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 Claire du Nord In keeping with one of my favorite mottos – “Rescue, Reuse, Repurpose” – the Tannenbaum from this past Yule presented me with several new opportunities to do just that – knowing that in a short while it would be time to celebrate Imbolc, the next Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year. Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition. The whole Tannenbaum couldn’t stay in my Read More...
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The year of 2024 has just started. The first month has just passed and many are already asking themselves, what is going on? It feels so intense! All I can say is, welcome to the Master Number Year of 44/8! We are all in for a ride this year and we can expect life to become intense. But, if there is a lot of energy in movement, there is also a lot of possibilities to grow in Read More...
monthly online working-group with High Priest Adam Sartwell $270 tuition • Hecate's Nights online application form Hecate is the primal goddess of Witches and Witchcraft and honored with a special place in the Temple. On nine nights in 2025, join High Priest Adam Sartwell to learn more about Hecate, deepen your connection through devotions, and do ritual and meditation to explore your work with Her. We will delve into Her symbols, nine-fold aspects, performing magick with Her Read More...
Lisa Maddry is a Deputy for the Aquarius Ministry and just completed her 4th degree in the Temple of Witchcraft. Lisa has over 20 years of experience in the field of Emergency Management and is working on advancing her knowledge and training in mental health and spiritual care. In addition to her Temple work, Lisa is a tarot reader, psychic, and tarot teacher and regularly volunteers to ensure the safety, health, and happiness of people and animals Read More...
by Erica Sittler They call it “the crooked path” for good reason, and my journey into witchcraft has been as simultaneously mundane and extraordinary as many folks. Like many of us, I was born into a Christian construct. Mine was the early versions of what is now alt-right religious extremism. Televangelists were our heroes. Beatings on an almost daily basis with rods and straps were proof that my parents were godly and “containing the wild ungodliness” of Read More...
by Claire DuNord This Yule Season’s magick was ushered in, quite literally, when this six feet tall live Tannenbaum came floating through the front door, followed by my equally tall roommate. He had just found it – would you believe – standing next to our apartment complex’s dumpsters! Claire du Nord here, a High Priestess in the Temple of Witchcraft tradition, with the fourteenth article in our “For Broom Closet Witches” series. “Tannenbaum” is the German word Read More...
The holidays are coming and for many of us this means spending more time with family and friends. This year the stars in the sky tell us there will be even more than usual focus on our relationships and where we are heading in life. Things can get a bit complicated, but there are still things you can do if you are prepared. So let's grab a cup of tea or coffee and see what we can Read More...
by Erica Sittler Let’s all heave a collective sigh regarding the discipline of daily journaling. Some of you may be doing a sigh of contentment and deep peace. Note: you are in the minority. You have my respect. I; however, do not fall into that category, despite my collection of partially-filled scrawls in prettily-bound books. Yet here I am a Witchcraft I Mystery School student and the very first lesson, and the constant part of every homework Read More...
by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle There was a time when those in their birth society who were the most educated, engaged, and morally-minded embraced doctrines and actions that we consider repugnant today. They were some of the great thinkers of their time, believing they were right and just, spiritual and correct, as they supported inquisitions, crusades, and doctrines of expansion. They believed they were ultimately doing good, just as modern proselytizing Christians adamant about their Read More...
by Erica Sittler I certainly wasn’t expecting to stumble onto holy ground… where a doctor’s standard examination room suddenly became a lesson in auric fields and communication with an illness. But here we were, two thousand miles from home and my husband with an open surgical wound smelling putrid. Auras have been a recent lesson in class and so I turned my mind’s eye to the wound’s auric field as I sat to the side while my Read More...
