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Community Spotlight: Triple Butterflies
Continuing with this SMF series of community spotlight articles, we’ve come to meet our fantastic Summer Magick hosts, the Triple Butterflies. But they aren’t just great festival planners, they’re also very dear friends to me and to Selene! If you’re just tuning into this particular spotlight series, we’re focusing on Summer Magick Fest 2024, the…
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Yes and no are both very powerful words. Weekly Recap 3/25/2024
How many times do you say “no” each day? I’ve definitely gone through phases in my life where I’ve said “no” to everything. Too much of that and you start to miss out on things. And yeah, I definitely missed out on some opportunities. In order to try to counterbalance that, I decided to start…
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Herbal Sachets
Sachets are all over the place. They’re sometimes used as spice bags to aid in cooking. They’re sold as tea blends. I’ve even bought heavily scented sachets to keep my car or closet smelling fresh. In magick, however, sachets can be a quick and crafty spell that works in a similar fashion to an amulet…
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Community Spotlight: Ellen Evert Hopman
Join me for an extra special spotlight series with some of the Summer Magick Fest 2024 headliners. First up, Ellen Evert Hopman.
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At the risk of being vainglorious… Weekly Recap 3/18/2024
For some reason, I usually feel as if questions like “what’s the best compliment you’ve ever received” focus a little too much on vanity. Naturally, when I read today’s prompt, I shied away and was trying to figure out how I was going to redirect it into a completely unrelated discussion. And then it hit…
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Whose Eggs Are Those? Spring Equinox
Regardless of how you celebrate it, Spring is a wonderful time. Flowers are blooming and the animals are having extra fun. In many climates, the weather has just started warming up enough to be pleasant. If I close my eyes and think of Spring Equinox, I start to picture eggs. And maybe some rabbits. Are…
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Gods of the Internet
In modern times, many people will readily recognize the spirit of place (Genius Loci) for just about every location on earth — whether it be rural or urban, ancient or new. Consider for a moment, however, that there are several “places” we frequent every day… but they’re intangible and start with “www.” There are intelligences…
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It’s good to be a cat. Weekly Recap 3/11/2024
Just to be clear, I am not a cat. I wouldn’t even say I am very cat-like. But I think it would be nice to be one. If you own a cat (or cats), then you understand. Cats have it made – this should be obvious to you. If you don’t own cats, then simply…
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How to Make a Simple Runic Talisman
There’s so much to talk about with runes, but to kick things off, we’re going to get straight to the point and be super practical. One of the simplest ways to use runes is to carve, paint, or draw them onto an object like a woodcut or stone.
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Community Spotlight: Mandragora Magika
The internet has done some pretty great things for us witches. Sure, it’s a breeding ground for pointless arguments (both magickal and non-magickal), but for many of us, it’s also provided connections that would have otherwise been impossible. When I found my first coven, for example, it was through WitchVox.com, a hub of useful witchy…
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I’m not superstitious. Weekly Recap 3/4/2024
Well, this morning it seems we’re going to be analyzing some common superstitions. Let’s figure this out, from a scientific viewpoint, and see if I’m superstitious or not. Superstition 1: Breaking a mirror is 7 years bad luck I have no issues with breaking mirrors. In fact, this activity has brought me a lot of…
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