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Review: Memento Mori Deck
Title: Memento Mori: 36 Cards to Embrace Life Author: Red Wheel Publisher: Weiser Date: October 6, 2025 Pages: 36 cards “Memento mori” is Latin for “remember you will die.” This concept of remembering death is found in cultures around the globe and throughout history. In art, it is portrayed using skulls, withered flowers, timepieces, smoke, coffins, flickering candles, rotting fruit – objects symbolizing the fragility of existence, the passing of time, and the impermanence of life. While some find reminders of death morbid or distasteful, the tradition of memento mori is meant to remind people that death is inevitable and life is short, so not to waste any of it.…
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Magick for all Seasons. A grimoire for the Wheel of the Year by Marla Brooks
I love the cover of this book. It holds several elements that are key to wiccan life. The crow caught my eye right away, but the more I looked the more detail I found in the cover. The stars, the rustic looking border, the different flowers that are used in practice. It just flows together really well. The next thing I noticed was the dedication. Having a real person have their wisdom be brought into this text is amazing. The link between the past and present and how wisdom and guidance from the past has shaped the present practice for the author gives me a more real feel. Sections in…
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Sounding the Alarm: Occult Revelations from The Mass of Baphomet on the Egg Moon
First, let me preface this article with a disclaimer: much of what you read here is going to be personal gnosis that will likely be controversial, not only among folks who aren’t particularly inclined to postmodern ideas of magick and mysticism, much less conceptions of the world and reality, but also from those who may argue that Baphomet as a spiritual entity doesn’t actually exist. For those folks, I would encourage you to do research on the specific issue you have with anything in this article. I’m not saying I’m right, either here, or all the time, and I certainly don’t profess to know everything. However, these revelations come at…
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Astrology, Divination Articles, Gods & Goddesses, Monthly Columns, Paranormal, Folklore & Mythology, Spells & Rituals, This Month's Holiday
Cody’ Column: Spring Forest Walk Into Coherence
Cernunnos, Runes, Fungi, and Crocuses… Long walks in the forest… Finding medicines… Research… Ritual… Writing… Observing the birds… Looking for nettles and trillium… Tarot, Dragons, Moon Phases, Astrology… Welcome to this month’s column! This article will be more of a side-by-side journey of a magick wielder to encourage my readers to immerse themselves in their practices and maintain their sovereignty against all odds of confusion and incoherence. We begin with the Fool, or empty mind, the creative and regenerative force that guides any adventure worth traveling on. March was my birth month and as such, prompted me to evaluate my cycle or Jera in the cosmos. I have been carrying…
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The Pink Moon: Spells and Rituals
The 2026 April full moon comes on the 1st, peaking at 10:12 pm EDT (or 2:11 UTC, 2nd April). The Pink Moon is a modern name for April’s moon. The first full moon of Spring had many names over time, more than we will ever know. Some names used by groups such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Celts include the Seed Moon, New Shoots Moon, Growing Moon, Egg Moon, the Budding Moon or the Awakening Moon by Neo-Pagans. The full moon is considered the high tide of psychic power and is exceptionally potent for spellcasting, especially for love spells, high magic, and difficult situations. Because of this peak energy, witches…
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A World Re-Enchanted March 2026: The Sacred Nature of the Everyday Specifically Chores
The subject of this month’s column is one rarely addressed within modern Neo-Pagan literature—an absence that has quietly shaped the practice of many contemporary seekers. It is a matter both subtle and profound: the estrangement of the practitioner from the living current of their own path. Within many Pagan communities, one encounters a recurring sentiment. Practitioners speak of disconnection—of distance from their magic, their altar, their observances of the Full Moon, the New Moon, or seasonal rites. These markers, though meaningful, have come to be mistaken for the totality of practice itself. When they lapse, many feel as though their path has faltered. This assumption reveals a deeper issue. When…
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Weyland’s Whey April First, 2026 & Tarot Deck Fool’s Card Column
April Fool’s Day Needs No Introduction. It’s the first of April in most countries and received its name from the tradition of playing practical jokes at this time. It’s been around for hundreds of years, but its actual origins are unknown. April Month rituals and spells tend to be about moving on and starting new ways of living, loving or simply being alive. During the late Middle Ages in fancy European courts, popular witches and sorcerers made up aphrodisiacs and potions in April especially, since it was thought to be a dandy month to conceive male heirs. Hey Presto. This Card Might. The Tarot Fool card usually shows an oblivious guy walking…
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Book Review–Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, by Lady Shay Bygul
Book Review Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path by Lady Shay Bygul Publisher: www.purrfectlypagan.,com 98 page paperback Publication Date: January 3, 2024 Hey, hi Pilgrims, Weyland here. Just so you know, in addition to my duties at PaganPagesOrg, I also write for Purrfectly Pagan eMag. Lady Shay is my boss there. I have several bosses and supervisors at my day job too, but I only recognize the redhead at home as my true kingpin. She feeds me. Lady Shay‘s Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, is aimed at newbies, sure, but the absolute goldmine of info within covers such a wide spectrum of enlightenment it belongs on everybody’s bookshelf. (I’ve already…
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Review: Stone Witchery & Divination. Lithomancy and Magick with Rocks, Gems, and Crystals by Amber K
I have always been in love with stones, crystals and gems. Every chance I get even now I hunt for interesting stones or do gem mining. My daughter has inherited this love, so this book is something that both interests me, but also supports a part of my personal practices. The quote after the dedication made me giggle, because this is very true for myself. I have walked off trails and down beaches just getting lost in my own world of trying to find a nice addition to my current collection. Some of the most cherished pieces I have in my collection were gifted to me by one of my…
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Review: Magic from the Hilltops & Hollers by Leah Middleton
This book spoke to me almost immediately. My family is from Southern Ohio and West Virginia. I love folk lore, superstitions and healing from nature. When reading the foreword the reader could start to feel the love that multiple writers have for this subject and how multiple people incorporate the idea both abstract and actual into their practices. From the start of the book the imagery the writer uses starts to paint an exquisite picture that transports the reader to the location described. It also helps orient the reader to the area and can give way to locating the actual area on google map images if desired. The writer settles…
