Official blog of Deborah M. Castellano. Author. Maker. Glamour Maven.
This is really painful. Donna had a quiet melodic voice who dressed beautifully and always had a kind word for everyone during circle. She was an amazing listener, gave beautiful rituals and looked gorgeous when she was bedecked in glitter … Continued
I am the one who lives with the ocean/ It’s where we came from, you know/ and sometimes I just want to go back. . . Generally I find that people talk about their Wiccan pasts with about the same … Continued
Because I feel like it’s important to offer some personal experience as a Dianic, I dug through my archives and found two write ups for two of my rituals. So far (and I’d love to be corrected) I haven’t seen too much … Continued
I didn’t comment last year because I wasn’t present and felt that it wasn’t really my place to say anything about Z.’s comments and actions towards the transgender community as I wasn’t present and frankly I kept hoping she would … Continued
My approach to magic can at best be politely be called eccentric but there are a lot of sources that helped me get to where I am as a third wave riot girl hearth witch. Should you ever be curious … Continued
In the past few years, I’ve been so bogged down with getting divorced, buying a house, my sister’s marriage and baby and now starting my own business, that my Dianic Wiccan circle was always the first thing to go on … Continued
So, I’ve watched Florence + The Machine’s Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) about um five billion times this week. Revelations: * Why am I never invited to parties like this? RO, could we combine our Big Blogosphere Meetup Jamboree for … Continued
Gather around, my children of the corn, it’s time for a personal statement of purpose. I’m not talking a magical one, though my PEH summed up my magical one quite nicely as radical practicality. We’re talking about me. Some magicians/occultists/your … Continued
My PEH, Gordon asked us what 10 books would we use to try to build a mage/witch/magic user/whatever of a specific bent. I decided to build an Amazon Bad Ass (specializing in Hearth Witchery). I liked that Gordon allowed for … Continued
“Women go there to dance. They get all ready in the mirror with their friends. They’re like, ‘I just need to go. I just need to dance. I’m serious, tonight — no guys. Screw guys. I just need to — … Continued