New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
As a child, magick had always fascinated me. I was five when I met the emaciated spirit woman shuddering in the corners of a chicken coop in our backyard. For a time I wondered why my step-father refused to have that dilapidated monstrosity hauled off. He hadn't owned chickens since before marrying my mother. Finally, he sat me down and told me, "I know you see her, 'cause she wants to be seen by everybody. If I tear it down she got plans to move into our house. None of us want that." I hated that yard until my grandfather taught me how to summon something pretty out of the workings of something ugly. He taught me to close my eyes and envision the coop filled with whatever my heart ...
Virgo Witch is hitting shelves this month, which is beyond exciting, and I'm extremely proud of the work that the authors and contributors put into it. As comprehensive as we tried to make the book, though, I'm worried that we overlooked a crucial aspect of the Virgo archetype—namely, Virgo's ability to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. On paper, this might seem like a weird thing with which to concern myself. But it's something I think about a lot, especially since the online spaces I haunt are frequently rife with discussions of both astrology and zombies, and sometimes the impact one has on the other. For instance, I recently came across a TikTok video ranking the zodiac signs on ...
When I received my first Reiki treatment over a decade ago, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was in a state of anxiety fueled by a stressful job along with chronic belly pain, for which the doctors had yet to determine a root cause. I was open to the experience of energy healing. Still, I must admit, my expectations were pretty low. The Reiki healer who gave me my first Reiki healing session (and eventually became my first Reiki teacher) explained the basics of how Reiki healing worked. She described herself as a channel for the Universal Healing Energy that is Reiki. She pointed out that Reiki healing is safe, non-invasive, and gentle. She encouraged me to lie on the massage table and ...
I am an animist viewing the world through a magical lens. My world is an enchanted place where all of nature is alive and the world is cloaked in layers of mysteries. I talk to my house and the birds and the trees. When I go out walking, I focus on the moment so perception opens to immerse my senses in the sights, sounds, and feelings. To mindfully observe the rising sun, the breaking storm, the quiet dusk, becomes a moving moment that nourishes my soul and feeds a kinship with the natural world. When I pause to observe the beauty of a flower, a stone, stick, feather, or shell, taking in the intricate details, the beauty breaks over me as the moment swells, to sweep over my senses, ...
