Editors still haunt me. Argh! I can’t get away from my academic background.
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Witch in the Raw
Disclaimer: I have written academically/professionally for years. Everything I’ve published has been edited to death. The idea of a blog, raw and unedited, is a new thing for me but this seems the appropriate time to try it out.
Lammas or Lughnasa
We just celebrated the Lughnasa Sabbat, the mid-point of Summer. Lughnasa is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and definitely has pagan origins. The festival itself is named after the god Lugh. The name is a combination of Lug (the god Lugh) and násad (an assembly). Later spellings include Lughnasadh and Lughnasa. So
Astrology, Seriously
Like so many other people, pagans and mainstream folk, I read my astrological forecast every day. Guess what, it’s almost never right. I have quite a few books about astrology in my bookcase. I’ve even paid to have a full astrological chart done. Hell, I’ve charged people to draft charts for them. Once it’s all
Yea, yea, Witches have a Dark Side
Lughnasa is almost here. The Sun is getting smaller. Time to kill a god, make sacrifices, reap the first harvest. I’m so tired of hearing about black magick, vs. white magick, vs. gray magick. Witches are people and have all the same things going on inside of them as other people. If the best is
Animals I Have Known
I want a kitten, maybe 2. I am very specific about those kittens, too. I don’t care about breed or such. I just want a gray female kitten under 8 weeks old. A tuxedo kitten will be great, as long as it is gray. You’d think this little kitten, or kittens, would be easy to
A Year without Magick
It’s official, I am a muggle. Why did I accept that challenge from my nephew? Truthfully, I don’t think he meant it to be a challenge, but I took it as one. It all started back at the beginning of 2025. My nephew, who is a ceremonial mage, and I were talking and the subject