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Here’s where I would like to try writing… Weekly Recap 12/22/2025
Most of my writing (well, most of my life these days, actually) takes place on a laptop at the dining room table. So far it’s been working out pretty well for me. But you know what? I’d like to try a typewriter one day. I don’t know how effective that would be since I usually…
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From Saturnalia to Santa: The Ancient Roots of Holiday Gift Exchanges
The concept of giving gifts is as old as humanity itself. It started in prehistory, continued through ancient civilizations, and has finally culminated in unimaginable ways in modern society. What drives this universal human obsession with giving, especially around the holidays?
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Road trip? Weekly Recap 12/15/2025
I’ve been to many cities within the US. Some of them I’d visit again and some of them… well, I’d rather pass—or I suppose, pass through! But my current list of wishful destinations weighs more heavily on the side of locations that fall outside of our boarders… I’m thinking like… I’m not sure that will…
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Magickal Timing: Why the Moon Phase Matters
The Moon plays a vital role in magickal timing, influencing everything from the tides to our emotions, but its cycle from dark to light can help guide the type of magickal work that we do. Let’s take a closer look at the Moon phases and see what’s indicated at every step of the way.
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Doing less? Weekly Recap 12/8/2025
What could I do less of? Hmm. The first thing that comes to mind is “overthink.” And actually, that was probably one of the biggest distractors when I was learning how to be effective at any form of divination—runes, tarot, anything. It makes us question what we’re doing. Once you overthink, you lose the intuitive…
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Craig Spencer and Witchcraft Unchained – Ep. 12
Craig Spencer is a Lancashire-born Anglo-Italian witch and the author of the book Witchcraft Unchained. In this episode, we explore some of the history of the craft, examining some differences in practice between the US and UK, plus we uncover some interesting misconceptions.
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I sometimes, but not always, try to avoid it… Weekly Recap 12/1/2025
The topic of eating meat is a loaded question — one which I am not prepared to fully address in this short discussion. I will say that, for a variety of reasons, I sometimes opt to not eat red meat. On the other hand, I also ate the majority of a very sketchy hotdog at…
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The Surprising Power of Gratitude: How a Simple Feeling Supercharges Magick
Gratitude is one of the most potent metaphysical catalysts that we have access to. It can transform the outcome of any spell, rite, or working. It has some pretty drastic implications when it comes to our inner state of being. Oh, and it’s endless — it can never run out of stock. And yet… we…
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What’s on the menu? Weekly Recap 11/24/2025
Over the last few days, my lovely wife worked on hand-writing the grocery list for our upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s what’s on the menu: We traded pumpkin pie for apple pie this year. But don’t worry, in order to maintain balance within the universe, we grabbed a pumpkin cheesecake from Trader Joe’s. If you have…
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New York City Travel, Food, and Highlights – 2025
Cool places to go and good food to eat in New York City — a photo journal from our recent trip. Highlights include The MET Museum, St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Empire State Building, Pasta Eater, Liberty Bagel, Central Park, Serendipity, and Shirokuro.
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Here’s what it lacks… Weekly Recap 11/17/2025
Today’s prompt question asks for my favorite place in our city… and I’m just reminded of all the things that this city actually lacks. There’s no music venues. There’s no art. There’s really no culture of any kind. And if those things did exist here, they would probably be “taxed” by setting fees so high…
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead: It’s Not What You Think It Is
You died, but luckily you woke up in the afterlife with a trusty papyrus scroll rolled up next to you. The Egyptian Book of the Dead wasn’t actually a book, but it was a collection of spells, prayers, and hymns that you’d need on your journey to the New World.
Aerik Arkadian 