Tag: community
The structure of our circles: 10 lessons in community building
I am curious about the ways leaders operate within our communities and the ways the idea of a “clergy” might come about in organic groups.
Social media for witches: Spin a web of occultnik friends on...
I have double checked the email address, entered the correct dollar amount, and quickly typed a note...
On Pagan clergy: The labour of connection
In nearly every religion in the world, there is a special class of people who dedicate their...
Southern New Hampshire Pagan Pride Day 2018
Every face I passed at the Southern New Hampshire Pagan Pride Day had a friendly smile, and with an energy of love, community, and pride.
Building community: Approaching WITCHfest North 2018
WITCHfest North was created by a small group of volunteers putting together a celebration of witches, Wiccans, Pagans, and women in the arts.
Pagan heritage: Connecting to your roots and finding common ground
My understanding of my Pagan heritage is something that has changed, evolved, and grown over the years, and I'm sure it will continue to do so.
Long way home: Hail and Horn Gathering 2018
I attended the Hail and Horn Gathering at Raven’s Knoll campground and came away renewed, my Heathen faith enriched in more ways than I thought possible.
Trancework in groups: Accessing mutual imagination
Behind us is the ragged cliff face where we descended down a steep and narrow goat trail. Before us, there is a broad dais...
Racism in magical communities
It seems easy to denounce the legions of white supremacists and neo-Nazis that have lately taken to setting up altars to the Old Gods,...
Not my Burning Times: Witch trials, oppression, and magical identity making
Witch hunts and witch trials are a real part of the historical record, but is invoking them in today’s, modern magical communities helpful?
How to talk about health and magick, shame-free
Health means something different for different bodies but when we speak of it as a lifestyle, it means extreme “clean” eating and living, including but not limited to veganism or using only natural products in your home and on your body. For some, this lifestyle has been incorporated into their practice and they believe that others should partake in it. However, the sharing of this lifestyle often brings shame in magick communities and ultimately begs the question of whether or not such shame has any place in spiritual circles. Can you talk about magick and health at all?
#HavamalWitches: We are the witches the Havamal warns you about
I didn’t mean to start an international movement against sexism in my religious community. I didn’t mean to stir the pot that deep. But,...