Shannon Soimes
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...
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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
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Are You Hex-Positive?
I used to believe baneful magick in any form was out-of-bounds. I felt it was unethical to purposely cause another harm and was concerned...
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...
Shannon Soimes
Oct 13, 20213 min read
Brewing Up Coffee Magick
Over my many years of practicing magick and working witchcraft, I’ve gravitated towards one particular type of magick, that I perform...
Shannon Soimes
Oct 12, 20214 min read
Reviewing a Book of Demonology
On the twelfth day of Halloween, My boo-friend gave to me A book on Demonality. I hope you can imagine me singing that verse, because I...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Aug 25, 20215 min read
Avoiding Cultural Appropriation
As most pagans know, it’s impossible to get very far in your practice without encountering the issue of cultural appropriation. It’s...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Jul 22, 20215 min read
Weird Ways to Cleanse Your Space
Do you ever find yourself taking your witchery too seriously? I do, especially when it comes to cleansing my space. I still use incense...
Scorpio Sisters
May 25, 20215 min read
Enchanted Kitchen: Recipe Round-Up
Food is inherently magickal. It nourishes us and enables us to function. When we smell, taste, or even think about food we enjoy, our...
Megan Shoop-Volz
May 19, 20211 min read
Is Hemp the Perfect Plant?
Hemp may be the ultimate embodiment of magick, in all its forms. Hemp is an ancient resource used for both the magickal and the mundane....
Megan Shoop-Volz
May 5, 20212 min read
Finding Joy in Our World
Lately, I’ve felt like a bit of a wrung-out sponge. Social media is a hellscape of scary news and drama. Quarantine has been isolating...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Apr 19, 20217 min read
Using Time Travel in Shadow Work
Did you know that we’re all capable of time travel? What’s more, did you know that we can use it to heal? Time is a spiral. The walls of...
Megan Shoop-Volz
Apr 7, 20214 min read
The Sacred Art of Play
In the pursuit of maturity, we can forget how to play just for fun, without the aim of winning anything or having a tangible outcome to show
Megan Shoop-Volz
Mar 10, 20211 min read
We Are Beings of Light
What are we made of? The simple answer is blood, flesh, and bone. And it’s not incorrect. A more complicated answer is our thoughts,...
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