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How about the worst? Weekly Recap 2/17/2025
Today’s writing prompt asks me to talk about the best gift I ever received. I think it’d be more entertaining to talk about the worst instead. About two or three years after I started really dedicating my time to playing guitar, my parents decided to surprise me with something. And this surprise just so happened…
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How to Choose a Magickal Name: Your Craft Identity – Part 1
Choosing a magickal name can seem like quite a daunting task, but in this short series of posts, I’ll walk you through how to go about it!
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I tell my wife… Weekly Recap 2/10/2025
If I’ve shared some amazingly fantastic news with you, then rest assured that you are the second person to hear about it. Why? Because the first thing I do when I receive amazingly fantastic news is tell my wife. That was an easy question. What do you do? Good morning and happy Monday, friends! Selene…
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StaarCon 5 Recap
Check out the full scoop on my experience at StaarCon 5. In this festival recap, I’ll tell you all about it and show you some pictures.
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One way or another, it all gets done… Weekly Recap 2/3/2025
What’s the oldest item on your phone’s reminders list? Mine is from 2020. If something doesn’t get “done” in five years, then one way or another, it’s sorted itself out. But I’ve got to tell you that where I frequently fail with lists isn’t necessarily completing the items, it’s with marking them as done. I…
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How to Make a Brigid’s Cross: Imbolc Crafting
Making a Brigid’s Cross is easy and fun. Here is a step-by-step guide along with some history and opinion thrown in along the way!
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Everybody keeps piles of books, right? Weekly Recap 1/27/2025
I’ve always loved books. When I was a kid, I had a bedtime… but I was allowed to stay up later as long as I was in bed and reading something. I never wanted to go to sleep, so I was always up reading. Every few weeks, we’d go to the library and I would…
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Sara Mastros, Marco Felgueiras, Tarot, and Translation – Ep. 8
Sara Mastros is an author and witch who has written several books and runs WitchLessons.com. Marco Felgueiras is a professional diviner and translator who speaks seven languages and reads tarot. In this interview, we talk about tarot, translation, and more.
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I wanted to be a preacher… Weekly Recap 1/20/2025
When I was a kid, my dream job was to be a preacher. I actually had tiny little sermons that I can remember practicing. I think I was attracted to the concept of spirituality and the idea of helping people, but I only knew those things through the lens of Christianity. And with just a…
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Community Spotlight: Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD
Siddharth Ramakrishnan, PhD is a neuroscientist, artist, educator, and Chair of Neuroscience at the University of Puget Sound. He designed and created the NeuroTarot deck and has recently written a book called The Neuroscience of Tarot.
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I guess it depends on the definition… Weekly Recap 1/13/2024
What qualifies as a road trip? There have been many long drives in my life that you might consider “road trips.” My family drove everywhere when I was a kid because my mom was afraid to fly. I had a growing collection of magnets for all the states we passed through. I know we went…
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Cold Process Soap: An Alchemical Adventure
There’s lots of different ways to make soap these days, but we’re going to focus on the more traditional “Cold Process” method, where Lye is combined with fats or oils. And there might just be a little Alchemy involved!
Aerik Arkadian 