Kristin Madden’s Pagan Celebrations Cookbook, Festival Feasts, Is Now Available!
I know, I know. After everything you’ve heard about Kristin being all evil from those Generation Hex authors, you probably expected her new cookbook to be about newt eyes and Hansel and Gretel cookies, but…
Quick! Get your "Evil" Books Here!
These were letters to complain about customer service, for example. I’d come home incensed and spend the rest of the day upset, and much of it exorcising this demon by writing it out in the…
A Breakthrough: "For the Highest Good of All" and Other Caveats
What I learned from my conversation with Dorothy was that I’ve become too enmeshed with the philosophies of some of my spiritual friends. That’s not uncommon for me, being a Double Pisces, because I do…
Better to Rush Upon this Blade
Beautiful dagger– Photo by inhisgrace; creative commons license Oh, the power of words! Especially when said in a ritual circle. As my Circle grows, I find it helpful to discuss situations with other High Priests…
The High Priestess Speaks of Initiation…. (Shhhhhh)
Photo: Lorna (Third Degree High Priestess) and WolfFire (First Degree Priest) For four or more years I had potential students come to me, asking me to teach them, to Initiate them into my sacred path. …
Happy Mabon (Thanksgiving!)
 Highly recommended–here’s a beautiful book for the Autumn season, beginning today! Mabon: Pagan Thanksgiving (Revised) Author: Kristin Madden Trade Paperback, 6×9, 280 pages Publisher: Spilled Candy Publications ISBN 978-1-892718-68-6 Acclaimed homeschooling author Kristin Madden…
Guess Who’s Coming to Your Spiritual Gathering (or Isn’t) (part 1)
Three of my favorite attendees — click for larger view Before you start your own spiritual circle, coven, study group, or any other type of gathering, I’ve hosted enough spiritual gatherings in my home now…
A Wonderful Summer Solstice
Photo by littlesprite; used with permission; all rights reserved. With rain on the horizon, a lot of local Solstice rituals were cancelled because they were weather dependent. Or because it was just way too hot…
Herb-Drying and a Late Spring
If there’s one tip that I would have loved to have included in Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn, it’s something that one of my Circle members told me right after…
Past Life Regression: Just Another Day in My Lives
Photo by Mr. Last Minute Some people describe their past life regressions as they would a movie, and you can almost hear the soundtrack crescendo-ing in the background. Maybe they see it that way, too. …