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This page collects some useful resources I use and refer to regularly. I believe in reading widely: including a resource here doesn’t mean I agree with everything there (I don’t!) but that it has useful information, resources, discussion, or other material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Resources:<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bookmarks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I maintain an online collection of bookmarks for my coven and students<\/strong><\/a> via Pinboard. They’re tagged by topic, usually with some notes about why they’re included. I continue to add more links regularly (as topics come up through teaching or questions, or I find useful things.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online discussion:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Cauldron:
<\/a><\/strong>A longstanding Pagan-focused webforum with a wide range of perspectives and approaches representative and a strong focus on discussion and learning.\u00a0While there are a number of people who follow religious witchcraft paths, there are also plenty who do other things, which is something I find very helpful and interesting. I’ve been active in various forms of the forum since sometime in 2000, and I’m currently a staff member there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online sources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wild Hunt: <\/a><\/strong>
This site (started by Jason Pitzl-Waters, and now with a staff of regular writers) has covered the Pagan community for years. The site is one of the first places I go when I want background on a particular figure, path, or recent events. If you hear commentary about an event you can’t make sense out of, there’s a chance you can sort it out by reading here. A great place to add to your regular reading to keep up with news, events, and other topics of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stores and vendors:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I was living in Minneapolis, I shopped regularly both at Magus Books<\/strong><\/a> and at the Eye of Horus<\/strong><\/a>. Both are great places with knowledgeable staff. (Magus has an excellent stock of herbs for magical and medicinal uses, in particular.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for an athame (or other ritual tools of similar type), I can highly recommend Omega Artworks<\/a><\/strong>. I commissioned a custom piece from them<\/strong><\/a> in 2016 (additional photos on their site<\/strong><\/a>) but they also often a nice line of simpler pieces where you can pick from existing fittings and designs. The quality of the work is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blogs and other reading:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I read a number of blogs about Paganism, magic, and related topics. I won’t list them all here, but here are a few I find worthwhile, thought-provoking, and particularly useful to people who are starting out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brianna Saussy<\/strong><\/a> describes what she does as sacred arts – that covers a wide range of things, including witchcraft. I like her practical thoughtful approaches of how to make things that help people without being unnecessarily complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Castellano’s Charmed, I’m Sure<\/strong><\/a> is a great look at the applications of glamour and acting-as-if to one’s witchy life. (Also with the practical ideas and pragmatic approach. You might sense a theme here in what I like.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strategic Sorcery<\/a> <\/strong>is Jason Miller’s blog. While his practice includes a number of other kinds of approaches to magic than witchcraft alone, I like how he describes and looks at different approaches, and how they can be used. (I also like his books.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patheos is a large interfaith site. Their Pagan channel has a number of bloggers<\/a>,<\/strong> and it’s a good place to check out and get a sense of current discussions in the larger community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n