Recently, in the midst of apologizing about myself, the person interrupted and quietly replied, “I see no imperfections, only that which makes you your own particular version of being a human, so in that individual sense: perfect.” It stopped me mid self-diatribe and I was silent. For a very long moment, still as stone, letting those words sink in. What if I could actually, permanently think about myself like that? Instead of all the inner critic, self Read More...

The Temple of Witchcraft board of directors is pleased to announce High Priestess Dawn Costorf as the new Lead Minister of the Temple's Cancer Ministry. Dawn is a long-time volunteer and leader in the Temple community. In addition to her new role, Dawn is a Pisces Deputy Minister, leading  Sabbats and Full Moon rituals for the Temple in New Hampshire. Dawn is also a Deputy Virgo Minister leading some of the Healing Deity rituals and helping to Read More...

Host Adam Sartwell concludes his talk with Robbi Packard, owner of The Robin's Nest and long-time Temple community member, supporter, and sponsor Read More...

by Christopher Penczak, edited by Tina Whittle Is everything Witchcraft? Most would say no, because if everything is Witchcraft, then really nothing is Witchcraft. Yet contemporary Witchcraft appears to be one of the most inclusive spiritual paradigms of people, of philosophies, and of practices. Many consider Witchcraft to be an orientation to the world, or a way of life. We talk about it in terms of mysticism, practice, art, science, and even religion, but much like the Read More...

Host Adam Sartwell talks with Robbi Packard, owner of The Robin's Nest, and longtime Temple sponsor and supporter, about community and connection Read More...

by Erica Sittler My newest grandchild arrived today. Just a few days early, but a smooth and safe passage for both him and his mama. Until the nurses noticed he wasn’t quite breathing right. No lusty cries. Not quite getting the hang of transitioning from an aquatic creature to one who inhales air to survive. I was on a series of planes making my way from Florida to Colorado, catching connections and doing my best to travel Read More...

by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle A classic inner world function of the occult tradition is the period of probation. This process of scrutiny and examination happens again and again in deeper octaves, but the first time is often the most misunderstood. I know I misinterpreted it when I experienced it, and it was only with the perspective of years later that I could appreciate it. Helena P. Blavatsky, a founder of the Theosophical Society (T.S.) Read More...

by Claire du Nord Blessed Be, and Beltane Blessings! Welcome back to the seventeenth article in our “For Broom Closet Witches” series. Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition. I had high hopes that I could keep my Yule Tannenbaum until Beltane so that it could be the Maypole for my Beltane celebration, but alas – it had to be disposed of. It had started to grow some mysterious, but nevertheless Read More...

by Erica Sittler Our little group of nine has finished Witchcraft I here in Mississippi. Initiation was both beautiful and meaningful. Now, we are launched into the world to practice what we’ve been taught and continue the disciplines we established together in class over the past thirteen months. For me, it’s been months of both physical and emotional pain. A long season of things breaking open and shattering in ways I could not have foreseen. There is Read More...