By Katrina Rasbold
The landscape of modern Paganism has shifted dramatically over the last fifty years. What began in the mid-20th century as a movement deeply rooted in the divine gender binary has blossomed into a diverse, decentralized spiritual umbrella that increasingly prioritizes radical inclusivity.
Continue reading From Polarity to Pluralism: The Evolution of Inclusive Paganism
By Katrina Rasbold
In the shadow of a volatile economy and a fracturing social landscape, a quiet but profound migration is taking place. While traditional pews sit increasingly empty, the forest paths, digital altars, and moonlit circles are seeing a surge of new footprints. As we stand at the crossroads of 2026, the rise of Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States isn’t just a trend—it’s a spiritual homecoming for those whom the modern world has left behind.
Continue reading The Crossroads of Coin and Craft: Why Modern Souls are Returning to the Pagan Path
Reviews By Katrina Rasbold
In the ever-expanding landscape of spiritual exploration, a curated selection of books can serve as invaluable guides for practitioners both new and seasoned. This article delves into three distinct yet equally compelling titles from the Pagan Portals series by Moon Books, each one offering unique perspectives and practical wisdom.
From celebrating the wellspring of creative inspiration with the ancient Muses, to navigating the solitary path of Heathenry, and exploring the profound magic rooted in the earth itself, these works provide rich insights and thoughtful guidance for those seeking to deepen their understanding and practice of the craft. Join me as I explore the pages of Pagan Portals – The Muses: Calling to Creativity & Inspiration, Pagan Portals – Heathenry for the Solitary Practitioner, and Conjuring Dirt: Magick of Footprints, Crossroads & Graveyards. Continue reading From High Muses to Hallowed Ground: A Triple Review of New Titles from Moon Books
By Katrina Rasbold
By the time February 1st rolls around, most of us are essentially sentient blankets. We’ve spent the last six weeks vibrating at the frequency of a slow-cooker, surviving on leftover Yule chocolate and the desperate hope that the sun wasn’t just a fever dream we all had last July.
Enter Imbolc.
While the rest of the world is distracted by groundhogs and overpriced Valentine’s candy, we Pagans are out here lighting every candle in the house to remind the Earth that it has a job to do. Imbolc (pronounced im-bulk, or em-bowl-ug if you want to sound fancy at the moot) is the “Great Quickening.” It’s that subtle, slightly frantic heartbeat beneath the frost.
Continue reading Imbolc: Because Nature Needs a Caffeine Kick (and So Do You)
By Katrina Rasbold
40 Years – Gone in the blink of an eye.
To flip through the yellowed, newsprint pages of a 1980s Green Egg is to touch a different dimension. In those days, the ink came off on your fingers, and the ideas—bold, radical, and often dangerously counter-cultural—felt like they could set the paper on fire. We were a tribe of correspondences, P.O. Boxes, and wilderness gatherings where the drums beat against a silence that the modern world has all but forgotten.
Of course, Green Egg Magazine goes back to the 1960, so tack on an additional two decades. I threw a dart into the 1980s because that is when I came to the Craft and subsequently, to Green Egg Magazine.
Today, the “Old Religion” has entered the “New Information Age.” As we stand in 2026, the contrast between the Paganism of forty years ago and the Paganism of today is not just a shift in fashion; it is a fundamental evolution of how the human spirit interfaces with the Divine. Continue reading The Great Quickening: Mapping the Pendulum Swing of the Craft (1986–2026)
By Katrina Rasbold
When we think of a “crossroads,” our minds often race to the dramatic imagery of folklore: a dusty four-way stop at midnight, a pact made in whispers, or the sudden, life-altering choice that changes everything in a heartbeat. We focus on the intersection—the X marks the spot where the magic happens.
But as a Witch who has spent decades standing in these liminal spaces, I’ve come to realize that the most potent magic doesn’t always happen at the meeting point. It happens on the threshold—that thin, vibrating line between where you were and where you are going. Lately, the idea of the “threshold” has been on my mind a great deal as numerology tells us that we have just entered a “10” year, which heralds endings and new beginnings.
In the Craft, we talk a lot about “liminality.” We cast our circles “between the worlds,” in a space that is neither in time nor out of it. We celebrate the Solstices and Equinoxes, those brief moments where the seasons hold their breath before tipping over into the next. Yet, in our daily lives, we tend to rush through our thresholds. We hurry to get through the door, to finish the project, to heal the wound, or to reach the “other side” of a difficult transition.
By Katrina Rasbold
Welcome back to the Witch At The Crossroads blog! Whether you’ve been walking the Path for decades or you’re just starting to notice that you feel a strange pull toward the moon, you’ve probably realized that Paganism isn’t exactly “mainstream.”
While the rest of the world is busy staring at screens, we’re out here talking to trees and celebrating the solstice. But beyond the mystery and the incense, there are some genuinely practical—and occasionally eclectic and quirky—reasons why being a Pagan is a fantastic way to live.
Here are ten reasons why being a Pagan is undeniably cool.
