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Weyland’s Whey July 2025 New Moon Column
New Moon Ahead The New Sturgeon Moon will be on Thursday, July 24th. It’s not named for doctors! (Sturgeon, not Surgeon, Pilgrim!) Seems like a slew of them are caught in the American Great Lakes this time of year. (www.fullmoonology.com) Be Advised Mercury is in Leo retrograde until August 10th (or 11th, depending upon authority cited). Do: think before you speak. Don’t: expect perfection. (Your Tango) TV Review Wednesday. Season 2. Part 1: August 6th. Part 2: September 3rd. Netflix. “Do not worry about energy or draining one’s soul. Souls are self-maintaining. Nobody ever gave too much love.” –Mihos No More Tears Ozzy Osbourne, only weeks after a sold-out farewell show with Black…
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Cody’s Column: Inner and Outer Balance Magick
The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it. – Anonymous We learn to walk by scooching, crawling, toddling, and then finally by upright walking. I’ve seen this in my own children with lots of falling in between each stage. We are, however, born to balance along with many of the other creatures and plants of this world. Balance is what connects us on a primordial level. Many of our senses give us a view of reality by balancing light and dark, cold and hot, pressure, pain, pleasure, tastes, smells, and sounds. We use this sense network to create a blueprint for our brain to interact with.…
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Following Threads of Life in Chaos: The Tao for the Modern Occultist and Pagan
Whew! I haven’t written a creative piece in quite some time; life really hit me with a curveball, and I had to a take an unexpected leave of absence from pretty much everything here, spare the occasional book review. I’m happy to say that while the things that caused my absence aren’t completely resolved, I am at a point where things have slowed down enough for me to write this piece, which I’ve been wanting to write for a little while now. My spiritual seeking started in high school. Until late in my sophomore year, so about 2010, I found that science, like I previously thought, couldn’t account for everything…
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A World Re-Enchanted July 2025
The month of July focuses on the concept of gardens not just as a physical space which produces flowers, food, medicine and other things, but also as a spiritual astral place where you can find rest, rejuvenation and planting seeds to grow the reality we wish to live in. As a purely physical place the garden offers a connection to nature that allows us to be able to make outside engagement and to grow an appreciation for the flora and fauna around it. There are physical benefits health wise improves strength, flexibility, and overall physical health. Also, as studies have shown being in a green space can lower blood pressure,…
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Weyland’s Whey July 2025 Buck Moon Column
Buck Moon Named after male deer, because their antlers hit full growth around this time. The moon entered Capricorn on the 9th. Libras are one of the signs that’ll fulfill their destiny in this full moon, striving hard to realize their dreams and helping their family members grow. (I’m thinking shoe lifts, but that can’t be right.) Superlative goals, Pilgrims! Good luck! (Parade, msn.com, forbes.com.) For Your Deliberation Paranormal investigator Dan Rivera died Sunday July 13th while showcasing the notorious Annabelle doll, which is known for The Conjuring movie franchise. He was 54. The Adams County Chief Deputy Coroner says the doll was not present and Mr. Rivera was found alone.…
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Wonderfully Wiccan with Derrick Land – July 2025: The Witch’s Grimoire and the Importance of Magickal Record Keeping
With Midsummer behind us now, we are heading into the second half of the year, literally and energetically. While the first half of the year is associated with increase and activity, the second half of the year is a time of decrease and gradual inactivity. The peak of Summer is over, and August will be here before you know it, which for many people marks a return to school. Summer vacations are ending during this month with some finding themselves balancing their checkbooks hoping they didn’t overindulge! If we look at the Wheel of the Year, we see this decline reflected as well. The next few Sabbats, after all, are…
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A World Re-Enchanted June 2025
The month of June has arrived and the energies have shifted from that of Spring to the time of Summer and we kick off that change with a month focused on the aspect of fire. Within Tolkien based spirituality and especially for those of us in Way of Arda’s Lore fire holds a deep significance. It is held as the second most important concept next to Music. The reason fire is so vital has to do with the Flame Imperishable also called the Secret Fire. Ilúvatar used this fire which has the power of creation, to bring everything to life. He placed within the Elves, Humans, Dwarves and all other…
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Art and Academia I Enjoyed in June 2025
This is a column I hope to post regularly. I was inspired by Karissa Love’s Art I consumed this Month, YouTube videos, and thought, I also consume a lot of art, but I’d like to combine that with the academia I read as well. I’m sure plenty of other people make this kind of content since ‘What I Consumed This Month’ is a huge trend, but I’ll give her credit since she’s the only one I’ve personally seen do it with art! (Though, truth be told, I don’t watch her videos much, only seen a handful. She has a cool, Western flower-child, love-witch vibe if you want to check her…
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Weyland’s Whey Summer Solstice 2025 Column
The Solstice The sun moves into Cancer, and the moon into Taurus. The next 4 weeks will be a great time to invest in both yourself and your loved ones. (If you can think of a bad time for either, you’ve got me beat, Pilgrim!) I haven’t specified a date here because in my research I got June 20th and June 21st. (Sheesh!) Prudence pays! Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth will be celebrated in New Jersey on Friday, due to an amendment of the original legislative draft establishing it as a state holiday, which switched the observance to the 3rd Friday in June. No mail was delivered to our cul-de-sac today, so I guess New Jersey…
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Notes from the Apothecary: Moss
It’s been a while since I posted in this column, but I’m hoping to get back to it once a month. I wanted to start back with a plant that I’ve been fascinated with since I was a child. Well, it’s not one plant really, but a whole group of plants: Moss. Moss is like a miniature forest; a whole ecosystem on a doll’s house scale (or smaller) that holds so much wonder. From common haircaps emulating pine trees to sphagnum moss that forms unique peatlands, moss is a very special part of our ecosystem and is packed with magical potential. The Kitchen Garden Moss is a collection of non-vascular…
