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 Despite running a school, founding an organization, and otherwise doing a lot of seemingly structured and orderly things, I tend to be subversive and rebellious by nature. Like many Witches, as soon as you tell me I can’t do something, I want to do it, and sometimes I do. While I have great respect for tradition, I also realize we don’t live in the past. We need to find new Read More...
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As we move toward the beginning of Fall with Mabon fast approaching it is a great time to start preparing some mulling spices to get in the spirit. Mulling spices can be used in wine or in cider to create delicious spiced drinks. They can even be used in a hot toddy. This spiced “wassail” was used in southern England in medieval times during winter celebrations. They would sing and drink to the health of their apple Read More...
Have you been extra brave lately? Done and said things that you never thought you would do? Set boundaries and said goodbye to the old and hello to the new? If you have, then congratulations to you! If you are on the verge of making big changes on the inside, outside or both, then I wish you the best of luck on your path ahead. However, today we are going to look at some things that the Read More...
The Temple's Sagittarius Ministry is pleased to announce open enrollment for Witchcraft I, II, and III in-person with High Priestess Sellena in Jackson, MS. The year-long monthly classes begin in March of 2021. Please note that in-person classes may initially take place over video conferencing and may later require social distancing, masks, and other protective measures for the safety of all involved. The Temple makes an effort to follow all public health safety guidelines. See the individual Read More...
Our volunteer spotlight for the month of Virgo ministry is David Erwin. David is a Witchcraft Five graduate and runs the ministry's Healing Case Study Group. He took over the running of the group from its founder, Stevie Grant, a year ago. David had big shoes to fill, but that did not stop him. We in the Virgo ministry are intensely proud of him. The amount of work it takes to gather prospects for healing case studies Read More...
The Healing Case Study Group, part of the Temple of Witchcraft’s Virgo Ministry, started in 2011 to give Temple initiates a forum to develop their skills with psychic diagnosis and to practice sending the healing techniques learned in the Mystery School and Seminary. We follow the Lunar cycle, starting a new case each New Moon. Members perform a psychic diagnosis and send healing to the subject. At the Full Moon the information shared by the subject is Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle I’ve been giving some thought to the different tracks or stages in our spiritual exploration and development. We often think of this process as searching for and finding “it”—whatever “it” is—but after reading two different and completely unrelated posts, my mind in spinning in new directions. One Twitter post by @LiminalEarth was on cryptids as spiritual entities, which led me to ponder how differences in such phenomena are perhaps simply Read More...
Sellena is a High Priestess and Ordained minister of the Temple of Witchcraft. She is Aquarius Lead Minister and works with the Sagittarius Ministry as a Teacher and Student Mentor online as well as moderating the Temple's Runic Stones Study group. She also works with Pisces Ministry facilitating sabbat and ritual events in Jackson, MS. Her ministry focuses on community building, bringing a solid occult education, and creating space for transformative ritual experiences to the people of Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle As part of my journey, I got deeply involved with the lightworker paradigm as found in the modern New Age movement. While a crossroads for many esoteric paths—including holistic health, flower essences, yoga, crystals, channeling, and angels—its deeper underpinnings are rooted in Theosophy. One of the hallmarks of the work is the emphasis on light and love as not just virtues but tangible energies sent by the practitioner. They were Read More...
by Christopher Penczak The Temple of Witchcraft is not a coven-based tradition, yet we identify as Witches, a concept that mystifies many people. We teach through an academic model, but encourage personal exploration of magickal partnerships, working groups, and covens, but not for teaching, where the social and spiritual roles can get messy and boundaries blurred. A wonderful friend and mentor, Deborah Bourbon, taught me that magick is like music and you start in your bedroom alone Read More...
