With the Summer Solstice at our back, we move forward on our eight spoked wheel of the year, towards what is seen as the first harvest of grain. A lot of our Neo Pagan traditions are rooted in the folklore practices and observances of old-world agrarian life. Some are presented as pre–Christian Celtic traditions of the […]
Shortly after Samhain 2024, right after The Green Man moved to its Burbank location from its original site in North Hollywood, a small, independent horror film called Obsession asked to shoot a few scenes at the store. We shared the story of The Green Man and Obsession with the Burbank BlaBla in the July/August 2026
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The Summer Solstice or Midsummer is the longest day of the year. The Sun hits the fulcrum point of its bi-annual passage through waxing solar light, and pivots to begin its journey through waning light towards the Winter Solstice at Midwinter. The four greater Fire Festival Sabbats of the Land are Beltane, Samhain, Lammas and
Liberation of the Life-forces within our Nature, as within all Nature. The Season of Beltane really starts with the turning of Light at Ostara, where the balance of Light is emancipated from the dominance of the Dark. In the old world, Light was seen as a way to discern a quality of Spirit. The liberation
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
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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
