When I first studied witchcraft (in the early 90s), I spent more time worrying that any kind of ritual or spell I attempted wasn’t done properly, and less time actually doing rituals and spells. Over the years, I relaxed into a more laid-back approach, but substituted my “properly done” worry with the “does this make... Continue Reading →
WW – Happy Secular New Year
I ordinarily don't make the distinction of "secular" when wishing all a Happy New Year, but given that this is a WW (Witchy Wednesday) post, and the Wiccan New Year is Samhain (Halloween), I figured it made sense to say, Happy Secular New Year. Since hubby and I have been together, one thing we've done... Continue Reading →
Witchy Wednesday – Spider and tinsel
Even though the kidlets are past their toddler years, I still enjoy following The Pooka Pages for Pagan Kids. A day or so ago, I saw the following spider story posted on their Facebook page - I really liked the concept, and decided to research it a bit more. Turns out the origins are a... Continue Reading →
Blog on!
November was a tremendous learning experience for me. I was able to complete both National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo), and when it was done, I still felt the urge to sit at the keyboard and peck away (unlike past years, when I felt creatively burnt out well into the... Continue Reading →
Something witchy
I realized this morning that my posts so far this month for NaBloPoMo have belied my blog's tagline of, "G33k. Witch. Wordsmith." I have the "Wordsmith" covered, but I should give some equal time to the other two, before they complain. So here's my something witchy. If you haven't guessed by now, I am Wiccan.... Continue Reading →