14) Patron God [If you have one. If not, list gods that you favor] Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Apollo, in that order. Jupiter is big for the generosity/benevolence thing. He embodies hospitality in my mind, as well as vengeance and righteous anger. Mars is about motivation, follow-through, honor, and sacrifice. Remember that he represents the […]
Flidais with Me
I signed on to contribute to an anthology about Goddesses and I had wanted to write about Flidais – I had actually begun thinking about what I would say and how, and had decided to tell the personal details of my experience with Flidais earlier(…)
Witch Questions 13
13) Matron Goddess [If you have one. If not, list goddesses that you favor] Hecate, Minerva, Juno, and Venus all receive my veneration at some point during my devotional work. I work with Hecate a lot, though I don’t talk about it. Her aspect as the Trivia is kinda significant to me right now. I’m […]
Witch Questions 12
12) Do/Will you teach and practice witchcraft to your children? This is a complicated issue, and one that I’ve answered before in one of these question things. Here’s the skinny. My ex wife and I came to an agreement that I would not get my son involved in any of that “weird stuff.” My take […]
Before First Aid
Witch Questions 11
11) Does your family and/or friends know you practice witchcraft? Mostly/somewhat yes. My immediate family knows I’m pagan. My mother still has some issues with it on occasion, and my uncle is a bit of a dick about it. My father asks questions on occasion, and actually has a pretty good intuitive grasp of the […]
Witch Questions 10
10) What are your beliefs on an Afterlife? I have no idea. I have memories that are past-life experiences. That doesn’t mean that I have lived before: it just means that I have memories that would suggest that I did. They could be legitimate memories from a previous life, or they could be constructions of […]
Shawnee Mission Park
A couple of days ago I went to the park. This wasn’t a casual visit. This park is a place where I had spent a lot of time as a youth, developing both magical, social, and romantic skills. And I had not been there in a great while. See, recently, I had an experience that […]
Witch Questions 9
9) Do you believe in anything supernatural/paranormal? This question is flawed. First of all, the answer is an obvious “yes” or else I wouldn’t be talking about my experiences with witchcraft and magic. And because I’m and animist and a Chaoist, the answer is “no.” I don’t believe in the supernatural because I believe that […]
tea and sympathy? I think not
I was coming back from a trip and decided to stop in for some tea at a cafe I knew was near by. As I came in the door, the waitress Jill nodded at me and I made my way to a table in the back. It’s one I usually sit at when I’m here […]