A bright spot of red decorates the trees during the winter holiday season, but this isn’t an ornament hanging inside. This is Mother Earth bringing a splash of bright color to the trees with a robin redbreast. These small, plump migratory birds are best known for their red coloring and beautiful song. Robins can be found in countries all over the world, from North America to central Siberia, and they make their biggest appearance in most areas, including the US, during the winter holiday. But it isn’t just our modern winter holidays that have adopted the robin as a symbol of the season. The ..read more

Witchcraft is an inherently personal business; everybody’s Path will look slightly different. And in contrast to the organized religions of the world, Wicca doesn’t have a central dogma besides the Wiccan Rede. That’s why we often say that there are as many ways to be a Wiccan or a Witch as there are practitioners.  Yet, for all the openness of our spiritual practice and the subjectivity of one’s Path, there are still some unspoken rules within the community. Those new to the Craft may often become attracted by the more shallow or commercial aspects of it—especially nowadays, where bein ..read more

A Witch’s New Year begins after Samhain. But there’s something about the festival of Imbolc, the first to take place in the new calendar year, that feels like a fresh start.  As the midpoint between Winter and Spring, Imbolc carries a hopeful quality: as Nature all around us starts stirring from under her deep blanket of snow, so do we. We shed our “hibernating” mode and begin to renew our commitment to growth, both personally and spiritually.  During this time of reawakening, putting pen to paper is one of the best ways to prepare for this new Turn of the Wheel. Here’s what you ne ..read more