Category: The Good Witch of the North Country
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Witches Be Angry
All my life I’ve been gaslighted into believing my anger has been unhealthy and unreasonable. I realize now that my anger has always been an imminently healthy and entirely reasonable response to whatever I was going through, which was often severe trauma that was ignored or dismissed.
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Using Magic to Banish Bullsh!t
I’ve dealt with a lot of bull in my life. I’ve thrown some of it, too, and still do, I’m sure. But I’ve come to the age where I don’t really care what people think of me, so I tend to be more truthful in general. I also find that my bullsh!t tolerance is lowering…
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Meditation Magic
One of my favorite quotes is by Catholic mystic Angelus Silesius: “God, whose love and joy are present everywhere, can’t come to visit you unless you aren’t there.” It inspired this poem: an attempt to express how I meditate and what it does for me.
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Witches, Don’t Hex This Stain-fighting State Senator
CT state Senator Rob Sampson doesn’t want to see bills that rightfully or wrongfully attempt to paint America as a bad place with a bad history and put a stain on the country. So by that logic, if I spilled red wine on my rug, and he suggested a good stain remover, the stain would…
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The Tarot Predicted My Heart Would Break – and It Did
I draw a Tarot card each morning for a fresh perspective to set my daily intentions. Today I drew the three of swords: the heartbreak card. Sadly, it came true.
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Dream Magic
I’ve heard that when you dream of a house, it’s a representation of yourself. The houses in my dreams have helped me get to a magical place in my life.
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Why Witches Are On the Rise
Lately, several articles have pondered the question of why witchcraft is on the rise, with varying degrees of condescension and derision. Thereby they answer their own question, and a whole lot of us are officially Sick. Of. That.
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Metacognition: A Spell for a Happier Life
What if you could banish the impact of other people’s bad choices? How much happier would you be?
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I Guess I’ve Been a Witch All Along
Seeing this image about protecting your energy was such a lovely affirmation that the way I’ve always been is exactly the way I want to be.
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My Spirit Animal Is Not a Spider
I consulted the mighty oracle, Google, to see what it might have to tell me about finding my spirit animal. Boy, was that a mistake.
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