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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 21, 2022
- 2 min
Ride the Yuletide!
Here it is, the shortest day of the year, followed by the longest night. The Winter Solstice. When the sun rises tomorrow (12/22/22) it...
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Maggie Shayne
- Nov 28, 2022
- 4 min
The Year-End Review
This post includes how to accomplish a year-end review, how to sort experiences into a naughty list and a nice list, and instructions on...
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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 29, 2022
- 5 min
Beltane and Sex
As anyone who has read The Mists of Avalon and its sequels already suspects, Beltane was once observed with bawdy parties and revelry and lo
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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
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
IMBOLC
Traditionally celebrated on February 2nd, Imbolc's astrological date is the halfway point between the Winter Solstice just gone by and...
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Maggie Shayne
- Jan 14, 2022
- 5 min
What are Fairies?
There's a simple rule for puzzling out how things work and what things are. "As above, so below. As within, so without."
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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
- Oct 5, 2021
- 6 min
Harm None - The Golden Rule of the Craft
From the earliest days of Wicca, there;ss the admonition "do what you will but harm none." Many say that's impossible. It's not. Here's why
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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 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Element of Water
Water's direction is west, the direction of the sunset, and because of that, it's seen as the direction of maturity, fullness, abundance. Ha
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Maggie Shayne
- Aug 12, 2021
- 5 min
Creative Blocks and Self-Healing
So far in 2021 I've released zero new novels. I'm working on two of them, but working is a relevant term. Mostly I've been feeling bad
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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
- Jul 31, 2021
- 5 min
Do Our Brains Synch Up With One Another?
According to Discovery Magazine, scientists have observed that when people are working together on the same goal, their brains synch up....
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