6 Ways to Celebrate Your Queerness in Your Magick

Want to make your magick more powerful? Connect it more deeply to yourself and who you are. Regardless of your tradition or magickal methods, the more you can personalize the work you do and make it resonate with your deepest self, the more potent it will be. If you're an LGBTQIAP2S+ person, one way you can personalize your magick is to celebrate your queer identity in your practice. Here are six practical ways you can do that: 1. Create, Find, or Buy Meaningful Magickal ToolsWork with magickal tools with which you feel a connection. When selecting or creating a tool, pay attention to where the materials came from and what they mean to you. For example, I have an athame with a wooden ...

Pray Like an Ancient Greek

Prayer is the most important ritual form in Ancient Hellenic religion. Ancient Greeks were polytheists and understood themselves as being in relationships with the Great Ones who they called the Theoi—the Gods. These relationships were both individual (between an individual and one of the Theoi) and collective (between society and one of the Theoi or groups of Theoi). Many rituals are about creating, strengthening, or restoring the healthy bonds of relationship between humans and any of the many spiritual beings. Sometimes the prayers ask divine beings to intercede, such as in a healing or mystery initiation. Because there are many Gods, the ritualist must specify for whom the ...

Three Ways to Craft Your Own Spells with Word Magic

Is the pen truly mightier than the sword? For personal magic, yes! In this case, instead of a pen, though, your words will be conveyed using items other than a traditional writing instrument. My latest book, The Words of the Witch, explores myriad ways to write and speak your magic. In this article I’m giving you three bonus projects that are not included in the book. Words have power, and with these activities you will be choosing and empowering a word or words of your choice that can be used as an affirmation or a one-word spell (more details on this topic are provided in the book). All you need to know for now is that a one-word spell involves choosing a word that encompasses ...

Magickal Aromatherapy for December and January: Year-End Reflections and New Beginnings

December often sweeps us up in a whirlwind of activity. It's alive with traditions, bustling with gatherings of friends and family, and rich with moments that honor our various spiritual beliefs. However, amidst the sparkle of lights and flurry of festivities, the grounded energy of December carries a quiet and undeniable sense of conclusion. It holds a bittersweet awareness that we're closing a chapter, preparing to bid farewell to an entire year, and maybe, in some ways, entire aspects of ourselves and our lives. This transition calls for a form of spiritual housekeeping, an opportunity to acknowledge what we've learned over the past year, releasing what will no longer serve us while ...