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.
Ravenstarr DeFisser is a High Priestess at the Temple Of Witchcraft in Salem NH. She enjoys connecting with her spiritual sisters in Women's Circle. Ravenstarr has been a witch all her life. She’s a gamer and a giant nerd. Ravenstarr lives in New Hampshire with her family and fur babies Read More...
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by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle I’ve seen a lot of talk lately in our esoteric communities about our values. It always makes me wince a little. I remember the era, which never really left us, of family values meaning Christian values or traditional mainstream nuclear family values rooted in a naive vision of the 1950s. I remember the Parental Advisory Explicit Content warning labels of the music of my youth, a scheme by Tipper Gore Read More...
Michael Usher is a High Priest of the Temple of Witchcraft and Capricorn Lead Minister. He has served as a Light Bearer for the Temple of Witchcraft community, continues to volunteer as a mentor to students in the Mystery School, works with the Pisces Ministry offering public sabbat celebrations and is a member of Team Templefest. Michael currently resides in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with his husband and two rescue pups. His life-long career has been in Read More...
Dawn Marie Costorf is a High Priestess, ordained minister and the Cancer Lead Minister for the Temple of Witchcraft. Dawn has been a witch since 1992 and she is a practiced ritualist and teacher. She is a Pisces Deputy Minister, leading Sabbats and Full Moon rituals for the Temple in NH. She is an accomplished intuitive Tarot reader and specializes in readings with the Ogham. Dawn is also a Reiki Master and a Deputy Virgo Minister leading Read More...
Dogs are barking, owls are calling in the night and everyone seems to be awake in the neighbourhood. The air is thick with magick and a restless energy. So what is going on and where is this energetic pressure coming from? Let's take a look and see what we can find. Venus and Family Right now we have Venus (love, romance, passion) at the end of the sign of Cancer (feelings, romance). In this position Venus is Read More...
by Claire du Nord More “Sneaky Business” in the Broom Closet: My First Esbat It has been my experience that practicing Witchcraft in a Broom Closet can be exciting and full of adventure, near mishaps, close-calls, and great feats of perfect timing! Why would I have expected my first “official” Esbat to be any different? Welcome back, Broom Closet Witches, to our fourth article on Broom Closet Witchery! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle For a queer polyamorous Witch, some would consider me pretty traditional. And as a queer polyamorous Witch, most people would not. The truth isn’t somewhere in the middle. Both are true, and neither is true. That is my truth. I’m traditional because I believe in roots. I believe in a fidelity to roots, to traditions and philosophies that embody timeless truths. I think the past helps us orient ourselves to Read More...
Ashara Mayim has been studying with the Temple of Witchcraft since 2012 and is a recent graduate of the seminary program. She is a former Pilgrim of the Sun and Stars, a light-bearer for Leo, and a teaching assistant for the Witchcraft 1 Online Mystery School. She has been a teacher in her daily life for 16 years and deeply enjoys using her educational background to further education, understanding, and acceptance within the pagan community. Recently, she Read More...
Summer is here. The star are telling us many people are going through some deep and personal stuff, but there are also some amazing healing and consciousness-rising energies present. Let's take a look on how to navigate these in the best way! The Sun is now in the sign of Cancer. That brings relationships, family matters, and personal stuff into focus. Cancer is the first of the water signs (emotions, intuition) and it rules the 4th house Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle When I wrote “What Now? Putting A Practice Together: Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3” I wasn’t expecting some of the responses I got, but I love anything that makes us think more deeply about our choices, practices, and traditions. The key point that got the strongest response was this: “How do you work different systems together? Can you? Should you? The answer is up to you.” Folks had Read More...
