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What’s in the Cards at the Museo dei Tarocchi?
Check out this international museum dedicated to all things tarot. They have a shop too!
Walking Among Beings: An Animist’s Reflection on Home
A necessary paradigm shift. Why hug a tree today and a really cool film project.
Visiting With Voodoo: The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
New Orleans is an exciting world famous voodoo hub, buzzing with culture and nightlife ... If you know just where to go!
Around the Circle With Oberon-Zell Ravenheart
Read all about one of the founding fathers of paganism - the man who coined the term “neopagan”.
Card Review: The Carnival at the End of the World
Since I got this deck, I have not used any other deck. It answers me immediately, unwaveringly. It doesn’t hesitate or get vague or bored of my questions - not once. It’s a sturdy companion, reliable and Pony-gold.
The Three-card Tarot Reading
A three-card Tarot reading is all about the business of life. It's practical. It offers solutions. And it's immediate.
The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick
Check out the Buckland Museum, founded by the man who brought Wicca to America.
The 13 Moon Calendar
The 13 moon cycle calendar is a pre-Christian lunar calendar that reflects the cycles of nature; the moon, the sun, the woman's monthly cycle. Download one here.
Prosperity Magic – Shaping the Wind
If you are building a secure and happy life, rather than looking for bling bling, using principles of prosperity magic can be a good tool.
Reading “The Witch” By Ronald Hutton - 4 Facts You Didn’t Know About Witches
Ronald Hutton’s book “The Witch” is a must-read for anyone interested in the full range of complexity, variation, and nuance behind the history of witchcraft and the figure of the witch.
What To Do When Your Spell Doesn’t Work
When a spell doesn’t work as expected, it’s still working, and the smart witch will cooperate.
The Star Tarot Beautiful
I’ve come across a few candidates for my favourite deck but haven’t been satisfied as of yet. The beautiful yet somewhat inaccessible Star Tarot is one of these, oh-so-close decks! Let me tell you about it.
Astrology 101 - The Houses: A simple approach to the Astrological Map
This is the second in a series on Astrology written by queer Vancouver content creator, Jude Goodwin. A cool and easy intro to the houses on your chart.
Springtime Food Rituals
Designing a food-based ritual of self blessing or family blessing can also be a very accessible way to do magic, even for those who don't usually participate in a formal magical practice.
Bathing Purification Ritual
Spring is the perfect time to get your energies straight. What better way than a ritual bath?
Book Finds: The Witches Are Coming, The Witches Are Coming!
From our shelves: In light of this season of renewal and growing things, for this particular post we’ll just focus on the witches shall we? Yay the witches!
6 Things You Didn’t Know About St. Patrick
Was St. Patrick actually Irish? Enslaved by Pirates? And what do the snakes even mean? As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, we found a few things we bet you didn’t know about him.
Our Family Ostara
We started following the traditional wheel of the year many years ago after a rather harrowing Christmas season. We do a kind of cross-over, or what I call ‘seasonal celebrations’.
One-Card Tarot Readings : The Yes & No Tarot
One card, or yes and no tarot readings can be a huge relief when needing a bit of courage, clarity or discernment.
the Runes Inspire Music
Check out this album by Runic Scholar Tyriel - a song for each rune.