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.
Witchcraft I: The Inner Temple with High Priestess and Temple teacher Matooka Moonbear will be starting on November 4, 2022, in Alfred, Maine, near Kennebunk. This is presently the only in-person Witchcraft I class in the greater New England area with open registration, so don't miss out if you are looking for in-person instruction and to get started with the Temple Mystery School. Follow the link above to the Witchcraft I class page for more information, or you can Read More...
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by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle Magick is said to be best passed from mouth to ear, in the presence of a teacher or group. In ritual we are often hand to hand, but more importantly, heart to heart, not in a solely sentimental circle, but in a transmission of the core of the mystery, through breath and blood, voice and gaze. The Witch in me sees, feels, and knows the Witch in you. There are Read More...
October has begun and we are in Libra season. The sign of the balancing scales and the “Season of the Witch.” For those of you who already exhausted by all change surrounding us I’m afraid October will not be any different. But, some changes are bringing hidden blessings and it looks like we may find some hidden gems this upcoming period. So let´s grab a cup of coffee and see what the sky has to offer us Read More...
by Claire du Nord For Broom Closet Witches Samhain In (or Out of) the Broom Closet Welcome back, Broom Closet Witches! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft Tradition, with Article #5 in our “For Broom Closet Witches” column! Blessed Samhain!/Happy Halloween! I felt it might be worthwhile at this time of year to hover over a topic that gives me, as a Broom Closet Witch, a chance to relax my hypervigilance Read More...
The Temple’s Pisces Ministry is pleased to announce High Priestess Sellena (Amanda Dear) has accepted an invitation to become our third deputy minister, rounding out our ministry. Sellena is a wonderful addition to Pisces, bringing her creativity, wisdom, and magick to our monthly meetings. As a Pisces celebrant she offers community Wheel of the Year sabbats and other events to the community in the Jackson, Mississippi area, as well as teaching for the Mystery School there. Her Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle Gnosis is one of the major points of a Mystery Tradition. One need not call themselves a gnostic—considering some of the dualistic baggage that term often implies—to seek this insight. Gnosis is the direct intuitive knowledge from experience of a different order of reality, in contrast to episteme, logical and reasoned knowing from experience of the empirical order of everyday reality. Both knowledges use different criteria and context. Judging gnosis Read More...
Mercury retrograde has just kicked in. The energy crisis is intense in Europe and inflation is a fact. What is there to do? Well, as magickal people and witches we know there is always something that can be done. Even a minor change of mood, a glimpse of hope or a boost of determination can make a big change in the end of how we get through a crisis. So let´s take a look at the stars Read More...
The Temple of Witchcraft is excited to announce our newest board members. Deborah Stellhorn and Dan Lupacchino will join the Board of Directors for the 2022-2024 session as two of the three voting advisors to the board, serving alongside current board members Elsa Elliott (Voting Advisor), Steve Kenson (Secretary), Jocelyn Van Bokkelen (Treasurer), Christopher Penczak (Vice-President), and Adam Sartwell (President). Debbie is an ordained high priestess in the Temple, fundraising coordinator, former Templefest housing coordinator, deputy in the Sagittarius Ministry Read More...
In this episode of Voices of the Temple, host Adam Sartwell talks with Dawn Costorf and Renee Bedard, deputy ministers of the Virgo Ministry, about their work with healing and the ministry's healing deities series online Read More...
By Renee Bedard The solemn act of lighting candles in the silence of the night. The seductive lure of being wrapped in the heady scents of sacred smoke. The slow, steady breaths we purposefully take that leads us to our center once again. Circles are cast to celebrate the ever-turning wheel honoring the seasons and cycles and the partnership between the beings of spirit and beings of flesh. Body positions and deliberate, thoughtful movements help build energy Read More...
