Official blog of Deborah M. Castellano. Author. Maker. Glamour Maven.
Shiny! So. My adventures in building terrariums isn’t maaaagic per se except for a few points: a. I stained the benches that they reside on in the house with a door open and the fan going which was strictly forbodden by … Continued
Okay, first, OMFG, Earthquake! When you live on the east coast of the US that’s not even supposed to be *possible* let alone a 5.8. Role playing games have apparently taught me nothing, I botched my initiative roll. Everything was … Continued
To wrap up our fun with shamanism month. Do Glass Pipes, Incense Prove Teens Are Practicing Shamanism?
As some of you may recall, I stupidly agreed to give a workshop on Totemism 101 for my local Pagan Picnic. I made sure my notes were perfect. Decided on my clothes (changed my mind about what I was wearing … Continued
Dear gods, why did I agree to give a class on Animal Totems for my local Pagan Picnic? It started out innocently enough, I wanted to start publicly speaking again, I’m entertaining enough and I know enough to be glib … 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
So, my friend DonCoyote suggested that all of his circle of friends take up the Honey Badger as their new totems (he’s sort of shamany by way of White Wolf). My first thought was, a badger? WTF is a badger … Continued
When speaking with Jow, I realize I often feel uninspired and unintelligent compared to the rest of the Mad Boy Scientist Club (MBSC). I have to admit it very plainly, I don’t take shit apart just to see how it … Continued
I generally will be open to discussion and debate about a lot of stuff ranging from politics to food to shit my mom wants me to consider and generally willing to change aspects of my opinion due to more education … 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