Elizabeth AutumnalisJul 23, 20196 minA Look at the Salem Summer SymposiumAs many of you know, thanks to Jason Mankey’s post on upcoming festivals, there are many amazing opportunities to attend pagan events...
Elizabeth AutumnalisJun 1, 20194 minTea Time with Blackthorn Hoodoo BlendsBlackthorn Hoodoo Blends is a business that mainly focuses on the creation of magical teas. It was started by Amy Blackthorn (author of...
Elizabeth AutumnalisApr 25, 20193 minReview: Ophidia Rosa TarotThe Ophidia Rosa Tarot is an absolutely beautiful deck created by Leila + Olivia. A relatively small and independent company, the bio on...
Elizabeth AutumnalisApr 10, 20194 minReinventing the Wheel: a Modern Folk Witch’s Take on the Wheel of the YearA Love/Hate Relationship with the Wheel of the Year Everyone who is relatively close to me knows that I have a love/hate relationship...
Elizabeth AutumnalisFeb 28, 20194 minCathedral of the Woods: the Ancient Magic of the RedwoodsThe redwoods sang to me the first time I saw them. I couldn’t have been more than eight or nine, looking over a book of photographs when...
Elizabeth AutumnalisFeb 25, 20194 minBaring My Bones to the Greater CommunityPantheaCon 2019 ended about a week ago, and while I wanted to write this a lot sooner, it took me a little while to wrap my head around...
Elizabeth AutumnalisFeb 24, 20198 minAmici Mortem: Transforming Our Cultural Experiences with DeathAmici Mortem (Friends of Death) is an emerging interdisciplinary alliance of healers, ritualists, artists, activists and writers working...
Elizabeth AutumnalisJan 25, 20195 minRekindling your Hearth & Home for ImbolcEvery year around this time is when I start to go a little stir-crazy. The below zero temperatures, constant snow and slush of New...
Elizabeth AutumnalisJan 23, 20194 minPerceiving the Threads of MagicWhat Does Magic Feel Like Growing up, I was constantly surrounded by ritual and magic. The room felt different when the incense was lit,...
Elizabeth AutumnalisJan 11, 20194 minReading the Bones & Developing Your Own SystemA few years ago, I was challenged to learn a divination system that I had never dabbled in before. Having practiced for most of my life I...
Elizabeth AutumnalisDec 4, 20185 minHarvesting the Sun for the Winter SeasonThe nights grow longer and we retreat within. Deeper and deeper we move into ourselves. Though I usually welcome the introspection of...
Elizabeth AutumnalisAug 29, 20184 minChoosing Witchcraft & Walking a Path of SovereigntyWitchcraft is a tricky thing. Most of us who follow the path of witchcraft would agree that it was less of a choice and more that the...
Elizabeth AutumnalisAug 28, 20184 minThe Crafting of Magical InksThere are few things that I love more than stationary and journals. When I was little I used to go crazy for journaling supplies,...
Elizabeth AutumnalisAug 10, 20183 minPagan Retreats: How to Prepare Yourself MagicallyEach year thousands of people gather at magical retreats of every kind. Each year I personally try to attend as many of these as...
Elizabeth AutumnalisAug 9, 20183 minDepression & Witchcraft: Healing the Unexpected ShadowI went into this year knowing that it would be a hard year of witchcraft. I was going into an intensive year of shadow work at the Temple...
Elizabeth AutumnalisMar 8, 20185 minGrowing Up Pagan: Most Influential BooksFor as long as I can remember I have been surrounded by books. In my earliest years my mother had a bookstore on Essex Street called the...
Elizabeth AutumnalisJan 13, 20184 minAre We Becoming Distracted by the Gods?Credit: Mohamed Nohassi | CC0 Creative Commons A friend and I were talking recently about how we individually experience the Gods. We...
Elizabeth AutumnalisDec 9, 20173 minNavigating Mercury RetrogradeMercury retrograde is one of those things that people love to hate. We all moan and groan as it begins to rear its head and we brace for...
Elizabeth AutumnalisOct 7, 20174 minThe Debilitating Power of “I Can’t”I have been hearing and seeing a lot of variations of the phrase “I can’t” in witchcraft lately. What really astounds me about this is...
