When organizing for or presenting at public events, please don’t allow exclusionary events or presenters, ever, no matter the justification. Public spaces are inherently not curated or are minimally curated. That’s what makes them “public”, and thus open to all. When you attempt to curate public spaces by excluding groups, you create an antagonistic situation where there are “worthy” people, and “other” people. These exclusions are going to be based on things such as sex, gender, sexual orientation, skin color, ethnicity, ancestry, religious path, age, etc. You know, things that are ideally legally protected from discrimination in all aspects of public life and welfare.
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Familiars are not especially common, but that doesn’t negate the very real experiences that people have with animals that are familiars. Sometimes those familiars are also pets, and the autonomy they possess in deciding to aid their human’s magical work makes me view them as fellow witches.
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Having a nonbinary perspective is for anyone, of any gender. It is about framing your view of life, the universe, and everything, to include nonbinary ways of being. You can view the world from a nonbinary perspective, regardless of whether your personal gender is binary or nonbinary.
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This 2019 solstice season demanded that I stop, rest, and shelter in the darkness. I needed to stop doing in order to see how to do the things that are most important to me. I needed to rest in the darkness in order to more clearly illuminate my path.
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When is it OK to touch another person in ritual? The answer is the same as at any other time: unless it is an emergency, only with consent. Not everyone is comfortable being touched, under any circumstances.
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A spiritual argument against aggressive moral veganism. Don’t be a food gatekeeper. Be hospitable, inclusive, and accepting. We all have valid reasons for choosing the foods we eat. I will happily make space for any special diet at my feast table, including vegans, unless they are on a high horse about it.
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We all have personal Truths, whether we have no idea yet what they are, we are figuring it out, or we fully understand and embrace them. All of us have more than one. That is one of the appeals of paganism – the foundational belief that we can find our own Truths.
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The only essential for magical or religious practice is yourself. Everything else is icing on the cake, tools which can be used to aid in achieving focus for your magical or devotional practice. Are they fun? Sure. Inspiring? Absolutely. Useful? Undoubtedly. Essential? No.
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For me, the question of ethics comes in with whether or not the recipient truly deserves a hex, not whether or not hexes should be cast. So I call The Fates to notice the person, and give them whatever lesson they deserve. I certainly don’t know what a stranger truly deserves, but They do.
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I decided to take the plunge and set up a modest Patreon account, where you can get advance reading, give input, and see special material. It is set up for those of you who can and want to support my creative efforts, even though I can’t promise lavish rewards.
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