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.Meditation does not come easy for me. I enjoy meditation journeys to be sure: I have an active imagination and it loves meander and discover along a guided path. Sitting still in silence is another thing completely. Yet, for the past several months, without fail, I have been diligently sitting for five minutes of “being still”. Then seven minutes. It is a daily struggle. So this week, I decided to flip my morning routine on its head Read More...
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Adam talks with Airmid Plantwalker, a long-time Temple High Priestess, teacher, and ordained minister in Texas and her work and local community Read More...
La’Nessa is a Reiki Practitioner, Witch, High Priestess, ordained minister in the Temple of Witchcraft, and a high school English teacher. She completed her Temple training under High Priestess Airmid Plantwalker (Houston, TX). In addition to facilitating rituals with Airmid, she works closely with Scott Smith and the Aries Ministry. La'Nessa can be reached by email at [email protected] Read More...
Ananni is a Deputy for the Aquarius ministry where she focuses on community service. She has just completed her 4th degree in the Temple of Witchcraft and continues to mentor students in Mississippi. She has previously served as a Light Bearer for the Temple of Witchcraft Community and is the current Shadow for the Blue Ray for Team Templefest. She also helps to co-facilitate in-person rituals in the Jackson, MS, Temple community. Ananni lives in central Mississippi Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle One of the things I was always taught—and which I now pass on to those I teach—is that we shouldn’t be casting circles and doing magickal spells when we are ill. What do we do when we are always ill? Cases of chronic illness and unknown illness can make it hard for us to follow that guideline, and I am certainly not saying anyone with chronic illness cannot be a Read More...
Host Adam Sartwell talks with Luna Raven, Temple High Priestess and the new caretaker of The Robin's Nest in Bellingham, MA, about taking on responsibility for an existing center of community Read More...
by Claire du Lune Blessed Be, and Blessed Mabon! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition, with the twentieth article in our “For Broom Closet Witches” series. Mabon, the Wheel of the Year Sabbat that comes after Lughnassadh/Lammas and before Samhain, is another Harvest Celebration – the Harvest of Fruits – as well as the recognition of the Fall Equinox. Mabon always feels sort of like a turning point for me Read More...
A watermelon decided to show up in my desolate flower bed. I say “show up”, because none of us planted it there: it sprung from some passing bird dropping. I say “desolate” because the flower bed is in reality nothing more than red mulch over hardened earth. There are no flowers. Not this year, save the fake ones in a pot nearby. This melon decided to show up right near my front steps where I could watch Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle Being an open and non-dogmatic tradition, modern Witchcraft should have no problems with dogma, fanaticism, or extremism, right? Well, compared to the violence found in the history of many mainstream religions, even those extolling the virtues of love and compassion, we are doing okay. We have had no crusades or jihads in our name, but if you think we are not capable of it, think again. The main reason we Read More...
Host Adam Sartwell talks with guest Nathan Hall, author of Path of the Moonlit Hedge: Discovering the Magick of Animism. Nathan is an animist, witch, and lover of the Star Goddess who lives in South Florida. He is an initiate of the Anderson Feri Tradition, a member of the Temple of Witchcraft, and is joining us this weekend for TempleFest Read More...
