Traditional lunar wisdom suggests that no magic is to commence during the dark moon as the veils are very thin at this time, and it is too chaotic, and unstable of an energy to be worked with, but I have found that this is a very special time for a very special kind of magic, […]
Women of Power
It’s Time to Stop Hiding Your Magic by Lauri Ann Lumby
Each and every one of us is uniquely gifted to be a vessel through which the Divine is revealed in our world. Some are gifted with the magic of teaching, others with healing, others with prophecy, support, guidance, compassion, mercy, humility, discernment, service, etc. (In the Catholic Church is which I was raised, these gifts […]
What Goddess Mythology Teaches Us about the Women’s Strike and International Women’s Day #DayWithoutAWoman
We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. Yes, we can do it. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful; all the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by […]
Weaving and Spinning Women – Book Review of Witches and Pagans by Max Dashu {Carol P. Christ}
Max Dashu’s Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion 700-1000 challenges the assumption that Europe was fully Christianized within a few short centuries as traditional historians tell us. Most of us were taught not only that Europe became Christian very rapidly, but also that Europeans were more than willing to adopt a new religion that […]
We Are the Superheroes We’ve Been Waiting For {Lauri Ann Lumby}
We know who the superheroes are. Batman. Wonder Woman. Bat Girl. Iron Man. Superman. Spiderman. The Hulk. Captain America. Catwoman (you’ll know what I mean if you’ve seen Dark Knight Rising!) and one for the kids: The Powerpuff Girls. In the immortal words of Mighty Mouse, superheroes “have come to save the day.” Superheroes have been gifted […]
(Almost) Modern Priests and Priestesses of the Goddess Isis {M. Isidora Forrest}
We often talk about Isis and Her priestesses and priests in ancient days, but today, I’d like to go a bit more modern. It’s important because those of us who are attracted to Isis today have a modern Isis heritage, too. Exploring that heritage helps us understand why Isis continued and continues to be a […]
“Doing Things” for the Goddess Isis {M. Isidora Forrest}
Those of you who have been following this blog for a while may be familiar with my small rants about The Old Gentlemen of Egyptology and their innate sexist attitudes. Well, today it’s time for another rant…just a little one…but this time it’s about the Even Older Gentlemen of Ancient Egypt and their innate sexist […]
Living in a Sacred Landscape {Jude Lally}
As the sun slowly descended below the peaks of the Isle of Rum the land enters into the gloaming. At this point of the wheel of the year, just passed Beltane and approaching summer solstice, twilight in these north western latitudes of Scotland lasts for many hours after the sun goes down. Twilight paints the […]
The Key to Egyptian Magic – Part 2 {M. Isidora Forrest}
Last post, we talked about Kheperu or Transformations as the key to Egyptian magic (see the Key to Egyptian Magic 1). This is the technique by which a human magician may briefly partake of Divine powers through the use of sacred imaginal images, ritual speech, and right action. It is a way of empowering our magic. […]
Journey of A Dianic Witch and an Interview with Z. Budapest (Susan Morgaine)
Once upon a time there was a young girl. She was a good Catholic girl. One day, she came upon a book entitled, “Diary of A Witch” by Sybil Leek. Not realizing that her life was about to change, she opened it. Inside she discovered a world unknown to her; a world that included a […]
