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Phoenix Phyre 2025 Festival Recap
Phoenix Phyre is an annual retreat in Apopka, FL that is filled with workshops, rituals, community, and spirituality. Selene and I attended in 2025 and I’m going to tell you all about it.
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Strength? Invisibility? Weekly Recap 3/24/2025
What kid hasn’t sat around and daydreamed about having some sort of superhuman ability? I can definitely remember some debates amongst my childhood friends as to which power would be the best. The top contenders were usually: Personally, I always leaned toward abilities of the mind like telekinesis or being psychic. But what about something…
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Alchemy: The Prima Materia (First Matter)
The Prima Materia is a closely guarded alchemical secret, veiled in thousands of years of metaphor, but I will spoil the mystery and tell you exactly what it is.
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Just a little fantasy… Weekly Recap 3/17/2025
I think if you’re traveling cross-country, there’s only one way to do it… Yep! RV. Cars are too cramped. Busses don’t give you enough control over where you stop. Trains are just weird. And planes are… well, they completely bypass the whole “cross-country” thing. If I’m going to spend the time and effort going on…
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Ellen Evert Hopman, Celtic Druidry, and Herbalism – Ep. 10
Ellen Evert Hopman is a master herbalist, the author of several books. She founded Tribe of the Oak and currently serves as Archdruid Emerita. In this episode, we talk about druidry, herbs, and so much more!
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Avoid These Common Voice Recording Mistakes: Things You Didn’t Realize Your Microphone Heard
Well, this certainly takes the cake for one of the longest possible article titles, doesn’t it? Nonetheless, as someone who has recorded lots of people (including myself) and interacted with several folks who are recording themselves, I’ve definitely seen (or heard) many interesting things. This article is mostly focused on what you should watch out…
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I think I’ll pass… Weekly Recap 3/10/2025
I answer a lot of stupid prompts here. I mean, y’all get my email blasts every week, so you already know that. Sometimes I indulge and sometimes I refuse. Today I refuse. But don’t worry, I’ll tell you why. After my high school graduation, my school had an all-night party for the senior class. They…
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Herbology 101: Introduction to Magickal Herbs
Plants are such an important field of study in witchcraft that some books on the topic even start out with lofty phrases like “since time immemorial…” or “from the dawn of time as we know it…” Yeah, we get it. People have been using herbs, like, forever. Plants have unique properties and energies. You can…
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Three objects I can’t live without… Weekly Recap 3/3/2025
Well, this should be an interesting question to answer. Three objects I can’t live without… hmm… Now, if it was three things I couldn’t live without, I could easily just be literal and say “air, water, and food” right? But those aren’t really objects. My brain is screaming “Don’t say cell phone! Don’t say cell…
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Dave Gaddy, Southern Witchcraft, and Animals Lessons – Ep. 9
Dave Gaddy is a southern witch (or as he spells it: “wytch”) and the author of the book, The Simple Magick of Wild Things. In this interview, we discuss his background, Appalachain Folk Magick, connecting with our ancestors, and more!
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There are always slumps… Weekly Recap 2/24/2025
I certainly can’t tell you what my biggest challenge will be over the next six months. I mean, if anyone could do that accurately, then life would be a heck of a lot easier, wouldn’t it? Oftentimes, the biggest challenges are things that we didn’t (and couldn’t) plan for. With that said, if history is…
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Turning the Tide 2025 Recap
The theme of Turning the Tide in 2025 was “Lunar Mysteries.” There were workshops, divination, a Lunatic Ball, and more. I’m going to tell you all about it.
Aerik Arkadian 