I am very excited to be giving three presentations and leading one ritual at The Gathering Paths August 5-7, 2022, presented by Between the Veils, a nonprofit event organization.
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This sigil was created to help combat authoritarian violence against those who possess a uterus. It helps to protect and aid those with a uterus, and to empower those who are fighting to restore the basic human right to bodily autonomy. It also includes a component of baneful magic, returning equivalent and punitive harm back upon those who seek to control others’ bodies regardless of the harm they may cause in doing so.
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This sigil is an alternative to candles, incense, and other traditional methods for cleansing and banishing energy on objects and spaces prior to magical consecration, dedication, or other workings. It clears out residual and polarized energies, creating an energetically neutral environment primed for new foci or imbuing with specific energies.
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It is possible to use magic to nudge the odds when rolling dice, but they are useful for so much more than that! From spellcrafting to divination (called astragalomancy), dice are a fun and useful tool to keep in your witch’s kit. After all, unconventional magical tools are just as valid as typical or traditional ones.
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This one has been in my queue since August when I started working on the series of articles on cursing and blessing. I feel like the timing on publishing it is particularly good, since the whole world has been particularly heavy and serious of late. Thus, today I bring you a collection of minor hexes and blessings. I hope it brings you a few giggles.
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Harm and benefit are not absolute universal values, and the magics we weave can and do often incorporate aspects of both baneful and blessing energies.
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Banishing is used across all forms of magic. Banishing means to make something go away, to put it in the past, and remove it from the present and likely future. It is a loss that is welcome or needed. Most changes, especially deliberate changes, involve some kind of loss or banishment. This can be big things and it can be little things.
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In order to ethically engage in baneful magic, you need to have a clear understanding of your moral compass, and the why, what, and how of your spellwork.
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If your body includes a uterus that produces a period, you can perform menstrual magic. It is an incredibly powerful component for spellwork.
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Practicing scientifically minded witchcraft means acknowledging the validity and veracity of both the scientific process and liminal magical practices. Despite the superficial contradictions involved in that statement, science and magic are not at all mutually exclusive, and no, I don’t need to appeal to quantum theory to make that assertion.
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