The title of this post comes from a statement by Ambassador Kosh from the TV show, Babylon 5. It was one of the best science fiction shows ever (well, the first 4 seasons were) dealing with issues of the nature of good and evil, order and chaos, and the eternal repetition and cycles of the universe. It would seem that we're about to see the restart of a negative cycle. One of the things I've noticed is that people seem willing to extend rights to others when we live in less stressful times, but as things become more stressful, people look for scapegoats as the cause of their problems. One of the traditional scapegoats has been other religions and people from other religions. Of

Just some new information... Modern Magick The new third edition of Modern Magick, completely revised and greatly expanded, is now in-house and will be shipping shortly. If you haven't ordered your copy, do it now to be one of the first! I really think you're going to love this new edition. You can find out more about this book by selecting this LINK. Or since you know you're going to want this book, you can order it HERE. * * * * * Appearances For the remainder of this month, I have three appearances scheduled in the Southern California Area. Saturday, September 25: Antelope Valley Pagan Pride Day. This is in Palmdale, the "high desert" just north of Los Angeles. For details

One of my favorite websites for many years has been The Witches' Voice. It's a great site for magickal people of all sorts. A recent blog post by Rose Hollow interested me. It's entitled, "So, You Want to Write a Pathworking? Take a Lesson From Jane." In it she writes: Pathworking is a great tool to help you along your spiritual path. It can be defined in any number of ways, but for this purpose, pathworking will be defined as: A way to understand our own divinity, incorporate it into your live, and grow in your journey. Usually, a pathworking is given to a student by a teacher and begins with some form of astral work, a meditation, daydream, etc., and these have a profound effect on the

My previous post on this subject has kicked up a storm on the internet. I've received numerous emails and comments—often angry complaints—about what I wrote. Basically, they come down to this: how dare I suggest that a person change in order to attract a partner. It's fake. It's not being yourself.Kyle wrote (see comment #3 to my original post), "Many people would scream at this line and say, 'but why should she change who she is to attract a man? Shouldn’t she just be herself?'" Indeed, several people have done just that.  Kyle responds to that saying that choosing to change could be "door opening." While that's a possibility, I think there's more to it. I agree, 100%, with the