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It seems that whenever I’m involved in deeply moving spiritual practice, I eventually reach a sort of plateau. I might spend several weeks sitting at the altar for up to an hour at a time, loving every minute of it. But then one morning I’ll wake up and find that nothing in this world or the next could bring me enough motivation to get over there. This resistance to practice creeps up like a disea Read more of this blog post »

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The Deep Heart of Witchcraft: Expanding the Core of Magickal Practice

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