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Good teachers excite, but great teachers inspire… Weekly Recap 6/30/2025
I’ve had a number of teachers throughout my life. As I think back, many (if not most of them, honestly) were good teachers. But a very small number were great. What makes for greatness in teaching? I think it comes down to this overly-simplified statement: Good teachers excite, but great teachers inspire. A good teacher…
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Self-care often means doing nothing… Weekly Recap 6/23/2025
This is your regular reminder that self-care often means doing absolutely nothing for a bit. For those of us who have infinitely-long to-do lists, sometimes the block of nothingness needs to be officially added to the calendar. But it’s easy to feel bad about that hour (or evening… or day… or weekend) of downtime. It’s…
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Will I see you tomorrow?
Tomorrow is a big day! It’s the start of my first class series, The Witch’s Toolkit. I know I’ve mentioned it before, but since it’s only 24 hours away, I thought I’d tell you about it one more time. We’re going to kick things off with Harnessing the Power of Sound. Why start there? Because…
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Summer Magick Fest 2025 Recap
What do you get when you throw a hundred magickal people into a hotel in Orlando during the summer? I’ll tell you all about it in this festival recap.
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Lemon cookies… Weekly Recap 6/16/2025
I have to say that as a kid, I had a pretty limited list of things that I actually enjoyed eating. And most of the things that I liked… well, I grew out of liking them. At the moment, I can’t think of a single one that would qualify as healthy. Gushers, Fruit by the…
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Sum yourself up… Weekly Recap 6/9/2025
Expressing the entirety of who you are in one line is next to impossible, but most of us do it anyway. We’ve got taglines all over social media. And even if you don’t do that, there’s a pretty high likelihood your professional email signature includes some sort of title or position. We love to label…
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Byron Ballard, Community, and A Feral Church – Ep. 5
Byron Ballard is a teacher, folklorist, and the author of several books, including A Feral Church. In this interview, we talk about her work, how to keep our lives magickal, and much more!
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Glossophobia: The fear of public speaking… Weekly Recap 6/2/2025
Have I ever shared my fear of public speaking? It might seem strange since I regularly post about places and events where I’m doing exactly that. And heck, I even encourage folks to attend! But ten years ago I would have completely balked at the idea of getting up in front of a group of…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Energetic Cleansing – Part 2
Need to do more woowoo to get rid of the bad juju? Never fear. This guide will tell you even more about energetic cleansing.
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Brevity. Weekly Recap 5/26/2025
A short and self-reflective question today… what am I good at? Of course, my first inclination was to just write the word “brevity” and then be done with it. That would have been funny, right? Because I’m also good at humor. See what I did there? But seriously… I’m pretty good at listening — not…
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David Shi, Shamanism, and Spirit Voices – Ep. 4
David Shi is a shaman and the author of Spirit Voices. In this interview, he answers every question I could think to ask him about shamanism, including who is allowed to be a shaman, what type of work they do, and misconceptions surrounding the practice.
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