Greetings on this Full Pink Moon in Libra! According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, a publication that never fails to inform, April’s full moon is the first supermoon of this year, meaning it is closest to earth and the brightest and biggest of the year. April’s full moon is referred to the “pink,” “Paschal,” or “egg,” for spring’s flowers, Easter and the birth of chicks and many wee animals. I’ve recorded a moon meditation that can be used for any moon phase. I’ve used this meditation in both private and public circles and find it to be a calming journey useful for exploring lunar wisdom. Being ..read more

This wasn’t meant to be a witch sermon, but an Op-Ed, on Saturn’s entrance into Aquarius and our current state of affairs. Originally written as an Instagram post, but wanted to share here. During times of strife, we as humans desire explanations to process the collective grief, fear and uncertainty we experience. This is where religion and spiritual practices offer guidance and grace to ease us as we trudge on through the unknown. I feel a responsibility as a witch, a priestess, a mother and a fellow human to say it out loud—it’s okay to feel pure rage. It’s not only acceptable, but welcome ..read more

As many of us sit on the edge of our seats, homebound, bordering on stir crazy, it’s almost impossible to feel positive or celebratory with Ostara season just beginning. For me, ritual is intuitively soothing, and while cooped up indoors, bringing a bit of springtime’s beauty inside, is providing a bit of necessary distraction and relief from the endless news cycle. Here is a bit about Ostara, along with some seasonal things to do. On March 19th at 11:50pm EST, we ushered in Ostara, the Spring (or Vernal) Equinox, the astronomical beginning of spring. The word equinox comes from the Lat ..read more

  What a treat to have also been interviewed for Cardsy B. aka Rebecca “Bex” Szymczak’s Badass Bitches Tarot Podcast this past fall! Bex is the creator of Badass Bitches Tarot, reader and fashion designer. Click on the image to listen ..read more

    So thrilled to be featured on Jennifer Sodini’s (author of Amenti Oracle and creator of Evolve & Ascend)  excellent podcast, Radio Amenti. We discussed the art of ritual, The Spells Deck and all things occult. Click on the image above to tune in ..read more

  Here’s an excerpt of my new piece for Revolver Magazine where I had the pleasure of meeting, reading and interviewing the magical Cristina Scabbia, lead singer of Lacuna Coil. “As Scabbia and I sit down with the 78 cards, I discuss my approach to tarot as I would with any new client. The tarot, I explain to her as she deftly shuffles my worn-out Aquarian Deck, reveals messages from our subconscious through archetypes and shows us the present situation, offering pathways towards decision-making for our future. While I do think tarot can reveal glimpses of our impending fate, I don’t rely or ..read more

VENEFICA VOLUME 3 is almost HERE! I’m delighted to have contributed a piece, QUEEN OF THE FLOWERS: ON ROSES & ROSE MAGIC to this radical occulture magazine published by Catland Books. To purchase click here VENEFICA V3 Launch Party Friday March 22nd –7-10pm Kickstarter HQ 58 Kent Street Brooklyn NY 11222 From Catland’s site: Kickstarter Music (and the congregatione maleficarum of WITCHSTARTER by proxy), in partnership with Brooklyn’s legendary Catland Books, request your presence at a celebration for the release of the 3rd issue of their in-house publication, VENEFICA magazine. Please ..read more

Her glossed lips parted and a tender sigh escaped. The mid-morning light illuminated her face from the subway window. The mysterious stranger couldn’t hide her blush as her lover reached in for another kiss as he stroked her cheek. As we pulled into Canal Street, the young lover said, “more, later,” and dashed off. It was the kind of self-restraint that I did not possess in my younger years and I admired her sly smile, holding her lover captive in between her cherry glossed lips. As the train continued on its journey I smiled at her nervously after being caught looking, but she returned the s ..read more

  In the belly of February we lie, existing in a liminal space where sighs of spring and the waxing light blossoms in-between snowflakes. Like goddesses in mythology, our bodies are stretching, awakening limbs, muscles, senses and hearts from underneath the layers of winter’s necessary hibernation. In ancient Roman times, February marked Februalia or Februa, the month of ritual purification of body, home, and city. Another type of ritual purification occurred February 13-15th with Lupercalia, where the Lupercai, priests of the god Pan, would run around drunk and usually nude, whipping women w ..read more

Every morning I forget how it is. I watch the smoke mount In great strides above the city. I belong to no one. Then I remember my shoes, How I have to put them on, How bending over to tie them up I will look into the earth. -Poem by Charles Simic   As I sat on the train, aching to be alone and carrying the news of an old friend’s sudden death in my brain, I remembered to put my Metrocard away and found this poem on the back. Sometimes the universe has a way of finding you out when you want nothing more than to hide. As a dedicated member of the poetry club in high school, I was familiar w ..read more