We are moving into a time with outer planets in retrograde and for some that can create a feeling of being stuck or that things are moving exceptionally slow. But, we still have friends in the personal planets that are free to help us. We just have to change perspective and perhaps work in a different way with our magick and how we work with our projects. So, let's grab a cup of coffee or tea and Read More...

by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle “My draw to the occult is darker than most,” was recently said to me by someone trying to explain their plan to seek magickal vengeance on someone they believed had wronged them. They had sought me out either to confirm their righteousness or perhaps be talked out of it, as they seemed to really need someone to listen and help them process it. I don’t know if they went through Read More...

by Erica Sittler Storms are rolling through our neck of the woods these days. Full of mighty strength unleashed. It was during such a storm that our neurotic, elderly dog escaped while my husband slept and while I slowly, yet doggedly, made my way home via delayed flight after delayed flight. When I finally arrived at my doorstep at 1 am, the other pets cheerily came to greet me. No Molly dog. A slight alarm bell in Read More...

by Christopher Penczak, Edited by Tina Whittle Should Witchcraft, magick, and in fact, any spiritual pursuit be challenging, or should it be easy and accepting? Yes. I think the answer to that depends on where you are and what you are interfacing with in terms of a teaching, a tradition, and a community. Like all relationships, we can go through a phase of first excitement and intrigue—a courtship! We can also go through a honeymoon phase where Read More...

The Capricorn Ministry is excited to announce Michael Usher will be coming on as a deputy minister. Capricorn Ministry is looking to build a stronger presence in the wider community of the Temple of Witchcraft, with plans to start a men’s group, series of classes on various Divine Masculine Godforms and even Rites of Passage training! In addition to his role as Capricorn Deputy Minister, Michael helps in the Sagittarius Ministry as a mentor, works under Pisces Read More...

Adam concludes his conversation with Temple High Priestess Sellena, Aquarius lead minister, teacher, podcaster, and community organizer and leader in Mississippi Read More...

When I was a little girl, I thought that cornucopias were the coolest things, but as I had never seen one in “real life”, I wasn’t quite sure they existed. I had only seen them in pictures, drawings and cartoons. I learned otherwise as a grownup, and when I happened to find them for sale in an Arts & Crafts store, I had to buy one! Welcome back, Broom Closet Witches, to the eleventh article in our Read More...

A Witches Calendar rooted deeply in the traditions of modern Witchcraft, and specifically the Temple of Witchcraft community, though it can be of great benefit to any Witch, Pagan, Magician or other magickal practitioner seeking to keep their understanding and experience of the tides of the year as they also keep track of the sacred days. Rooted in the beautiful art of the gods and goddesses in the Wheel of the Year and the cycle of the Read More...

Varuni Lai Pui Ting, also known magickally as Varuni Athena Phoenix,  is a Witch, Healer, Astrologer, and Tarot Reader based in Hong Kong. She has studied with the Temple of Witchcraft Mystery School since 2012, is a High Priestess and Ordained Minister in the Temple of Witchcraft, and has been a part of the education staff of the Temple. Varuni is a certified Usui Reiki Master, Tuning Fork Practitioner who has trained in Astrology, Tarot, Shamanism, Hermetic Read More...