Practices for Activists: How to Call Your Representatives even if You’re Terrified

Talking on the phone isn’t easy for me: There is something inherently terrifying to me about speaking to a stranger you cannot see.  As a kid, my parents knew I

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Kisses not Curses, Or, I Don't Understand Hexing Trump

Straight up: I don’t understand this whole Cursing the President thing. Yes, prayer/magic/truth/manifestation/whatever you wanna call your brand of JUJU has its place in politics, society and economics. Yes, we’re

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Body Talk: Body Image is Super Important for Healers

You already know this: As healers/magic-makers/witches/priestesses/diviners/et all, the way we view our bodies affects our craft. After all, we bring the ethereal into this realm through our bodies. We touch our tools,

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SS011: Shadow Play, Social Justice, Movement & More with Livia Cohen-Shapiro

Happy (belated) New Moon, wonderfuls! The New Moon Juju is still potent–can you feel it? Woo, this is the first episode in a while. Lots of things have gone down:

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A Beautiful & Dangerous Assignment

On Saturday, I was part of an estimated 2.9 million demonstration for love, compassion, unity & a world where everyone of us is safe, abundant, and happy. My social media

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Witchy Reflections on Christmas Day

When I was in Kindergarten, I was chosen to be Mary in the school’s performance Christmas Story–when Jesus was born. My first crush–a boy named George from my class–was cast

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Traitorous Thoughts in a Defiant Body

Comparison, if I let it, could swallow me whole. The other day while working out in a group class, I was having fun, bopping around and feeling awesome and strong and

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Fill in the Blank: Maiden, _____, Mother, Crone.

  Last week, I watched the sun set on my last day as a twenty-something with a bottle of sparkling rosé and ScHoolboyQ. Despite everyone saying–in a weird, reconciliatory way–life

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Ritual to Welcome Ereshkigal Season

I love autumn: As basic as it may be, I’m first in line for freebasing pumpkin-flavored anything come September, with orange leaves in my hair and the cozy socks-n-knee boots combo. But

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Making Mealtimes Sacred

I am all about making eating a ritual. And let’s be real: Eating can be a loaded activity, especially if you have a history of some weird food habits (ahem,

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