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I’m participating in Pagan Aqueducts, a generational discussion on issues in the Pagan community with Byron Ballard and Brian ODell.

Well, I’m back. I’m fine if you stopped paying attention; this is largely a writing space for me anyway. But if you did stop by, thanks. It’s good to see you here. And yes, I’ve been slapped around by the spirits as of late; but enough crazy has lifted than I now have the timeContinue reading “Back From the Underworld…”

In the months since my last entry, the COVID testing job has consumed my energy; I completed grant funded research successfully; I met, fell for, got ghosted by and reconnected with a man now waiting on a cancer diagnosis; one of my Fire Circle siblings died suddenly in a horrible accident; and my relationships withContinue reading “As the Light and I Return… Kind of..”

Well, I was initially going to write my typical “takeaways” post about the amazing Virtual Hoodoo Heritage Festival 2021 that I attended a couple of weekends ago… but time slips… and this COVID testing gig that I initially liked is now becoming really difficult. We’re getting more angry “Karens”, more temper tantrums from clients, moreContinue reading “A Rethinking of Shielding…”

I got an unexpected text from Domingo Saturday morning asking me about breakfast… and needing to get out. I don’t see him much, so I was happy to join him; I also know that there was magic to discuss because, well, that’s what we do. Domingo used to be a maker and purveyor of metaphysicalContinue reading “And This is Why We Do Conjure…”

This was both a new experience and a homecoming for me. During my dissertation research years, Harmony Tribe welcomed me to their fest for years to interview people, take photos, observe and participate in rituals, and drink myself stupid without letting my grad committee know. I also cultivated some of the greatest friendships, support, andContinue reading “Harmony Tribe’s Sacred Harvest Festival 2021: Notes from the Field”

I’ll be back at the Sacred Harvest Festival all next week. I’m going to be a guest speaker. I haven’t been to a proper fest in a decade. I’m going home. I intend to remember who I am… and to discover who I have become.. http://harmonytribe.org/content/sacred-harvest-festival-2021-0 “… Going back to the ones that I know,Continue reading “A Pagan Fest Homecoming Soon…”

Another long patch of no writing, sorry… Good news: I’m back to work after being laid off for three weeks. Bad news: it’s because of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus that I’m back. My job (one of them) is to help administer COVID-19 saliva PCR tests at the airport. (I wrote about thisContinue reading “Magical Protection: Viruses, Demons and the Occasional “Karen””

A lot has happened since my last entry; much of what occurred has kept me from even being able to sit and think… At the end of June, on the same day, I turned 49 and I was let go from my job. Yeah, the cool one I wrote about earlier. Without warning. I don’tContinue reading “To and Back From the Forge…”

I was guest co-host on the Lucky Mojo Hoodoo Rootwork Hour this past weekend. Maranda, my tarot reader friend, was the guest. We discussed and spelled about using tarot cards and imagery in magical work. Here’s the link if you want to listen… https://www.blogtalkradio.com/luckymojohoodoorootworkhour/2021/06/27/lucky-mojo-hoodoo-rootwork-hour-tarot-spells-with-miss-maranda-on-62721