Continue reading 10 Reasons Why Being a Pagan is Actually Pretty Cool
By Cat Gina Cole
Did you know the Green Egg magazine has been running since 1968? It began as a newsletter on what is now a very old machine that only had four colors of ink, and well, green it was. Oberon himself tells the whole story in an interview on YouTube on Katrina and friends (https://youtu.be/3ssm0P0ofow) so, I thought I would provide a peek at the very first volume of the newsletter. Continue reading The Egg Gets Laid – The First Issue of Green Egg Magazine
By Katrina Rasbold
The crossroads is not merely a place of meeting, learning, and magic. It is also a place of decisive power.
For too long, the magical community has been told to “keep the peace” or retreat into private practice while the world outside bleeds. We have been sold a diluted version of spirituality that is, in truth, toxic positivity, that asks us to simply “vibrate higher” while the soil is poisoned and the collective psyche is fractured by calculated cruelty.
Enough of that. We are not here to bypass the darkness; we are here to transmute it. We are the darkness and we rule those shadows.
Continue reading The Great Quickening: Forging the Healing Flame
Reviewed By Katrina Rasbold
Enid Baxter Ryce’s Ancient Spells and Incantations is a captivating journey into the heart of humanity’s magical heritage. This beautifully crafted grimoire serves as both a historical preservation and a poetic re-envisioning of the words our ancestors used to shape their world.
Continue reading Ancient Spells and Incantations by Enid Baxter Ryce
By Echo Sherman
This winter, Eugene is about to witness something rare, radiant, and wonderfully unexpected: a Yule celebration that unites faiths, communities, and hearts in one shared evening of ritual, music, and care.
On December 21st, 2025, the First Christian Church will open its doors at 5:00 PM for a historic event: an interfaith solstice service where the Christian tradition of the Son meets the Pagan celebration of the returning light. For those who love the warmth of ceremony, the flicker of candles, and the poetry of ritual, this is a moment you won’t want to miss. Continue reading Two Lights, One Dawn: Eugene’s Historic Yule Celebration
If you look out the window right now, the world probably looks a little sleepy. The trees are bare skeletons against a steel-grey sky, the ground is hard (or slushy, depending on your latitude), and the sun seems to have packed its bags and left the office by 4:00 PM. Continue reading The Longest Night and the Promise of Light: Why We Need Yule More Than Ever
By Katrina Rasbold
There is a quiet place in the life of a Witch that the outside world rarely witnesses. It isn’t dramatic. It isn’t cinematic. It doesn’t look like a movie scene where the moon hangs low over a forgotten road and bones rattle in the branches.
No, the real crossroads lives in far more ordinary places. Continue reading Where We Stand When Life Doesn’t Make Sense
By Katrina Rasbold
Last week, I posted my “10 Favorite Witchy TV Shows & Mini Series” and I thought I would follow up with a list of my 10 Favorite Witchy Movies. Are they predictable? Absolutely. They are at once predictable and cliche. There are no doubt glaring omissions that will cause readers to say, “But what about…?” and “YOU LEFT OUT…!” This is not a list of ALL Witchy movies or the BEST Witchy movies, but my own favorite Witchy movies. Because it would be like choosing my favorite children, these are listed in no particular order but are the top ten favorites from a wonderful line of magical films I have enjoyed in my life. Continue reading 10 Favorite Witchy Movies
By Cat Gina Cole
Many people assume a Hedge Witch is simply an herb worker or a kitchen witch. In my family tradition, however, a Hedge Witch is someone who lives and works with the elements—and with psychism—every day. We define witchcraft as the ability to work with all forces of nature, both those of the physical world and those beyond the veil.
Those who follow my blog may remember my entry, “Weather Magic With Clairvoyance in Time and Space,” where I describe how I built my relationship with the Element of Air. In this article, I expand on that work by sharing a core belief from my tradition: the directions and the elements are separate things. The Direction of East is the realm where Air resides. This distinction is fundamental to how I connect with the elements. Continue reading A Hedge Witch and the Elements
By Katrina Rasbold
I have had the privilege of interviewing many Pagan practitioners, authors, energy workers, and Witches in the past two months and I am grateful that there are many more to come. I hope you enjoy these interviews: Continue reading “Katrina & Friends” Interviews
By Katrina Rasbold
By Katrina Rasbold
As the last leaves fall and the year’s light wanes, the veil between the worlds thins. Samhain (pronounced SOW-in or SAH-win), one of the four great fire festivals of the Celtic calendar, stands as the final spoke on the Wheel of the Year. It is both an ending and a beginning—a time when the harvest is complete, and the dark half of the year begins. Continue reading Samhain: Gateway Between Worlds and Seasons
By Cat Gina Cole
How did Pagans ever become a church? I thought Pagans were anti-church! Similar questions flood social media these days. The word church has become something of a swearword in our time. It’s often associated with control, abuse of power, corruption, and dictating how people should live and what they should believe—essentially an attitude of “our way or the highway.” There’s now widespread resistance to that idea, not just among Pagans but in society at large—and they are not wrong. Christian churches do have that history. However, this made me wonder about the origins of the word church and its original meaning. Continue reading Paganism and Church
