Modern Druidry For Beginners: Beliefs, Practices & More
A lot of things might come to mind when you hear the word druid -- Stonehenge, robes, long white beards, and so on.
These...
Wicca For Beginners: Beliefs, Holidays, Herbs & More
When people think of modern witchcraft, Wicca is usually what comes to mind. Though it is only one of many religions with an ingrained...
A Guide to Ayahuasca
In shamanic and natural healing circles, many people talk about the profound physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of Ayahuasca.
What is Ayahuasca, and should...
Magic in Druidry
Druidry is often viewed as a magical discipline. While this is true, to an extent, there's a big difference in the way magic is...
Paganism For Beginners: What is Paganism?
Paganism, as a concept, is an ever-changing target. Originally, the term came from the Latin "paganus," meaning a rustic country-dweller, and was used as...
Ancient Druidism: Who Were the Ancient Druids?
When you hear the word "druid," a lot of images probably come to mind -- old men with staffs and robes, Stonehenge, and the...
Shamanic Soul Retrieval: Benefits, After Effects & More
Trauma impacts every facet of a person's being. From the physical to the emotional, a single traumatic event can be the seed that grows...
Shamanism For Beginners: Beliefs, Practices & More
Shamanism is a worldwide phenomenon. All across the globe, different cultures evolved remarkably similar ways of interacting with their environment and the spirit world...
Shamanic Realms: A Guide to Shamanic Worlds
Shamans live with one foot in the mundane world, and one in the world of spirits. This parallel realm is called non-ordinary reality. One...
What is Shamanic Journeying?
Throughout history, shamans have acted as the interface between the spirit and mundane worlds. Shamans keep an eye on the physical, emotional, and spiritual...
Wicca & Witchcraft Books For Beginners
One of the best ways to expand your knowledge of the Craft is by reading. It's often suggested that new witches read everything they...
Celtic Witchcraft
Celtic witchcraft is a practice that uses Celtic lore and folk magic as its basis. This blends well with the basic structure and ritual...
Eclectic Wicca
If you ask ten witches what Wicca is, you're likely to get ten different answers. Nowhere is this more true than in eclectic Wicca....
What is Shamanic Healing?
Shamans serve a lot of roles within their communities. It's a life path that comes with considerable sacrifices of time and energy -- not...
Gardnerian Wicca
Gardnerian Wicca is often regarded as the earliest created Wiccan tradition, and forms the basis for almost all others types of Wicca.
It's named...
Dianic Wicca
Dianic Wicca is a type of witchcraft that exclusively celebrates the divine feminine, and is named for the Roman goddess Diana.
There are two...
Elemental Witchcraft
Most witchcraft follows some form of earth-based framework, meaning that it draws power and inspiration from the natural world. While some forms invoke or...
Alexandrian Wicca
The Alexandrian Wiccan tradition was among the first offshoots of Gardnerian Wicca. Started by Alex and Maxine Sanders in the 1960s, Alexandrian Wicca has...
Neoshamanism: Modern Shamanism
The word "shaman" has a long, convoluted etymological history. One story says that it comes from the Sanskrit sramana-s, which referred to an ascetic...
Shamanism vs Druidism: What’s the Difference?
Historically, shamans and druids both occupied places of honor in their societies -- shamans as healers, diviners, and liaisons between their communities and non-ordinary...
Wicca vs Druidry: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to nature-based spirituality, Wicca and Druidry are the two religions most people think of immediately. However, while they do both have...
Wiccan Deities
Wicca is a polytheistic religion, though the form of that polytheism can vary from individual to individual. This means that they worship and work...
Magic in Wicca
Wicca is an earth-centered religion that draws heavily from western European folk practices. Contrary to popular belief, it isn't an ancient practice -- Wicca...
Psilocybin & Spirituality
With interest in psilocybin mushrooms reaching the mainstream thanks to what some people refer to as the "Joe Rogan effect," it's easy to think...
What is Shamanic Drumming?
Music has held a special place in the heart and imagination of mankind for thousands of years. In European bardic traditions, bards were quasi-magical...
Healing Benefits of Psilocybin
Deep healing is hard to find in a world of stigma and limited awareness regarding mental health. Of course, even a person with access...