Occultism is poorly understood by people who don’t study it, and there are all kinds of crazy stereotypes about it that appear in media....

Back in my baby witch days, I remember reading that Hecate wouldn’t approve of any magic that was unethical, and that she would not...

If you ask five different occultists what magic is, you’ll get at least ten different answers. There are so many different ideas about...

I discovered Wicca about ten years ago, and got super into it. It was my obsession at the time. I had learned that magic was real, so by...

“Magic” is notoriously difficult for scholars to define. There isn’t really any objective definition of it, because “magic” means...

Alchemy could best be defined as proto-chemistry. Ancient, medieval, and early modern alchemists attempted to understand what things are...

How is it possible for gods to be both anthropomorphic and transcendent at the same time? When it comes to gods, almost anything is...

I’m not a huge fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson, but there’s a quote of his that I like: “The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to...

If all mystical experiences come from the same divine source, then they should all say the same thing, right? Do they? Or are they a...

My motivations for believing in magic might seem contradictory, but I don't think they are. A few weeks ago, someone asked me what my...