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Wheel of the Year 2026

December 31, 2025

If you've heard of the Wheel of the Year, but never known what it is or how to follow it, this is your guide. In Wiccan and pagan tradition, the Wheel of the Year is a cycle of eight seasonal festivals or "sabbats" that mark the changing seasons. The sabbats are split between four solar […]

Books for Slowing Down

December 19, 2025

Book Recommendations | Library

Book Recommendations for Yuletide The clear, bright stars of a winter night have inspired centuries of people toward stillness, self-reflection, rest, and renewal as the new year approaches. Many modern pagans and Wiccans celebrate the ancient holiday Yule by participating in the tradition on the long night of the winter solstice, which is traditionally perceived […]

Astrology is Not Personality

December 18, 2025

Culture & Magic | Featured Reads | Library

It’s fun to think of astrology as personalities. The most reductive forms of astrology are the tastiest sugar all over our teeth. Personality prescriptions are many of those astrology memes, or when someone says, “You’re a Leo. You must be obsessed with romance (or yourself).” Despite that, astrology is useful to me […]

The Materialism of Magic

December 17, 2025

Culture & Magic | Featured Reads | Library

For many practitioners of magic, divination requires some basic ingredients. Candles, prayer books, crystals, incense, spices, and tarot cards often serve as tools that help shape and alchemize thoughts and desires into meaningful changes in one’s life. But at what point do magical “materials” cross the line into “magical materialism”? It should come as no […]

Songs About Witches

December 15, 2025

Culture & Magic | Library

Fall: the season of dead things brought to life, when spirits rise, vampires stalk our TV screens, songs are sung about – and possibly for – witches. This year, spooky season didn't end with All Hallow's Eve, thanks to the recent release of Wicked: For Good. One can almost hear the echoes of "No One […]

The Time for Ceremony: A December Download with The Magick Artist

December 10, 2025

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