MAY 26, 2020 BY JOHN BECKETT

A bit of local controversy arose late last week when news reports began to surface around comments made by Eric Hogue, who is mayor of Wylie, Texas, a small town that used…

APRIL 22, 2020 BY GWYN

So, as we near the end of April there is a Spring celebration coming up — Beltane and Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night). Today, I have decided to take a look at Walpurgisnacht. What is the history…

by MATEO SOL

Your breath is one of the most sacred, yet forgotten, parts of your daily existence.…

by MATEO SOL

Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. The Shadow can be a source of emotional richness and…

Bat God from Zapotec Period IIIA. (Mary Harrsch/ CC BY NC SA 2.0 )

As social media is abuzz with who might be cast in the next Batman movie,…

Venezuelans are increasingly turning to witchcraft practices for relief from the socialist country’s devastating humanitarian crisis, the Venezuelan outlet La Patilla reported Thursday.

According to the report, the situation has become so severe that many people are now turning to sorcerers who can provide some…

Politicians backed by extractive industry interests are undertaking some of the most serious threats ever seen in the four decades of this landmark conservation law.

Remember playing Chutes and Ladders when you were a kid? The rules are simple: spin a spinner (or roll a die) and move your piece that number of spaces. If you land on a ladder, then your piece "climbs up" the ladder and advances several spaces; if you land on a chute, then your piece "slides down" and loses…

Floating lightness or warm and fuzzy: which connection do you desire?

As cannabis becomes legalized in more areas of the world, now is the ideal time to compare and contrast it with the totally…

JULY 5, 2018 BY RACHEL PATTERSON

I think sometimes as a witch the moon tends to get pride of place and the sun perhaps takes a back seat?  But it is an incredibly powerful source of natural energy and magic.  If you assign to the ‘general’ school of thought about gender…

 January 30, 2017 by Nick Farrell

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BY ROD MEADE SPERRY| APRIL 4, 2018

Meditation, you’ve come a long way, baby.

I don’t mean just to be glib when I invoke the famous Virginia Slims cigarettes tagline, which debuted in 1968 to take advantage of the surging women’s movement. Because, really: when a global fast-food…

“I’d jump in front of a bullet if it meant I’d save someone else.”

The words stopped me in my tracks.

“Please, don’t be a hero. You’re my only son,” was all I could say.

I’d never heard something so brave, or terrifying from my little boy. To be fair, my “little boy” is a man now. He’ll be 18 in a couple of weeks. Still, he’s my…

Via Connie L. Habash

on Oct 28, 2017

Some Deeper Reflections on Fall’s Spookiest Celebration.

It’s that time of year when…

OCTOBER 12, 2017 BY MAT AURYN

There may not be any animal so closely associated with bad luck or witchcraft than that of the black cat. The cat (particularly the black cat) has a long history in regards to ideas of luck (particularly bad luck), magick and witches. It’s easy to…

 SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 BY JASON MANKEY

In August of 2017 The Atlantic’s website published an article entitled Why Are There No New Major Religions? It’s a fun article, and name-checks a few contemporary religious and…

BY JOHN HOLLAND

August 05, 2017

Understanding Our Soul’s Sense of Intuition

If you want to tap into the power of our soul’s sense of…

January 5, 2016 by John Beckett

Bashing Millennials seems to be the new national pastime. I see article after article about how they’re entitled, fragile, and above all, immature. Perhaps nowhere is this more noticeable than in the…