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Pagan Wedding Colors Cheat Sheet
In the last couple of years, there’s been a move away from correspondences in the Tumblr pagan community. I mostly think that’s a good thing. Correspondence lists tend to be oversimplifications and to only highlight a single trait of a given plant, crystal, color, or whatever — and yes, you tend to lose a lot…
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Mushroom Broth Recipe
There’s a pretty simple backstory here: I wanted to make soup, but when I went to buy groceries the store was out of both vegetable broth and bouillon, but had mushrooms on sale. I did some Internet searching and learned that making your own broth is pretty simple and easy, so I decided to try…
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Herbalism in Times of Turmoil
I’ve recently returned to my roots (pun intended) in folk herbalism to supplement the work I’m doing with my therapist. It wasn’t an intentional thing — in our current round of EMDR, we’ve uncovered some deeply buried trauma, and bringing that trauma to the surface has shaken the foundations of how I see myself and…
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Book Review: Psychic Tarot by Nancy Antenucci and Melanie Howard
Since I’ve started reading tarot for others more often, I’ve been making an effort to read more books about tarot and about different reading styles. I’m already pretty darn familiar with the cards and confident in my own reading style, but I think it’s helpful to see what other people are doing. It helps me…
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MY NEW BOOK: Sacred Choice
Are you tired of anti-choice people telling you that your views on abortion have no historical/religious support? Me too. So I wrote a book proving them wrong. “An exploration of the history of contraception and abortion in witchcraft and paganism. This celebration of the history and spirituality of reproductive freedom combines thorough research, reflection, and…
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Geomancy: What Witches Can Learn from Feng Shui
Feng shui (pronounced “fung shway”) is a form of geomancy (the art of arranging buildings and objects auspiciously) that dates back to ancient China. Feng shui literally means “wind-water,” and refers to the flow of chi (also spelled qi) through an environment. By becoming familiar with the natural flow of chi in nature, a feng…
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Witchcraft, Occult, New Age, or Pagan? What’s the difference?
For folks just getting into alternative spirituality, terminology can be confusing. What’s the difference between New Age and pagan? Are all witches pagan? What does occult even mean? And where do my beliefs and practices fit into all that? Truly, you don’t need to label your spiritual practice unless you want to. Labels can sometimes…
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Q+A: Resources for Learning About Southern Folk Magic
Question (submitted by Tumblr user @green-earth-witch): “I’m moving from Washington to Alabama in a couple months and I’m really hoping to learn about the Southern folk practices, and maybe incorporate some parts of it into my own. Do you have any recommendations on how to go about doing that? Or are a lot of practices…
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The Black-Eyed Kids as a Modern Fairy Legend
When talking to people who don’t believe in the Good People, one argument I hear a lot is “well if they were real, there would be modern stories about them!” On one hand, there are very much modern stories explicitly about the Good People in countries like Ireland. But I personally suspect that a lot…
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Q+A: Brownie in My House
Question (submitted by Tumblr user @the-shadow-queen-is-here): “Hey! I love your info on the fair folk and I have a few questions. I believe I have one in my house, I assume it’s a brownie. I had this beautiful dream the other night that felt otherworldly, then when I woke up I heard a high pitched…
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