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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 9
- 6 min
Help! I've been cursed!
I heard a tale from a reader about a friend who was being blackmailed by someone who claimed to be a person of magic. They threatened to...
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Maggie Shayne
- Feb 7
- 5 min
A Birthday Wishing Spell
Yesterday was my birthday, and all throughout the day and spilling over into this morning people have been sending me birthday wishes....
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Maggie Shayne
- Feb 2
- 5 min
The Festival of Brighid
The quickening of our own inner fire begins now. Here's how to cultivate and honor the energy of Imbolc
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Maggie Shayne
- Dec 7, 2022
- 5 min
Dear Santa
As the year winds to a close, and after completing my Year End Review process, which I blogged about here, I move on to my second and...
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Maggie Shayne
- Jul 30, 2022
- 8 min
Lughnasadh: A MODERN TAKE
I went in search of something fresh about Lughnasadh, the holiday Wiccans north of the Equator are celebrating in early August, some on...
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Maggie Shayne
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
A Beltane Rite
And the wheel turns. In my most recent post, I talked about the sexual energy of Beltane, and that's linked below. In this one, I want to...
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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 18, 2022
- 7 min
Renewal
In this post, I want to share some steps for cleansing, clearing, and rejuvenation in keeping with the spirit of spring. The energy...
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Stillness of Winter & a Pine Cone Spell
Winter is a time of stillness, and the Winter Solstice seems the epitome of absolute stillness. Which to me translates as absolute...
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Maggie Shayne
- Oct 27, 2021
- 8 min
SAMHAIN: The Inward Spiral
The Highest of the High Holy Days The Veil between the worlds is said to be thinnest at the Great Sabbat of Samhain. It's just as thin,...
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 21, 2021
- 9 min
Fulll Moon Mabon Magic
There are 3 spells/rites in this post!
September 20th, 21st, and 22nd are brimming over with a double dose of Equinox and Lunar power!
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 12, 2021
- 6 min
Working Widdershins
I have long held a firm philosophy if never working widdershins, but my practice and understanding are constantly evolving...
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Maggie Shayne
- Sep 10, 2021
- 4 min
Autumn Magic | Invoke the Harvest
I thought about all the seeds I planted and desires I launched in spring and tended over the summer. Autumn is the time of manifestation!
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
The First Harvest | Lughnasadh
for me, it's the beginning of my favorite season of the year, the one that is known as the Season of the Witch.
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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 20, 2021
- 5 min
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice thoughts, symbols, and ritual ideas follow. May your growth be rampant, your rainfall be plenty, and may the summer sun radi
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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 18, 2021
- 6 min
Self-Care by the Numbers
My Top 10 Self-Care Techniques.
"Keep your well full, that others might drink."
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Maggie Shayne
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Sacred Texts of the Craft: The Witch's Rune
The Witches Rune seems to be a basic Altar Devotion or Altar Quickening, that is a rite one performs at the very beginning of ritual.
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Maggie Shayne
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Sacred Texts of the Craft: The Wiccan Rede
I tweeted a line from the Rede the other day and was stunned at how many who practice nature religions had never heard it before.
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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
The Element of Fire
In my spiritual practice, Fire's direction is south. It's seen as all things new hot and active, things that are full and are thriving.
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Maggie Shayne
- Apr 6, 2021
- 6 min
Practical Magical Gardening | Planting the Seeds
There is no part of my life that is not imbued with magic. And so magical gardening is just how I do it.
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Maggie Shayne
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
My Ostara Magic
Law of attraction says that like attracts like. When we want to create something that we don't currently have in our experience, the method
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