A lot of my friends know me as someone who likes to read books. More specifically, books on the topic of paganism and witchcraft. I have read a lot of books over the years – and as someone who formally taught English, I am pretty passionate about critical reading and reading widely. I also strongly […]
Anti-Racism Resources for the Australian Pagan Community
Last year I created a Google Doc collating resources specifically from a pagan and witchcraft perspective for anti-racism work in Australia. This intersects with the ‘wellness’ and ‘new age’ communities, and seeks to put together links to educational resources for those wanting to participate in anti-racism work, as well as highlighting the work of Blak, […]
Solstice Thoughts and Reflections on 2020
How to sum up a year like 2020? For me there is a prevailing theme: gratitude. For while it was a year of epic ups and downs, twists and turns, I was frequently reminded just how lucky I am to live in a place like Western Australia. The city I live in is one of […]
Retrogrades and Offerings: Crunchy Knee Queen
Sometimes you just have A Week. I’ve never paid a lot of attention to Mercury in Retrograde. I used to think I was invincible to its effects; Mercury is placed strongly in my chart and I felt that technology was my friend. I’ve been lucky, until I wasn’t. Last week, Mercury stationed and went in […]
The Importance of Rereading Books and Updating Lists
Last year, I read Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham. It’s a staple text that you will find in nearly every pagan book lover’s library. The edition I’m familiar with has an iconic green cover, boasting “over xxx,xxx copies sold!”, promising that it includes the author’s book of shadows. There is […]
The Absent Witch: Hello from 2020 & Imposter Syndrome
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I perhaps would like to apologise for my extended absence from this blog. I normally like to be a ‘blogger without obligation‘, but this extended absence has been next level – the last blog post (despite many, many drafts) dates from December 2018. The truth is, amongst other obstacles […]
Witching in Your 30s – What I’ve Learned
I wrote a huge chunk of this article way back in March when I was turning 34, and now I’m closer to 35 it’s time this draft saw the light of day. I’ve been at this witchcraft thing for almost half of my lifetime. And I’ve learned that the keen as bean witchling of my […]
Chaos Witchcraft Master Post
Once Upon A Time, I hosted a blog called The Chaos Witch. I used to write a lot about chaos magic, and how I blended it with my own practices as a witch. Here, I am going to repost a series I did that laid it all out (and edited just a tiny bit); defining […]
‘The Naked Witch’ by Fiona Horne: A Review
Australia is well known for their disproportionate share of A-List celebrities: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Chris Hemsworth, Margot Robbie to name a few. So it is too on the Celebrity BNP (Big Name Pagan) list: I could name some characters such as Rosaleen Norton, Vali Meyers, Wendy Rule, and of course, Fiona Horne. Is there […]