“We conceive of the Creative Power in the universe as manifesting through polarity — as masculine and feminine — and that this same Creative Power lies in all people and functions through the interaction of the masculine and the feminine.  We value neither above the other knowing each to be supportive of the other.  We [...]

“We acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that apparent to the average person.  Because it is far greater than ordinary, it is sometimes called “supernatural”, but we see it as lying within that which is naturally potential to all.”
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In addition to the intelligence put forth in Principle #2, Wiccans have other abilities.  While [...]

“We recognize that our intelligence gives us a unique responsibility towards our environment.  We seek to live in harmony with nature in ecological balance offering fulfillment to life and consciousness within an evolutionary concept.”
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Principle #2 is a natural outgrowth of Principle #1.  In Principle #1, we defined our world as the life forces marked by [...]

“We practice rites to attune ourselves with the natural rhythm of life forces marked by the phases of the Moon and the seasonal Quarters and Cross-Quarters.”
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The first principle set forth by the Council of American Witches (CAW) goes straight for the heart of one of the most common opportunity for misunderstanding and misconception of the Wiccan path — [...]

In this series, I will be discussing the 13 Principles of Wiccan Belief set forth by the Council of American Witches (CAW, in these articles, for short).  These statements of faith and practice were compiled by an alliance of modern witches, gathered together by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke in 1973.  Believing the neo-Pagan movement needed a generalized outline of [...]

This is a time of year when we look to the past.  We flip through the memory book of our mind and note the faces of those that have come before us.  With some, we share the genetic material of the physical body.  With others, we share the spiritual genetics of the subtle body and [...]

Friday is sacred to the Goddess Venus.  In honor of Her day, I have taken up the habit of scheduling my beauty services on Fridays.  Friday is when I get my manicures or pedicures, when I schedule my hair appointments, when I take those long baths by candlelight.
It’s also the evening I have mini-spa days [...]

Sometimes you don’t get to make this choice.  If there’s not a coven near you, there’s only one option left besides putting everything on hold and moving to a city where you can find a group.  Still, many people who come to the Craft have differing understandings about whether or not you can be a [...]

Witchvox is featuring one of my articles  this week.  I wrote it quite a while back, so they’ve been saving it.  The timing of the publication of it was significant for me, too, as the article is about the illusion of the Enemy and the dynamic of conflict how we assist by wearing masks, and [...]

If you’re here looking for dirty laundry about my time as an Ex-Reconstructionist, I’m sorry to disappoint you.
The fact are simple.  I began my training as a Wiccan.  I became a Reconstructionist for a while after a crisis of faith in my local pagan community.  I was a dedicated (as in “committed”) Reconstructionist for a [...]