation I had a while ago in regards to this sort of thing. I used to regularly use internet chat rooms to talk with people, and like anything else when dealing with the internet, it’s always a hit-or-miss type of scenario. Sometimes I met wonderful people that … More “S” Is For Simple Spells Are Not So Simple
There is a huge business for magical items that are made (either by hand or mass-produced) and sold in retail shops, via online websites, and through catalogs. It’s fun to get stuff and it’s fun to build up collections of scented candles imbued with spiritual significance, charm bags stuffed with tokens and magic, and tools … More “R” Is For Retail
One of the first things talked about or learned by newcomers to the Craft is the use of Quarters. Essentially, Quarters refer to the magical circle divided into four equal parts. This is typically done by combining two diagrams of a quartered circle. The first is: This is the image in mind when people think … More “Q” Is For Quarters
Integrity is closely bound to some other words like morality, truth, honor, steadfastness, consistency, and strength. In Witchcraft, integrity is important on several levels. Because there is no single universal constant code of morality held to among all Witches, it is for each Witch to determine their personal code of ethics and morals. While … More “I” Is For Integrity
My definition for a Book of Shadows is: A book kept by an individual Witch or a coven of Witches that holds the rites and traditions of that Witch or coven. These books are highly personal, often including spells, chants, incantations, prayers, rituals, and other ritual records. Modern Witches may choose to use the computer and … More “B” Is For Book of Shadows
There is a phrase that I learned when I was in high school. I’m fairly certain it was introduced to me through one of my teachers, but I can’t say which one exactly. It is: Preventative maintenance is better than crisis management. Yes. Yes, it is. But there are times when the world breaks down, … More Handling Life’s Problems with Witchcraft
For many years now I have seen people in the Pagan/Wiccan community offering an interpretation of a particular verse in the bible that talks about Witches. The verse is Exodus 22:18 and it says: “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” (King James Version) The popular counter argument is that this was a mistranslation, … More Exodus 22:18 Meant It When It Said “Witch”
Many times, when people are seeking information about becoming or being a High Priest/ess, they would more accurately be described as Ritual Facilitator. More information on that can be found here — How to Facilitate a Public Ritual A Priest/ess or High Priest/ess will often function as a ritual facilitator, but a ritual facilitator might … More My path to being a High Priestess
Over the years, I have been asked various questions about practicing magic. The questions come from people of different backgrounds and levels of experience. Some seem to have been inspired by pop culture imagery more than practical magical use, and some come in from different areas of personal morals or ethics. So I have decided … More Questions about magic
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