H is for Honoring Your Beloved Living

I forgot where I heard the term “beloved living” before, but I know it came up in a conversation several years ago. During this time of year, most witchy people focus our attention on those we love on the other side of the veil. While this practice is cathartic and important, it makes me wonder…

G is Going Separate Ways

One of the lessons I’ve been taught several times over is that issues you don’t sufficiently deal with continue to repeat until you have. One personal issue that continues to come up for me involves creating healthy boundaries, especially when it comes to my friends. This week, the Universe gifted me with an opportunity to…

E is for Entitled Little Shithead

I just celebrated my birthday last week. For as long as I can remember, my birthday has been a pretty big deal for me. Spiritually speaking, I consider my birthday to be an important holiday. It’s the day I was blessed with the gift of life, and as selfish as it sounds, I love to…

C is for Cultivating Curiosity

I work in training and development. In my career, I have been able to participate in several courses on leadership development. I’ve added several things I’ve learned into my spiritual toolkit, but one that stands out is the Mood Elevator by Larry Senn. The Mood Elevator is a visual tool that represents how our mood…

30 Days of Pictures – Day 9

This is my tribe. We are all supportive of one another, but will deliver real tough love when we need to. We're always pushing each other to be the best versions of ourselves. The best part is that we all follow completely different spiritual paths and lead very different lives. This allows us to offer…

Working with Deity: Pt 4 – Ganesh

In my late 20’s the need for a steady spiritual practice come to the forefront and with that, the need for a patron that could stay for the long haul. Or at least a patron who would stay for a longer time than those who had come and gone in the past. It was shortly…

Working with Deity – Pt 1: The Moon Goddess

Wicca was my first foray into pagan spirituality. As a result, the Moon Goddess was my first matron. Like most baby witches, I called her by several names depending on the phase of the moon. While the moon was waxing, she was Artemis, the virgin-maiden huntress. I lit white candles for her and called upon…

Working with Deity – Introduction

(If you haven’t noticed it by now, I’m really into writing a series of blog posts on a similar topic. It gives me space to write on different facets of the same thing without writing a 10-page essay. Expect to see that for a while.) Working with personified deities is something that has come up…

Coming Out of the Broom Closet – Pt 2: Family

I was not an easy kid to raise. When I was younger, I kept to myself. As I started to realize that I was a big weirdo, I embraced it. By the time I was in high school, I never left home without wearing big baggy jeans, a novelty tee, a flashy pentagram necklace, and…

Coming Out of the Broom Closet – Introduction

Over the past few months, I’ve been working with the idea of holding silence. Through this work, I found myself thinking about the process of coming out. As a gay man, the process of coming out has been something that I’ve dealt with several times. The first time was difficult, but now I find that…