Loving Without Leverage
There is a particular kind of sorrow that comes from loving someone who is still in the middle of becoming. It isn’t loud.It doesn’t make a scene.It’s the kind of ache you carry while washing dishes or staring out…
Virtus Crescit Sub Pondere: Strength Grows Beneath Burden
Virtus Crescit Sub Pondere A traveler once wandered into a mountain village and heard the same story repeated by every tongue. Nothing grows up there, they said, pointing to the ridgeline where the cliffs broke the sky. The soil…
Chickens, Chalices, and Cold Hard Cash
There’s a curious quirk in modern Paganism that always makes me grin. We’ll gladly accept a handwoven dreamcatcher for spell work.We’ll happily take a bottle of homemade mead for energy healing.We’ll even nod approvingly if someone mows our lawn…
The Well That Dreamed of Rain
There was once a well carved deep into the earth, lined with stone, ringed with moss, patient as centuries.Yet this well had no water. It was hollow, dry, waiting. And in the long nights when moonlight spilled down its…
The Silence Between Two Bells
There is a space the world seldom notices.A moment stretched thin—where one bell has ceased its ringing,and the next has not yet begun. The air still quivers.The ear still listens.The body still waits for what is not yet here.…
Forgiveness Isn’t for Them
Forgiveness isn’t about excusing the harm—it’s about freeing your heart from the weight of someone else’s choices. In this reflection, Papa Onyx invites you to explore what it means to let go without letting someone back in, and how forgiveness can become a sacred act of reclaiming your own becoming.
Chasing the Laser:
Reflections on Unity, Magic, and Meaningful Action There's tension in the air lately, isn't there? Anxiety ripples through our community, bouncing from person to person, amplifying fears until some of us freeze, some of us panic, and others just…
Triquetra: The Eternal Weave of Three
The Triquetra—a deceptively simple yet deeply significant knot—has woven itself into the fabric of history, myth, and magic. It carries whispers of forgotten wisdom, its looping form hinting at secrets hidden in plain sight. A bridge between ancient knowing…
The Fool’s Path: A Consideration for Our NeoPagan Community
"The Trickster laughs, the wise shake their heads, and the Fool walks the path no one else dares tread. The question is: whose Fool are you?" The Trickster’s Wisdom In our community, we often revere the Trickster—the sacred jester,…
The Trickery of Anansi: A Web of Wit and Wisdom
Ah, my friends, gather close and listen well, for today we weave our way into the mischievous world of Anansi, where trickery and wisdom are spun together in an intricate dance of fate and fortune. The spider trickster of…