A few weeks ago I sat down with the effervescent and wise Patti Negri, The Witch of Hollywood, for her podcast, The Witching Hour. It was my first time (although I’d done a couple of radio interviews waaaaay back when The Virtual Pagan published). It was a ton of fun, and I think we shared […]
Talking in the Dark
This year my birthday was one of the “big ones”; you know, the ones that end in a 5 or 0. My big present was a trip to France, entirely planned and handled by my husband. I could write a post about how loving that was, since its my been job to do all of […]
Art of Ritual Class — Accepting applications
This is the coven I have led for the past 20 years and the year-long course of training we offer to anyone who wants to get a good foundation in the basics of witchcraft, an alternative spiritual practice that requires no belief in deity. We see the world as an empowering place to redefine ourselves […]
Annual Tarot Reading (2022)
Every year I do a tarot reading for myself to get an idea of what the coming year might bring. As always, presented without comment.
Annual Review & Goal-Setting, 2022
Before I say anything else, I have to acknowledge that my life is in a very different place from what I imagined it might be last year. I’m still in a transitional state, so much continues to be in flux. More than anything, my goals last year envisioned a life as a newly-retired person, living […]
No Dichotomy Needed: Ancient & Modern
A thing I’ve learned over the years is that I learned a lot about writing because I was an early reader who fell into books like a fish into the ocean. While I did have spelling lessons, I can’t recall a single extended grammar lesson and have never — as an example — diagrammed a […]
ev0ke (I did an interview!)
An interview I did with ev0ke magazine just went live. Please head on over and see what I’m talking about now.
Honor the Muse
Inspiration comes from odd places.I don’t write fiction.Honor the Muse when it comes. Two rules and a statement that make up my life as a writer. Yet, here I am after midnight on a day that started at dawn writing a piece of fiction. I began the day writing a review of Madame Parmita’s newest […]
July is a tricky month
July is a tricky month. It feels like the height of summer, and certainly the high temperatures signal that directly. When I was much younger I loved the sun and could lie in its golden rays for hours, rolling over every half hour to make sure I tanned the same color on all sides.As ancient […]
Talking about the Foundation
I had a lovely time speaking at LlewellynCon last week. So many excellent questions after my talk, and people seemed to vibe with what I was saying. If you’d like to watch it, here’s a link to their youtube channel. My talk focused on five principles for creating a spiritual practice that you know is […]