By Katrina Rasbold
I was looking for one particular candle the other day.
Not a fancy one. Not the expensive beeswax pillar I’d been saving for some future occasion worthy of its existence. I was looking for a little red candle that had already done its job. It had burned down to a crooked little nub, with barely enough wax left to stand on its own.
Naturally, I couldn’t find it.
What I could find was an entire box of other candle stubs. Continue reading Why Do We Save Candle Stubs?
By Katrina Rasbold
We are sitting squarely in the middle of July. The excitement of the Summer Solstice has passed, the intense alchemical heat of the summer crucible is blazing all around us, and yet, the first harvest of Lammas is still just on the horizon. In this dense, shimmering stretch of the year, a strange kind of spiritual exhaustion can creep into our circles.
Our agrarian ancestors knew that this was a period of tense waiting. The crops were in the fields, baking under the solar furnace, but they weren’t ready for the sickle. If you pushed too hard, you ruined the yield. If you did nothing, the weeds took over. Survival depended on mastering a delicate, high-summer equilibrium.
For the modern practitioner, this mid-July station offers a profound lesson in the Middle Way—the art of balancing fierce external action with deep internal restoration. Continue reading The Middle Way of High Summer: Finding Balance Between Action and Rest
By Katrina Rasbold
Now that we have officially crested the peak of the Summer Solstice and launched the Summer 2026 issue, a unique energetic shift takes place in the natural world. The frantic, skyward momentum of spring and early summer suddenly slows. The wild weeds have done their rapid climbing, the wild berries are ripening on the vine, and the trees stand in their full, heavy cloaks of deep green. Continue reading Finding the Still Point: The Sacred Interlude of Midsummer
By Katrina Rasbold
There is a brief, magical window of time in late May where the entire earth seems to take a collective breath. The frantic energy of early spring—the clearing of brush, the planting of seeds, and the ecstatic dancing of Beltane—has passed. The frantic heat of the Summer Solstice is not quite here yet.
Right now, we are in the thick of the growing season.
For many modern Pagans, this can actually be a difficult transition. Our community thrives on beginnings and endings; we love the clean slate of Samhain, the crisp hope of Ostara, and the bright fires of Beltane. But what do we do when the initial excitement wears off and the daily work of maintenance begins? Continue reading The Mid-Spring Pause: Cultivating the Garden of the Soul
It starts innocently enough. You are sitting on your porch, sipping your morning coffee, when a glossy, jet-black crow lands on the railing. It tilts its head, fixes you with a bead-like eye, and lets out a solitary, booming “CAW!” – the crow sound “caw,” not the Church of All Worlds “CAW”.
A normal person might think, Oh, a crow.
But you are a Pagan. You don’t do “normal.” Everything is magical and everything means something and mostly, it does.
Continue reading When the Universe is Just Being Loud: The Fine Art of Pagan Over-Thinking
By Katrina Rasbold
In 1969, we landed on the Moon under the banner of Apollo—the Sun God, the Archer of Light, the bringer of logic and solar clarity. It was a conquest of distance, a triumph of the straight line. But as we stand in 2026, the banner has shifted. We are returning to explore the lunar surface under the name of his twin sister: Artemis.
For the modern Pagan, this shift from Apollo to Artemis is not merely branding. It is a theological pivot. If Apollo represents the light of reason and the mastery of the external world, Artemis represents the wild, the nocturnal, and the fiercely autonomous self. As the Orion spacecraft orbits the moon, it isn’t just carrying astronauts; it is carrying a mirror to our own collective Sacred Self. Continue reading Artemis Rising: Lunar Frontiers and the Sovereign Soul
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 Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
I just had a conversation with a new friend and it struck me. She was talking about how much her life has changed over the years. She faced the risk of blindness last month but it was averted with a quick surgery. She used to work out at the gym 2 to 3 hours a day but she can’t do that anymore because of autoimmune issues. She used to have a lot of energy to go and do things but she can’t do that anymore because of the fatigue that she endures. She used to work an office job full-time, driving herself to and from work. Now she conserves her energy by working from home and her job only requires her to come into the office once a week. She also traveled extensively in her younger years but she can’t do that anymore because her energy is fleeting and due to chronic pain, she has to sleep in her own bed.
By Tatiara
I remember the first time it really hit me—that deep knowing that everything is infused with the same indescribable, pulsing energy of creation. An experiential gnosis that everything is Everything.
