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Smudging the Word Smudge

Recently I was scolded by a fellow witch for suggesting the use of smudging to prepare magical tools. It’s not the first time I’ve been scolded about smudging. Smudging, I

Mitigating the Effects of a Trump Presidency

Now that Donald Trump is officially our President elect, barring a miracle from the Electoral College in December, we’re going to have to deal with it. Notice I did not

Maybe I Don’t Want To Be A Millionaire

In his book, Financial Sorcery, Jason Miller points out that most magical people don’t have the mindset it takes to attract money. (totally paraphrasing here) Most of us feel guilty about

The Code of Hospitality

The code of hospitality is an ancient code common to just about every ancient culture and moral code. What it states basically is that anyone who comes to your home,

What Witches Know

I have been thinking about this a lot lately: The knowledge that I possess (or hope to eventually possess) that I attribute to being a Witch. Not like “I am

Sisyphus Tricks Death

Who is Sisyphus this man who struggles endlessly in Hades to push a rock to the top of a mountain, only to watch it roll down again? Who is this

Midwinter Musings

I’ve been pretty grumpy lately, frustrated with the fact that I miss the Sun’s whole show since it rises as I walk into work and sets before I walk out

The Nature of Nature and Shakespear’s Bastards

Once upon a time I was reading King Lear, which isn’t my favorite bit of Shakespeare, but it’s right near the top and I got thinking about Edmund, the bastard son