How a talk about historical witchcraft ignited centuries-old prejudices and bigotry — Well, I sure didn’t expect to set off satanic panic! In the lead-up to my talk on witchcraft (The History and Reality of Witchcraft in America) for the St. …

How to burn incense on charcoal to elevate your mind and spirit — When most people think of incense, they think of this: Or this:

Pro tip: You can play “D&D” without going anywhere near a Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast product As we watch the ongoing shitshow of Hasbro of the Coast’s fumbling attempts to kill and recreate their open game license (OGL), which has essentially overtaken my entire social mediasphere (and probably yours, too), I feel the real story is being completely overlooked. Psst: You can play D&D without playing…

As promised in part 1 of my gift guide, here are some more magical gift ideas. I’m including three shops across the U.S. that are run by ethical friends who make exquisitely crafted products and offer magical or spiritual services, too. They all ship anywhere in the U.S. …

It’s that time of year again! Chances are you celebrate some form of holiday gift-giving traditions, so I’ve rounded up some of my favorite gift suggestions for your magically inclined friends (or to give to your best friend of all — yourself!). We’ll look at tarot and divination decks and a few of my favorite books…

(Note: If you’re interested in learning tarot, please read to the end for a special limited-time offer on The Art and Magic of the Tarot: Fundamentals class, which I truly believe is the most comprehensive tarot course available). I spent the weekend of October 14th in Nashville at the Strange…

My first article for The Baltimore Banner (where I’m now a copy editor) is about one of my favorite hobbies: visiting and photographing cemeteries. You can read it here: Baltimore’s cities of the dead. I always feel a strange and distinctive sense of peacefulness coupled with — and yeah, I…

I like to be as inclusive as possible when doing tarot readings. It’s not always easy when the skin color of the characters on the cards in most decks is paper-white or some shade of pinkish-caucasian. That has been changing, thankfully, and there are now many wonderful decks featuring people…

Dos and Don’ts for Reading Tarot (or any Divination Practice) NOTE: My online course, The Art and Magic of the Tarot: Foundations, is available now and is getting rave reviews from students. …