Category Archives: The Whole Thing

The World Tree Holds Me Safe—Yearwheel Rituals for Dark Months

Pagan holiday musings. Am I a nomad Shaman? My home Is within me and within loving care from Fairy Gods Continue reading

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Passionate, Quiet Magic and Joy

I talk with fairies, cast spells, read cottage mysteries, and do whatever else I want. I can live in my world anywhere. It’s a simple life. It’s a good life. Continue reading

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Wild Magic from Fairy Gods Gave Me Freedom and Wholeness

Solving awful problems and making a good life don’t happen in a vacuum. Here’s a sacred magical space for you to bloom and thrive. You don’t need to go it alone Continue reading

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Oberon Zell and Francesca De Grandis Interview

Oberon Zell and Francesca De Grandis: Pagan Writing and Art, The Ecstatic Path, Plagiarism Versus Attribution, Gossip, and Hard Times Continue reading

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Shamanic Retreats in Happy Fey Realms

2022 Happy Virtual Retreats in Faerie / Fey Ancestors / Faerie Magic and Neurodiversity / Goddess Fairy Flower Magic / Birch, Hazel, Apple Trees and Oghams Continue reading

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Am Wondering Why I Make Amulets to Sell

Making amulets is a spiritual discipline and part of my shamanic journey. Crafting a charm is a meditation that connects me to the Divine and empowers me. Continue reading

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Moon Mandalas, Amulets, and the Lunar Calendar

Moon Mandalas, Amulets, and Talismans Sacred Geometry and the Lunar Calendar I’m teaching fewer Faerie shamanism classes for a couple of weeks, plus a recent injury keeps me from exercising as much as usual, so time has freed up, and … Continue reading

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A Surrender: Diving into the Void

My latest animation, 24 seconds long, no audio. Please note: At about 11 seconds, movement stops. That is a pause—intentionally—but not the end. I’m proud of the piece. It represents improvement in my relatively new animation skills. And, as someone … Continue reading

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Grief Can Lead to Blessings

It is ok to mourn the loss of that which hurts us. * Looking for a magic bullet is a way to avoid responsibility for oneself. * Mourning can draw all blessings. Continue reading

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Absolutely Nothing

There came a point when there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Not the rug pulled out from beneath me but the floor gone, nothing holding me from falling into endless irredeemable deprivation. There came a point when there was absolutely nothing … Continue reading

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