Living
Dispatches from the St. Louis Pagan Picnic
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Our weekend editor spends time at the 32nd annual St. Louis Pagan Picnic, catching up with friends, meeting new ones, and making music and magic.
Living
Building a Daily Pagan Practice with ADHD
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Halo Quin returns with new insights into making daily practice work for Pagans with ADHD. “Just as I can use a walking cane to go further than my dodgy joints allow unsupported, I can also use techniques to support myself in managing my ADHD brain. And so I’ve built a daily(ish) practice which supports me, strengthens my skills, and works with my brain instead of against it!”
Living
Into the Faery Ring
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Why then, given the volatile history between humanity and faery kind, would we want to pursue a relationship with them? Why not simply follow the cautionary advice of our ancestors and do our best to avoid them altogether? The short answer is, “because we’re Witches.”
Living
Outside the Comfort Zone
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Almost all of my education as a Witch has come from reading books. Honestly, that could have been enough. But the more I experience, the more certain I am that there is more depth of magic, spirit, and mystery to be explored. But how could I access the secrets that I know are out there when I do not trust many of the people I know who hold them?
Arts & Culture
Mint: welcome summer with the sweet herb of love, death, and birth control
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Siobhan Ball introduces readers to the magical lore that surrounds mint and pennyroyal, a family of herbs associated with the goddesses and gods of the underworld, and offers up a refreshing mint, tomato, and coriander salad that’s perfect for a barbecue.