The Blessing of Uncertainty in the New Year
On New Year's Day 2020 I confidently posted a picture of Audrey Ann Hughey's 2020 Author's Planner.
The Forest Is My Salvation
The forest has saved my year. When the pandemic hit all the public indoor spaces closed. We were driven out of the restaurants, the gym, the store-as-entertainment. Where to go to get out of the house? Outside! Our Washington state home is zoned urban but surrounded by green.
The Demon Is Also Me
There's a thrilling moment in the story of Durga's fight with a demon army. The king of the army has just seen the goddess kill his brother. He surveys the battlefield in which Durga's goddesses are slaughtering his troops.
Wiccan Devotionals Revisited
I'm revisiting an interfaith talk on Wiccan Devotionals I gave almost three decades ago. There are parts of that presentation that have a time capsule quality, other parts still describe what we do reasonably accurately. I was most surprised to rediscover the topics that we are just now getting around to discussing. I've been thinking about how I would make that presentation today.
Updated Theurgy Bibliography
Here's an updated list of books that speak directly about theurgy from the writers of our time. Richard Reidy is no longer with us but his work remains and is…
Magical workings and prayers for peace
I work for peace. As a Pagan magician I am involved with a number of private efforts to maintain peace in the world through magic, invocation and prayer.
Three Prayers for the Forests
My Pacific Northwest house is surrounded by a semi-urban forest. Every day I walk in my woods and breathe with the trees. This week I am breathing the death of trees. Fires rage all along the west coast.
It’s Okay To Grieve
Recently I spent a weekend in sitting practice with a women's group. We invoked the Goddess in many forms, out of ourselves, into ourselves. We opened ourselves to whatever she would show us.
Sun herbs for St. John’s Day
St. John's wort, feverfew and comfrey: this trio of herbs of the sun blooms at St. John's Day. The Feast of St. John on June 24 is the Christian version of the midsummer holiday that Pagans and magicians celebrate.
Juneteenth Program 2020
My coven met on Friday on Zoom for our Summer Solstice ritual. Because it was also Juneteenth I prepared a fifteen minute program for us to view and discuss…
Feeding the demon of self-hate
I am overcoming the demon of self-hate by feeding it. The trigger was learning that a friend I like and admire has privately complained about me to other friends…