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Deborah Lipp, Polarity, and Alchemy – Ep. 8
Deborah Lipp is a witch and the author of several books including Bending the Binary and The Elements of Ritual. She’s been an High Priestess since the 1980s. In this episode, Deb and I discuss polarity, alchemy, and much more!
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Guitars – Music for Everyone
One of the first videos I ever made was on steel tongue drums. Ever since that day, I’ve been dreaming of having an entire series that features instruments and discussion on how they might be used in a magickal context. Now, that series continues with guitar! In this brief guide, we’re going to look at…
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Can you ground through your shoes? Weekly Recap 2/19/2024
Footwear is important when you’re camping or hiking. I’ve had a pair of boots for the past few years that has served me quite well in these endeavors. They look something like this… The color, style, and brand aren’t really important so long as they’re just an overall good pair of boots. They’ve taken me…
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Turning the Tide 2024 Recap
Turning the Tide is a small, pagan festival that occurs each year in Miami, FL. It’s put on by the great folks at Everglades Moon Local Council and has been happening since 1997! Selene and I have been attending for the past few years. This year was Tides #17 and the theme was “Crafting the…
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Chosen Family. Weekly Recap 2/12/2024
My favorite people to be around are our chosen family. I talk about this fairly often, especially in my posts about festival. We all have our family, yes… people that we are associated with by blood and not by choice. But we also have our chosen, spiritual family — folks that we have selected and…
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The ideal day. Weekly Recap 2/5/2024
The ideal day begins, of course, with a little bit of breakfast. It doesn’t have to be complicated, but there are options. There’s coffee, fruit, oatmeal, hardboiled eggs, muffins, donuts, bagels, and a few of your other standard breakfast items. And it’s all right in front of you in a giant buffet — you just…
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Let’s take this one step at a time… Weekly Recap 1/29/2024
I think the craft gently invites us to face our fears pretty regularly. Or at least, I think it should if it’s being approached the right way. And the further you go, the more fears you have to conquer. Lucky for us, you don’t have to face them all at once. You can take them…
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Imbolc
Ah, Imbolc — the first day of Spring, traditionally celebrated every year in the Northern Hemisphere on February 1 and sometimes through the end of the next day. It’s one of the four Greater Sabbats on the modern Wheel of the Year. What’s in a Name? Imbolc, sometimes spelled Imbolg, is derived from an old…
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Cats understand everything… Weekly Recap 1/22/2024
If you don’t believe that cats understand everything, or at least a good bit of everything, then I’d say it’s highly likely that you don’t live with cats. Regardless, I’ll try to explain what I’ve noticed. For starters, I’ve always found it rather interesting how they intuitively understand how to identify objects that we show…
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Guide to Wiccan Prison Ministry – Part 2
Jump to Lesson: Selene and I are the only ones in the chapel. There’s a hallway with locked doors on either side, some of which lead to meeting rooms, others to offices. At the end, there’s a large auditorium — just picture your typical church setup — stage, pulpit, speakers, etc. I’m unlocking doors, rummaging…
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