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When History Knocks at the Door

By: thewhisperingcrow April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

UncategorizedA call to action, american-revolution, freedom, History, politics, Reflection, Revolutionary Spirit, revolutionary-war, Standing for Change, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

The Revolutionary Spirit is rising, igniting the fire in the hearts, bellies, and heads of every day Americans. The egregore of the Sons of Liberty is rising, feeding the rippling vibrations beneath our feet. Its power inspires us to do what we can to offer our voice to the chorus of the opposition. There is power in numbers. There is strength given when we band together. Truth is the way of the sword. Speaking truth to power fortifies our resolve, paving the way to end tyranny, villainy, and oppression. If you can and if you are ready, there is a place for you with the rising tide that stands up for what is right and true. We gladly welcome you.

Our Work, Our Magick, Our Power

By: thewhisperingcrow November 10, 2024

UncategorizedChanges, compassion, Healing, Love, Magickal Work, Paganism, Rise Up, Shadow work, Spiritual Calling, spirituality, Witch the World, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

Look to your inner fire and call it up before you. Carefully burn away all that does not serve you – the anger, resentment, hatred, and fear. Allow the ashes to nurture and free you. Remember that some seeds can only break open when they are met with great heat and force, initiating a change you never thought was possible.

The Morrigan and the Power of Transformation

By: thewhisperingcrow November 5, 2023

UncategorizedLiminal Space, November, Reflection, Spiritual Calling, Stillness and Silence, The Morrigan, Transformation, Trust, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

November. The month when we slip off the masks of revelry we share in October and dissolve into the liminal space and dying light. Kissed by the chilling winds that kick up, we begin to pull a little closer into ourselves. Perhaps we breathe a little slower, a little calmer. Opening the door to a place for rest, we find ourselves curling up within the comforts of our home. However, for many of us upon this crooked path, we know that there is much to do, much to explore. Yes, we will rest. We will also begin our long trek into our vast wildness within, seeking the parts of our soul that are still undiscovered or have been pushed aside. If we choose this path, we do not need to walk alone. As the cold winds of change blow, there is a presence that waits. She will make herself known when we are ready for her. However, it is up to us to answer that call.

The Magick of the Season

By: thewhisperingcrow October 15, 2023

UncategorizedOctober Magick, Paganism, Seasons and Cycles, Spiritual Calling, Witch's Way, WitchcraftLeave a Comment

When the air turns a little cooler and the sun sets a little earlier, a feeling arises within each of us. It is an enchanting time, the autumn season, especially here in New England. As the October chill begins to nip at our fingers and nose, we reach out to the warming teas and ciders to comfort us from within. Sweaters and scarves begin their migration from the depths of our closets and back to our bodies. Giggles of excitement can be heard throughout the orchards. The silvery morning mists rise from the earth as the blades of grass cling to their last days of green, preparing for their own descent into the depths of the earth.

Layers Through Time

By: thewhisperingcrow October 8, 2023October 8, 2023

UncategorizedHaunted History, Healing, October energy, Paganism, Reflection, Spirit Work, Spirits of Place, Spiritual Calling, Trust, Witch's Way, WitchcraftLeave a Comment

This blog completes the recent series I have been posting for you. While the first two pieces, “Giving Voice”, and “For Those Who Have Gone Before Us”, offered the history of the Brattleboro Retreat Tower, this article documents my hike up to the top of the hill. It may seem out of sequence, but it felt right this way. I hope it inspires you to explore your local history. Hopefully, we can dispel the fiction from reality to heal the scars that stretch across our communities together.

For Those Who Have Gone Before Us

By: thewhisperingcrow October 1, 2023October 2, 2023

UncategorizedConnections, Ghosts and Connections, Healing, Liminal Space, Meditation, Paganism, Spirit Work, Spiritual Calling, witch, Witch in the Woods, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

I recently visited the Brattleboro Retreat Tower. It is a place that holds a long history and such a presence. While it was intended to be a groundbreaking facility, and it certainly was in many respects, there are chapters in its past that range from disturbing to heartbreaking, just like all psychiatric facilities of their time. I wanted to take a moment and offer the history of the location for a few reasons. First, this hospital continues to treat patients today. There is a stigma with mental illness and I do not want to sully the good work and compassionate care that The Retreat offers today. Secondly, to overcome the horrors of the past, we must look at what was true and weed out what is false. Rumors run rampant in places like these.

Giving Voice

By: thewhisperingcrow September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

UncategorizedDark History, Haunted Locations, Liminal Space, Paganism, Reflection, Shadow work, Spiritual Calling, Trust, Witch's Practice, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

I have been trying to finish a blog about a particular location in Vermont that we went to recently. It is a place that holds a certain kind of history that quickly conjures images and emotions long before you arrive and captivates you once you enter its grounds. As I was writing, I realized it was becoming quite long, and I have been trying to figure out how to fix it for about a week now. I am not sure what can be cut. It is a place with many layers and stories to tell. This location deserves respect and I don’t want to just give it a few paragraphs and move on. Quick blurbs and soundbites flood our media. As a result, much of the story is lost or shrugged away, reduced to broad stroke summaries and assumptions charged with fear.

Beginnings and Endings

By: thewhisperingcrow September 3, 2023

UncategorizedChanges, Cycles, Endings and Beginnings, Meditation, Reflection, Stillness and Silence, The Witch's WayLeave a Comment

The last few mornings have held such a silence. Maybe it is the cool, crisp air opening the gateway to autumn. Maybe it is the fading song of the crickets beneath the awakening sun that paints the coming of the morning in its golden light. Maybe it is the peace within myself that has been holding me as I awaken to another beginning. It is after all a new day, a new month, and the preparing to begin a new season. This morning I lit my candles and incense before whispering my morning devotionals aligning myself to a new day, just like any other day. However, today is different.

Finding Our Connection

By: thewhisperingcrow August 13, 2023

UncategorizedBalance, Finding Center, Inner planes, Meditation, Reflection, Spiritual Calling, Trusting Your Instincts, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

As we juggle many obligations in our daily lives, it is also important to allow ourselves to stretch out upon the earth. There is wisdom and nurturing that can take place when we allow ourselves to unfurl like the lush, fertile green rolling hills under a blue and sunny sky.

Between the Darkest Depths and Sunniest Skies

By: thewhisperingcrow July 9, 2023

Sunday Morning Meditation, UncategorizedBinah, Dreams Come True, Healing, Liminal Space, Meditation, Rebirth, Reflection, Shadow work, Spiritual Calling, Stillness and Silence, Understanding, Witch's WayLeave a Comment

Over the last few months, I have been feeling a push and a pull within me. For a time, I am offered space to feel the sun upon my face and the ocean’s spray upon my skin. Joy and excitement flow through me as long held dreams materialize before my eyes. It is like I am living a dream come true. I feel weightless and free. Everything within me rises to the surface to mingle with the sea and sky as my dreams take flight. It is beautiful and surreal all rolled into one gift that has no strings attached. As I smile with my eyes closed and face to the sun, the ocean waves consume me, dragging me down into the ocean’s dark depths. I am instantly carried down below my own waterline. Into the darkness I go; acceptance and silence my only guide.