Part four of a four part series on working with the elements from a personal perspective It’s not fair. It is not an unbiased opinion, my musings are completely one sided. This is an article extolling the glories of the…
Author: Retrokali
Hot to Trot
Part three of a four part series on working with the elements from a personal perspective. By Retrokali Ahh, fire. The red headed stepchild of the elements. This is the one that often gets us into trouble whether it is…
Samhain v.Halloween
By Retrokali As most of us already know, pagan holidays far pre-date Christian ones. A quicky little synopsis is that when the newish Christian church tried to convert the peasantry, the pagan peasantry said, “Sure we can celebrate Easter”, then…
Water, Water Everywhere
Part 2 in a four part series about working with the elements from a personal perspective. By Retrokali Glub. Have you had your eight glasses of water today? We need it, we really do, and like all the other elements,…
Earth Magic is for Dweebs
Part one of a four part series on working with the elements from a personal perspective by Retrokali This is written from the perspective of a true air witch. I LIKE to be in my head, I LIKE concepts, and…
Finding Meaning in Opposites: Litha
By Retrokali Litha. Summer Solstice. Midsummer, the glory of the sun, the night of the fairies, the moist heat clinging to everything. Not my favorite holiday, sorry it just isn’t. I am more of a dark side of the Wheel…
Only a Solitary
By Retrokali I believe that being a solitary is no more or less important than being in a coven. But it seems that when you announce that you are a solitary to a group of mixed witches, there is a…
Planned and Unplanned Ritual: Just Wing It!
By Retrokali Our lives are filled with planners, schedules, and worrisome glances at our watches. It is the rare person that just lets the wind blow them where they may, most of us have each moment scheduled, even to go…
Don’t make Me Celebrate; Reflections on the Wheel of the Year
By Retrokali Have you ever not felt a holiday, a sabbat? Maybe it is Beltane and the last thing you want to do is go decorate a Maypole, or Ostara, and all you want to do is climb into bed…