Well, the first of the Spring Sabbats is coming up fast. Ostara, otherwise known as the Spring Equinox. This year the traditional energy of the season may lend some interesting colour and pushes to an already cooking pot of mayhem. But I want to break this down as the equinoxes are not Sabbats that the […]
When the light returns at Ostara, it doesn’t come quietly and neither should you Read More »
Griffin’s next class series, beginning March 10, 2026 and taught with Goat Ced, will take a distinct approach to the tarot than his previous tarot classes. Sign up to join in person or remotely via Zoom below! This tarot class will be different from others. As Ced Traditional Witches, we have a completely different take
Learn to Read Tarot Without Memorizing Card Meanings Read More »
February was a busy month. Its two biggest aspects were the Solar Eclipse at 28°56’ Aquarius on February 17 at 4:13 a.m. and the Saturn-Neptune conjunction at 00°45’ Aries on February 20 at 8:52 a.m. (All times PST because that’s where most of the Green Man audience is, even if I’m writing about events around
This isn’t going to be a horoscope. Instead, here in the Dark Time at the end of the year, let’s take a moment to look at what astrology is good at, what it’s not, and one witch’s approach to working with it. I’ve been a witch much longer than an astrologer. If my getting in trouble
Astrology Isn’t Fate: A Witch’s Approach to Astrology and Timing Read More »
Welcome back to your friendly neighborhood astrology forecast! If this is your first time and you’d like a little more context on how I approach astrology as a witch, you can find that here. The short version is that I am both a practitioner of Traditional Witchcraft (with the Temple of Ced) and Traditional Hellenistic
Astrology Forecast for February 2026: In the Fog of War, Expect the Unexpected Read More »
Over the years I have seen the eyes roll and judgement be cast upon me for how lame a Witch I must be, for not embracing baneful magic. Of course, to be seen as that bad ass Witch that can curse you or bind you on a whim, must be very attractive to those poor
“I’m a magical tool maker.” That’s what I say when people ask me what I do, usually in conversations about hobbies or crafts. It tends to stop things for a moment. My muggle friends or coworkers look at me like I’ve grown a second head. Sometimes they laugh, sometimes they nod politely, unsure whether I’m
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On the Ides of Feb, namely February 14th, there was an old pagan forerunner to Valentines Day! Of course this has nothing to do with Valentine’s Day, we are told. No, that comes from Saint Valentine, a Christian martyr who defied Emperor Claudius II by marrying star-crossed lovers in secret. Yeah sure, when you can’t
Lupercalia: the Pagan Origins of Valentine’s Day Read More »
Today, there is little need to change a textile’s color. If you want something in a certain color, you just buy it in that color. But as a witch, I’ve found plant dyes to be a powerful ritual and spell crafting element. The way I see it, this is because throughout the year on solstices
Dye Magic: How a Witch Creates Using Natural Dyes for Spellwork and Ritual Read More »
In the animistic world of the Ced Tradition Witchcraft, everything has a Spirit. This is also true of the Tarot. It is the Spirits that we develop relationships with, using what the old world called ‘the Sight’ or the ‘Gifts’. Formula readings of what the cards mean, or pulling from a book, will only get
Understanding Tarot in the Ced Tradition: Spirits, Fate, and Deck Cosmology Read More »
