Blessings Darlings!
Long time readers of this blog know that money – well, lack of it – has been a feature in my life for a bunch of years now. Things have FINALLY eased up for a bit! Since this ease is from … Continue reading…
What’s Up In YOUR Land Base?
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Here in my land base, the fireflies are long gone. Night are LOUD now, with cicadas and crickets having meet and greets. I can count on seeing some shooting stars every night that is clear enough … but I can also count on … Continue reading…
Two Book Reviews: The Winnowing of White Witchcraft and British Fairies
Today I’d like to offer two short book reviews of texts I’ve recently read that I enjoyed very much. They are extremely different books, but both valuable I think in their own ways.
The first book I’d like to review today is ‘The Winnowing of White Witchcraft’ by Edward Poeton, with an introduction by Simon Davies.
The book is a new release of a 17th century book that had never been…
Petty Magic.
Blessings Darlings!
I’m in a lot of Pagan groups on FaceBook. In some of them, I even use my real name! The groups are where I get much of the inspiration for the Pagan posts on this blog. (Stop the pearl clutching – I don’t air individual’s issues/private stuff – I note general trends.) … Continue reading…
What Is a Fairy Court?
It was recently brought to my attention on social media that not everyone may understand exactly what a royal court is or how one functions, and specifically how this relates to the fairy courts. Today I want to address this issue and try to offer some clarity on the subject for anyone who is curious.
‘Riders of the Sidhe’ by John Duncan
It’s important to understand that when we talk…
Where Order Goes to Die
Blessings, Darlings!
I am … disorganized … to put it mildly. Okay, I’m Chaos personified. My house is where Order goes to die. Adding that to my … Continue reading…
Lammas? No.
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Oh, goody – it’s “Lammas”. Lammas it the neopagan holiday that demonstrates exactly how … Continue reading…
The Elfin Knight: an Excerpt from ‘Travelling the Fairy Path’
The following article is an excerpt from my forthcoming book ‘Travelling the Fairy Path’. It looks at material from the ballad ‘The Elfin Knight’ and what we may learn from it as people interested in fairylore. I find it particularly valuable in what it may teach is about the importance of consent for witches when dealing with the Fair Folk in certain situations, particularly sexual ones. We see…
The Personal IS Political
Blessings Darlings!
We old folks, who remember feminist activism in the ’70’s, remember the mantra “the personal is political” – that is, a lot of what you personally experience is a result of what the Powers That Be allow/encourage. Your experiences reflect systemic problems – they are not JUST ‘your problems.’ The phrase is just as true today, 40+ years later, as it was then.
To straighten out some of the big things in your life, you end up working against rather than with, ‘the system.’ And even if you kludge some sort of solution, it only helps you – it doesn’t solve the systemic problem.
Let me give you an example. I live in … Continue reading…
Stitches, or How I Used My Health Insurance
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I did NOT plan on needing to USE that health insurance within half an hour of my post on having it going up – but no one PLANS on injuring themselves!
It started off as such a good day – I was … Continue reading…