On another forum I saw a question about spirits. The poster wanted to know how to do magick to get rid of a spirit that had linked with another person. The poster was worried that he would be working against the Wiccan Rede by forcing the spirit to do something it didn't want to do. You may have seen similar posts or heard questions like this. I have a few problems with it. What is a Spirit? My first question is what does this person think a spirit is? Today, some people (notably members of religious sects) put the blame for all their problems on spirits or demons. Are you an alcoholic? Are you broke? Are you unhealthy? Did you lose your job? Are some of your teeth missing? Did you get

Today, there are more than 800 million active users of the social network known as Facebook. That's closing in on three times the population of the U.S. Twitter has about 300 million active users. Facebook and twitter are means of communicating with others. But are they really helping people become more social? I think they're doing the exact opposite. I'm not criticizing Facebook or Twitter for what they are. Rather I'm suggesting that people should realistically understand that while using Facebook and twitter may be good for communication, they're not so good as sources of socialization. Sitting in your room, staring at a monitor, is not the same as meeting people in person. You can't

When people start off with magick they usually begin with general externals and specific internals. By this I mean they begin with the externals of the ritual being rather generalized—everything colored red for added energy, for example—along with a specific intention such as bringing yourself more energy to "pull an all-nighter" studying for a test. For some people general externals and specific internals are effective enough and are all they will ever need or use. However some people, including myself, want to use externals that are more specific. The idea behind this is that the more specific everything is, the more the magick is focused and directed toward your goal. To this

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Skye Alexander, author of Sex Magic for Beginners. All magic works, if you do it right. If you’re not familiar with sex magic, it’s a technique for tapping your sexual energy to empower spells and to produce effects in the material world or beyond. Basically, you raise energy through arousal, then attach your intention to that energy. At the moment of orgasm, you release the intention—propelled by the power of your energy—into the universe, where it can develop and become manifest. Your mind creates the intention, your body provides the fuel, and Spirit guides the result. Here are ten reasons to give sex magic a try: It makes