Remaking Community Connections with Cord Magic
Connections are like threads tying us together. The pandemic went on for so long I dropped out of the web of community altogether. Now I’m figuring out how much…
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.
How the Pandemic Has Developed My Pagan Sitting Practice
The pandemic has moved my spiritual life inside. I don't just mean I've abandoned public spaces. I'm spending less time with external ritual and more time in solitary meditation.
How to Hold an Online Beltane party
My coven has been holding our rituals online since the stay at home orders went into affect. The rituals are going so well we decided to hold our annual family-and-friends Beltane party online this year too. Here's how to hold an online party for your magical friends.
Creating a Magical Refuge
Do you have a refuge? There's so much stress in the world and our lives right now it's important to have a place where we can retreat, recharge, and feel…
Healing Ritual to Hygeia and Asclepius
For the first time in living memory the world faces a pandemic. It's not the only time humanity has experienced this kind of event though. Throughout human history disease has walked invisibly through our communities.
The Armor of Ra Hoor Khuit
In this time of extraordinary demand we are all drawing on our inner and outer resources to complete our daily tasks and to help each other. This armor reinforces our strength and centers us in the powers around us which sustain us.
How to Hold a Group Ritual Online
We can't always meet in person. Your coven, grove or lodge might decide to cancel your next get-together to maintain social separation to slow the spread of coronavirus, or a group member may be travelling but still want to participate.
Christmas is for Pagans too
Christmas started out life as a Pagan holiday. Pagans know that the birth of Christ settled on December 25 to take advantage of the celebrations already happening around that date.
Performing a handfasting wedding
Here’s how it started: a farmer friend reached out to me and asked if I could officiate at a marriage. Two of her farming apprentices wanted to get married right away so it would basically be that same week.