First Key: Journey Sabbatic Process: Procession to the Sabbat Chakra: Root Alchemy: “Initiation” Planet: Earth Astrological Aspect: Semi-Sextile Witchdom Teaching: Witch Power Incense: Patchouli, Dittany of Crete Sacramental Medicine: Beer, Ale Invocation: By the voice of light and lightning Who guides us on the way By the Secret Fire in the heart of all Whom we still do serve By the powers of life and love And those of death and decay By the Mysteries of the Read More...

Solitary Visionary Seven Day Vigil for Beltane in the Temple of Witchcraft Tradition by Christopher Penczak A complimentary tradition to Beltane/May Day is that of Hexennacht or Walpurgisnacht, The Witch’s Night, on May Eve where Witches travel to the Sabbat in spirit flight to celebrate the dance upon or beneath the mountain mound with the Queen of Witches and the Horned God. The Sabbat can be seen as an alchemical transmutation of seven stages, seven steps into Read More...

Host Adam Sartwell talks with Steve Kenson, Temple co-founder and Gemini lead minister, about queer spirit, Pride marches, ecstatic trance, the intersection of tabletop gaming and Witchcraft and more Read More...

Adam concludes his conversation with occult expert and author M. Belanger Read More...

by Justin Gaudet For as long as humans have existed, we have used myths to navigate the complexities of life. Myths, far from being relics of the past, are active frameworks that influence how we perceive and engage with the world. They serve not only to explain the mysteries of existence but also to reflect the dynamics of our personal and collective identities. Each of us carries within us a mythic thread, a narrative lens through which Read More...

Adam talks with M. Belanger, an occult expert, presenter, singer, psychic, long-time friend of the Temple, and author of more than thirty books on paranormal topics Read More...

Spring is here in this part of the world. The cherry trees are in bloom in DC and even here the pear and redbud and wisteria, along with the pine, oak, and gumball tree’s heavy laden with pollen… all are exclaiming that spring has truly sprung. The blackbirds as the migrate north sing songs that remind me of happiness. The male cardinal,  right red, sits above my little patio and studies me… the new gal in town… Read More...

by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle Awake. Asleep. Dreaming. Unconscious. We use these words often around the spiritual experience, and they can create as many problems as explanations. Many spiritual seekers will describe their state of consciousness as “awake” when compared to non-magickal or consciously mystical people. Sometimes this leads to a place of being pejorative, of looking at the “masses” as sleepers, and that one who is awake is somehow better than others. I know Read More...

Adam talks with Erica Baron, Temple High Priestess and Ministerial Deputy for Queer Spirit for the Temple's Gemini Ministry Read More...