Can we talk about burnout and/or boredom in the craft?
It feels like I haven't been expanding myself lately. I spend a good bit of time preparing events for our community every month with three other members. Our paths are all different so we take turns leading the events. I partially started doing this thinking I would find others who follow a similar path to mine and we could do group work together (not as a coven but as a circle).
Looking for an adult craft idea for Spring Equinox. We planted seeds last year so not that.
I thought about maybe having each person weave their own little next out or lemongrass, then decorate mini eggs with what they want to fertilize in their life over the growing season.
Classics of Pagan Cinema: Meg Elison combines the folk magic of Lasse Hallström’s 2000 romance “Chocolat” with her own memories of coming to Witchcraft – and coming to terms with her mother.
Saints, love, chocolate, and goatskins: How we got from Lupercalia to Valentine’s Day ~ We review the Pagan and not-so-Pagan history of the Valentine’s Day holiday, right down to the goat-skin loin clothes.
Letter's to the Editor: Karen Dales, a Jewish Gardnerian High Priestess and Witch conducts some interviews and shares a sobering message about the prevalence of antisemitism in Paganism.
Lyonel Perabo speaks with four Witches and Pagans in Israel about their individual experiences and disparate opinions about the October 7th attacks and Israel’s war on Gaza.
For thousands of years, fermenting #beer was considered a household task for #women
By the Middle Ages, some sold beer at English markets. Female brewers wore tall, pointy hats to be easily spotted. They stood by cauldrons & often had cats to keep mice away.
Sound familiar? It should.
You see, when male brewers felt threatened by their success, they accused the women of #witchcraft
Elevate your magical practices with the Custom Magical Intention Crystal Set from haloandherb! Tailored to your needs, get 5 unique crystals for love, protection, prosperity, or spiritual growth. Comes with a guide to enhance your spellwork and rituals. Perfect for anyone looking to deepen their connection with the mystical world.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: Arizona Government Committee voting on the Reject Escalating Satanism by Preserving Essential Core Traditions (RESPECT) Act, House of Black Cat Magic shares first episode, festivals updates and events.
Here's a joke I like to tell when I look at spells on the one hand and mundane measures to achieve something on the other hand. Often, both is needed.
A man wants to win the lottery. Every evening he prays to his God, "Oh, dear God, please let me win the lottery." This goes on for a while, weeks, months ...
A year goes by, but the man still hasn't won the lottery. So he prays again, more fervently than ever: "Oh, dear God, please let me finally win the lottery! I've been praying for it for so long. "
Then suddenly a heavenly voice can be heard, telling him, "If you want to win the lottery, give me a chance, man! You have to buy a lottery ticket!"
TWH catches up with the Chicago chapter of the Fellowship of Isis that celebrated their 30th annual festival last autumn with dances, oracle readings, lectures, and a sharing of cultural history
Update:
Fiacco reported that he met with members of the Correllian Tradition and then posted on Facebook: " Just had an interview with the Correllian Pagan group, but it didn't last long. I was cut off after less than 10 minutes because I refused to accept their group as a religion. They are not a religion. They are Satanists. Any faith that denies the free salvation of Christ is a false religion. And those that embrace those false religions will be thrown into the Lake of Fire after Judgment Day. That's the fact that they could not bear."
I have completely rewritten my article regarding Ann Morgan to reflect my most up to date research, including the information about her burial. This lengthy but important post is the definitive account of her story, and thus, I am very excited to share it with you! Nanny Morgan deserves to be remembered 💚
Does anyone else backtick your own #perl scripts? That's what I meant back during #europython 23 when I was talking with some ppl about quick prototyping before rewriting standalone scripts into more robust things.
Also, don't mind me, i'm just slowly waking up from 20 yrs long coma. Ok, just hormone induced continuous stress disorder, but it kind of feels like I'm 12 again and full of curiosity. #hrtmagic
Thank you Witchies! We are honored to hear this news and to be in the company of the other nominees! Thank you to everyone who voted for us and participated in this year's Witchies! Congratulations to all the other winners, and nominees.
In these pages you'll find the pantheon, rituals, symbols and practices of Ariadne's Tribe, an inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition.
With a pantheon headed by a triplicity of mother goddesses who embody the three sacred realms of land, sky, and sea, Minoan spirituality calls us to remember a time when women were valued as equals to men, when the Great Mothers took care of all their children (all means all), and when the sacred touched every person every day of their lives.
Minoan spirituality is so relevant to our times, when we’re doing our best to move forward and away from inequality and oppression.
I co-lead a local group that hosts events on the quarter and cross-quarter days, & a large market every year.
I run a local social justice magical warfare group - we meet once every 2-3 months & do monthly work in our own homes.
I've been thinking about starting up a local Witches' Guild. The main purpose would be to coordinate lists of local witches who make wares, maybe a couple of potlucks every year, & to give informational talks/lectures at the library & different events.
Are any of you in a Witches' Guild (not the same as a coven or circle because we aren't doing any rituals, etc.)?