Co-founded by Christopher Penczak, Steve Kenson, and Adam Sartwell, the Temple of Witchcraft started in 1998 as a system of magickal training and personal development, and eventually developed into a formal tradition of Witchcraft.
by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle One of the great mysteries as I learned magick is the union of opposites and the resolution of paradox. This alchemy must occur within the practitioner of magick, and they become a living talisman for the world. The philosopher’s stone of the alchemist could be a stone, a powder, an elixir, but it was really the alchemist, as the effect of their inner work emanated out into the world and Read More...
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Asteria Dominy is a High Priestess and Ordained Minister of the Temple of Witchcraft, based in St. Peters, Missouri. Her Mother was psychic and as a teenager, the process of discovering her own skills sparked Asteria’s interest in the unseen and inspired her to become a lifetime student of all things metaphysical, magickal and spiritual. Asteria first identified as a Witch after discovering Christopher’s Inner Temple of Witchcraft in 2002. Since then, she has studied with a Read More...
It is our pleasure to announce that Sellena Dear has been confirmed as the new Aquarius Lead Minister for the Temple of Witchcraft. Sellena has been an active force in the Temple’s Mississippi community as a teacher, ritualist, and leader, as well as involved in our community online. She has worked as a deputy within Pisces Ministry and an online moderator and mentor. We look forward to her guidance of the ministry. For more information on Sellena Read More...
The numerology year for 2023 is 7. Not only that, it is 43/7 a number connected to the 3 of Cups: friendships, joy, and cooperation. But as always there are some challenges in there as well. So let´s take a closer look and see how we can best navigate forward with the help of the numbers. First of all, how do we get to number 7? We get there by adding 2+0+2+3 = 7. To get more Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle Who Speaks for the Gods? No one. End of story. My shortest article yet! Though this is not entirely true. I have been to amazing oracular rituals where priestesses and priests who were overshadowed, invoked, or possessed by the gods and spirits have said some amazing things. I’ve been invoked and been told I gave helpful messages, though I have no memory of them. Are we speaking for the gods Read More...
It is our pleasure to announce that Scott K. Smith has been confirmed as the new Aries Lead Minister for the Temple of Witchcraft. Scott has been a very active Temple teacher and leader in the Los Angeles area, as well as incredibly involved in online and distant communities. Through his teaching and art, he is outspoken and faces the challenges of our modern world with compassion and boldness. We look forward to his plans for the ministry Read More...
Amy Dove is a High Priestess and Ordained Minister within the Temple of Witchcraft, and an active energy worker and practitioner for the larger community. Amy works as a certified Sound Healer and Reiki Master Teacher, offering both in-person and remote sessions. As part of her practice, she offers personalized meditations and creates custom flower essences and hand-painted affirmation cards for her individual clients. Within the broader community, Amy organizes a variety of women's activities and other gatherings geared toward the Read More...
by Claire du Nord Imbolc - Watching for Signs Welcome back, Broom Closet Witches! I hope you all had a wonderful Yule and are once again ready to turn the Wheel! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition, with the seventh article in our “For Broom Closet Witches” series. As Winter turns to Spring, we watch for signs from Nature that it is time to celebrate the next Sabbat on the Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle In my previous article “Creeds, Beliefs and Faith” we explored declarations of faith and belief in the context of occult tradition and Witchcraft and how such ideas perhaps don’t apply to us as they do in many other religious paradigms. The flip side to faith or belief is work. Of course we are framing things against a Christian theology, but that is the root of most who come to Witchcraft Read More...
January and 2023 are here! Many of us are ready to get going and might have even started to warm ourselves up like Formula 1 race cars. But I´m sorry to say that the season hasn’t started yet. Part of that is due to both Mars (energy, drive, will) and Mercury (communication) still being in retrograde. So if you have felt a mix of frustration and restlessness you are not alone. Let´s take a look at the Read More...
