Shannon Soimes
Gemini Glyph: Exploring the Parallel Nature of the Celestial Twins
Gemini heralds the refreshing and revitalizing energy of a new season on May 21st as the Sun moves out of Taurus. The new season—summer...
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Shannon Soimes
Apr 293 min read
A Witch's Garden: Morning Glory
My spiritual journey as a witch is nearly as old as I am. In fact, the first storied scribbles I gifted my mother earned me a...
Shannon Soimes
Apr 267 min read
The Blaze Star: A Recurrent Guiding Light
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” — Martin Luther King Jr. This year, 2024, has seen some incredible and historic...
Shannon Soimes
Apr 237 min read
The Sprouting Grass Full Moon
Today, April 23rd at 7:48 pm EDT, the Sprouting Grass Full Moon shines from the Scorpio-Taurus axis. On the Eastern Coast and time zone...
Shannon Soimes
Mar 283 min read
Crafting Calm: A Meditative Journey
Have you ever felt like the world within and around you—both internal and external—was just too noisy, too animated, overwhelming and...
Shannon Soimes
Mar 142 min read
Igniting the Fire: Exploring Symbolism, Strength, and the Dynamic Energy of Aries
An exploration of the dynamic energies and associations of Aries.
Shannon Soimes
Feb 263 min read
Magick of Fiction
Humans have gathered to tell stories and tales for time immemorial. We are a species of playful, pattern-seeking storytellers, and within...
Shannon Soimes
Aug 30, 20239 min read
The Super Blue Moon
This month ends as it began—with a full moon,called a blue moon. Blue Moons are relatively rare, gracing the skies only about 3% of the...
Shannon Soimes
Aug 1, 20236 min read
The Full Preparatory Supermoon
Two full moons occur this August, and the first—the Preparatory Supermoon—illuminates the skies from the Leo-Aquarius axis today, August...
Shannon Soimes
May 5, 20237 min read
The Cross-Quarter Full Moon
Shifting with the Cross-Quarter full moon—cosmic energy is on the move. The Cross-Quarter Full Moon illuminates the sky today, Friday,...
Shannon Soimes
Nov 17, 20225 min read
Bookshelf Path Markers - Nocturnal Witchcraft: Magic After Dark by Konstantinos
There are a lot of things that can make an individual feel alone and insignificant—including resources and reading materials. When I...
Shannon Soimes
Oct 11, 20225 min read
Baneful Workings: A History of the Jinx
When it comes to baneful workings, jinxing, hexing, cursing, crossing, laying roots, or even putting the whammy are all often used...
Shannon Soimes
Oct 8, 20226 min read
Harmonizing with the Singing Warrior Moon
Energies and aspects tone like individual tuning forks this full Singing Moon tomorrow, Sunday, October 9th, at 4:57 pm EDT. Fitting all...
Shannon Soimes
Sep 15, 20222 min read
Against the Grain: Walking Widdershins
Magick and manifestation can be found in broad strokes or minute details—from the swish and flick of a wand to a stray bubble of thought...
Shannon Soimes
May 26, 20225 min read
The Thorny Side of Flower Magick
May is strongly associated with flower imagery, from the traditional name of its full moon to the flourishing of actual flower gardens....
Megan Shoop-Volz
Mar 24, 20225 min read
Build a Money Bowl with Me!
March is a fantastic time for prosperity spells. As the days lengthen, solar energy rises, warming the earth as the first tender buds of...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Cord Cutting: A What, Why & How-To Guide
As a pre-teen in the ‘90s, the style of witchcraft I was exposed to had a very shiny veneer on it. Unless the point was to scare the...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Nov 23, 20214 min read
Building Castles on the Astral
The familiar phrase “building castles in the air” evokes images of majestic, imaginary structures with no substance. Astral castles can...
Shannon Soimes
Nov 18, 20215 min read
The Seismic Blood Moon
Tomorrow’s full moon—occurring Friday, November 19th at 3:39 am EST—is jam-packed with so much drama that condensing it for Instagram...
Shannon Soimes
Nov 2, 20213 min read
Honoring Our Exalted Dead
"Timey-wimey, weebly-wobbly," could not be a more apropos Doctor Who quote to help describe the space occupied by our venerable and...
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