What Is Socially Responsible Magic?
Socially responsible magic is magic done to actively contribute to a community's well being, to the benefit of all the people in the community, as opposed to the benefit of one or a few people. But how...
View ArticleSocially Responsible Magic: Why is Social Responsibility Important?
I find social responsibility important because I am part of this world. I am not on this world just to pursue my spirituality, and so divorcing my spiritual and magical pursuits from the material...
View ArticleBirthing Hereditary Witchcraft: Parenting Around #Ferguson and Social Justice...
When faced with my son’s frustration and hopelessness about racism, I sought the advice of his aunt, Crystal Blanton, pagan author and social activist. “Validate that sense of hopelessness,” she told...
View ArticleSocially Responsible Magic: Why We Need to Have the Hard Conversations
Over the last year or so, the Pagan community has engaged in hard conversations dealing with issues including consent culture, sex positivity, and racism. These are important conversations, but they...
View ArticleSocially Responsible Magic: My Journey to Stillness
Each year I do a ritual working called the Elemental Balancing Ritual. I do it once a year and then do the daily work thereafter. It's internally focused, for the most part; the idea being that I do...
View ArticleCross and Crossroads: A Guide to Using Magick for Social Justice
As witches we are guardians of the marginalized and the oppressed, these folks who exist in the fringes. They are the liminal and they are our people. So, how do we effectively utilize magick for...
View ArticleBeyond Binary Witchcraft: In Praise of Pagan Social Justice Warriors
At ConVocation, I saw virulent resistance to Social Justice Warriors, and in that, a resistance to what SJW’s represent - social change, inclusion, feminism, bodily autonomy and acceptance, and yes -...
View ArticleThe Corner Crone: How Do We Heal?
If we as a country, as individuals, are to heal it ought to be with plenty of bumpy and jagged scars. Scars you can’t look away from so we can never forget.
View ArticleThe Balancing Path: Spells for Black Lives Matter
We need to put effort and energy into social justice both now and into the future in order to achieve true equality for everyone. These links might help.
View ArticleThe Corner Crone: Medusa – Speaking Truth to Power
I’ve found myself mulling over Medusa’s mythologies, examining them through the lens of female empowerment and, more broadly, empowerment of the oppressed.
View ArticleThe Corner Crone: Warrior Magic by Tomás Prower (Review)
Warrior Magic will strengthen your resolve and renew your energy to keep fighting so that the arc of the universe bends toward justice.
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