It wasn’t during some grand ceremony. It was an ordinary morning, as I stood barefoot in my sunlit kitchen, hands covered in flour. The scent of cinnamon, spices and apples sweetened the air, already enchanted with shimmering dust motes and rainbows from the prism in the window.
Continue reading Awakening the Third Force: The Hidden Current of Creation
By Tatiara
Once upon a time I assumed that transformation would be gentle. That one day I would simply wake up feeling lighter, unburdened, freed from the weight of the past. But the harsh reality is that rebirth is rarely so kind. It is fire and ashes, a shedding of skin that can feel more like unraveling than becoming. This I learned the hard way. Continue reading Phoenix Rising: A Surrender to Initiation
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
I wasn’t to tell a story. A woman got a message from her rental community one day that her patio lights were in violation of the community rules. They were referred to as “Holiday lights” and she was told to remove them within a week because it was now Springtime. Well…they were actually four seasons lights she put in place so she could enjoy them year-round, and she reluctantly removed them immediately. She cried all night and cried the next morning because she loved her lights and truthfully, did not want to be micromanaged. It turned out, she received the message by mistake and the community loved her lights. Had she waited and spoken with the administration, she would have gotten to keep her beautiful lights. Continue reading The Power of Waiting
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
Recently, I was accused by a stranger of something that I didn’t do. People who know me well know I would never do such a thing. Somebody who I met years ago who I know very well apparently has not taken the time to get to know me after all those years- and believed the accusation, and was really angry with me about it. It ended up damaging our relationship and I think this is permanent. The word “bigot” was thrown into the mix, and I have never in all my life, even when I was being raised to be Catholic committed such an unkindness against anybody. Continue reading The Magic of Being Unafraid of What They Say
By Tatiara
Greetings and many well wishes to you!
This year feels like stepping into a mystery school, doesn’t it? Life is the teacher, and you’re the apprentice, invited into a cauldron of transformation where the sacred turns into something tangible and life-changing. It’s a year for shedding, shifting, and stepping into what’s next with a sense of easeful willingness—like the Snake, shedding its skin without resistance.
Continue reading Year of the Snake – The Truth Beneath the Noise
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
I think it’s fair to say we have all stayed in situations that no longer served us. Yet, for the sake of habit or perhaps out of a sense of loyalty, we stayed anyways. While there is something to be said for the ability to persist and stay anchored in a place or relationship, sometimes, the situation or relationship is dead. We need to move on. Are you stubborn about a thing like that? Do you dig in your heels, taking pride in your ability to stick it out even in the worst of times? Well, I see you, because I’m that way too. Sometimes, it’s a great gift, and sometimes, it’s a toxic trait. Continue reading When You Need a Change
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
Y’all- I didn’t grow up as a Yankee. I grew up in the glory of the American South- where winters are warm, and the sun shines brilliantly year-round. If you have never had a winter in a warm region, let me tell you, it’s nice. By the time I was in middle school, though, we moved to Ohio permanently. Continue reading My Walk with The Cailleach
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
I don’t know about you, but I’m sick to death of seeing people make stupid decisions, get screwed for it, and then say that they were just “trying to be nice.” I hurt for people who have been taught from the time that they were children that they have to accommodate everybody to their own detriment. It also makes me sad to see people who don’t know the difference between self-sacrifice and lack of self-love. Continue reading The Magic of Not “Being Nice”
Yet the question remains: what do we do with it? How do we honor anger without letting it consume us?
Continue reading Sacred Fire: Ruby Blossom Tea to Channel Anger with Purpose
By Tatiara
Imagine it’s late, the world is quiet, and it’s just you and your mirror, a candle flickering as you sit face-to-face with yourself. Tonight, you’re here to explore the parts of yourself that are often pushed away or hidden. In this moment, invite them to be seen. These mysterious aspects are your archetypes—primordial patterns of meaning and energy that live within us all. Each one, such as the Mystic, the Rebel, the Lover, the Warrior, and many more, carries a unique wisdom and a raw energy meant to help us on our journey.
Continue reading Reflect and Reclaim Soul: A Simple Mirror Ritual
By Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings,
Some of the people I love have had some close calls this year- including my husband. Two people I love probably won’t make it to 2025. That’s the reality of middle age.
So, to those of you who are younger, or are unaware of an ugly reality- listen.
Today is all we’ve got. Continue reading The Magic of Today