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Coby Michael, Baneful Herbs, and the Poison Path – Ep. 5
Coby Michael is the author of The Poison Path Herbal and the proprietor of The Poisoner’s Apothecary shop. In this episode, we discuss the poison path of occult herbalism, entheogens, plant spirits, flying ointment, and tons more.
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Ugh, I suppose I’ll indulge. Weekly Recap 12/4/2023
Writing prompts are pretty hit or miss. This one is definitely a miss. Nonetheless, I did make a commitment to answer one of these things every week, didn’t I? Okay, here we go. Let me really do some soul searching… what things am I good at? Well, since you asked, I’ve compiled a short list…
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Rewriting Christmas Songs
Historically speaking, ripping off someone else’s music has been a time-honored and respectable tradition. I’ve applied this practice to turn Christmas music into Pagan music — and I’ll show you how I did it.
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What’s the difference between yams and sweet potatoes? Weekly Recap 11/27/2023
I’m responsible for one thing on the holiday menu. It’s an elusive and mysterious dish, going by many names and containing more sugar than a reasonable person would ever dare to use. Sometimes we call this dish “candied yams.” Other times we might say “sweet potato casserole.” Regardless, it’s delicious, delectable, and more densely packed…
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What, exactly, do those spheres sound like? Weekly Recap 11/20/2023
If I was able to meet a historical figure, I’ve got quite a long list of contenders. Most are craft-related. Let me tell you about a few of them… we’ll go in order of most recent to the oldest. Cue Song: Let’s do the time warp again! At the top of my list, however, certainly…
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FPG Samhain 2023 Recap
FPG (Florida Pagan Gathering), which took place from October 25 – 29, is over now and it was the most difficult “return to reality” that I’ve ever experienced. I’ll attempt to show you why it was such a great festival.
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A hag stone. Weekly Recap 11/13/2023
One of the coolest things I’ve ever found was a hag stone. And I certainly kept it. It would have been rude not to! If you’re not familiar with this term, a hag stone is basically just a rock with a naturally occurring hole through the middle. Sounds simple, right? And yet I’ve only ever…
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Call to the Ancestors
I wrote this “Call to the Ancestors” a couple of years ago for a circle that Selene and I led. Since then, I’ve used it around Samhain or at Dumb Suppers, but I feel like it’s appropriate for any time of year when you’re performing rites that involve ancestral spirits.
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The Dark Time and Shadow Work
The Dark Time, which occurs between Samhain and Yule, is a great opportunity for introspection. While we hold off on things like initiations during these two months, we do recommend shadow work. It’s the perfect time of year to look inside and get to know your demons.
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Happy Musicmas and “Ca-Ba-De-Boop-Boop” to You! Weekly Recap 11/6/2023
Today, November 6, by my royal decree, shall hereby be celebrated as Musicmas. This is a day to honor music, musicians, and instruments. Let me tell you a little bit about the history and the interesting ways that we celebrate in the modern world. Each year, exactly 5 days after their Samhain celebrations, the Ancient…
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IO Pan! A Song and Invocation to Pan.
When I was writing an article on Pan, my wife suggested I come up with my own personal invocation for him. Slowly, but surely, I took her advice. At the same time, I had known for a while that I wanted to write a song about Pan, so I was playing around with lyric ideas…
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