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Virgo New Moon Ritual for Clarity, Health, and Harmony

Clear the way for order, balance, and wellbeing during this Virgo New Moon cycle. The Virgo New Moon is the perfect time to reset your space, your habits, and your energy. This year, the Virgo New Moon is this Saturday, August 23rd. (Also, hey, this is my birthday!) Virgo energy loves creating order in the […]

Fashion Magic 101: Closet Decluttering Tips

Make your closet feel a thousand times better about itself. I have a new book, out now! It’s called Little Guide to Fashion Magic: A Mindful and Mystical Approach to the Everyday Art of Getting Dressed. This post is an excerpt from it. If you’re ready to shake things up in your life, start with […]

Aquarius Full Moon Ritual: Bust Through Blocks and Elevate

Upgrade your perspective and open to new avenues of possibility. The Aquarius Full Moon is this Friday night/Saturday morning: August 9, 2025, 3:55AM EST. This is a powerful cosmic moment for clearing blocks, shifting your mindset, and opening the door to unexpected blessings. This air sign thrives on innovation, liberation, and sudden insight—making this lunation […]

Lughnasadh Healing Rituals: Emotional Self-Care for the First Harvest

Celebrate Lammas with these soul-nourishing practices. The Wheel turns once again, and here in the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of August brings us to Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas—the first harvest festival and a sacred time of gathering, gratitude, and transformation. (Southern Hemisphere friends, check out all the Imbolc stuff here.) While this cross-quarter sabbat […]

Leo New Moon Ritual: Sparkle Bright and Love Big

Open Your Heart and Shine Once a year, we’re blessed with the Leo New Moon—a powerful cosmic moment when both the sun and moon align in the radiant, heart-centered sign of Leo. Every new moon marks the beginning of a fresh lunar cycle, but when it happens in Leo, its magic is all about confidence, […]

Divination for Beginners: Oracle Cards, Tarot, and the Pendulum

Here’s how to Get Started with These 3 Essential Tools When you’re facing a decision or sitting with a question, you don’t need to meet it empty-handed. You can grab a divination tool to invite insight and clarity into any situation. Divination tools work on the principle that everything is connected and that our consciousness […]

Capricorn Full Moon Magic

Here’s a grounded ritual for steady success. When the sun is in Cancer, the full moon rises in Capricorn—a beautiful celestial balance between the soft and the strong, the mystical and the practical, the inner world and the outer climb. It’s the perfect time to get clear on your goals and commit to the path […]

The Witch Is In: A Peek At My New Oracle Deck

A deck that celebrates powerful feminine energy in all its forms—mythic, historical, and divine. The Wild Witch is about to be unveiled. Australia, it’s here! United States, it’s here in August, and you can pre-order now. Other countries, I don’t know for sure yet when you will have it. But I hope soon. Just take […]

The Halloween Forever Oracle is Nominated for a CARTA

This is an honor. I’m thrilled to announce that the deck I co-created with Jasmine Becket-Griffith, The Halloween Forever Oracle, is shortlisted for a prestigious CARTA award. If you have a moment, I would be honored if you would vote for it. You can do so here. (Look for The Halloween Forever Oracle in the […]

Quick! Grab 3 of My E-Books, FREE

Stock up your magical library while these 3 Kindle Books are Zero Dollars. Heads up! Today and through Thursday, three of my Kindle books are totally free. There are no strings attached, but I do want to ask a (totally optional) favor. A deck I wrote, The Halloween Forever Oracle, was nominated for a prestigious […]