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Asexual and Aromantic Devotion
Asexual, A-spectrum, and aromantic folks are an important part of the queer community, but these identities are often left out of discussions of queer history. Well, not today! To my ace* and aro* friends: you are valid, you have a place in this community, and today we're here to talk about gods and spirits associated with your identities! An asexual person is someone who does not experience sexual attraction. The term "asexuality" was first coined in the 1890s, but records o
Sam Wise
Apr 34 min read


Trans Devotion
Note: Many thanks to my wonderful sister for proofreading this post and offering feedback from a trans perspective. Love you! A transgender person is anyone whose gender identity is different from what they were assigned at birth. This includes binary transgender identities, i.e., trans men and trans women, as well as nonbinary identities. Importantly, someone does not need to medically transition to be transgender. "Transgender" as a term goes back to the mid-20th century, w
Sam Wise
Mar 64 min read


Spells for a Difficult Holiday Season
There's a lot of pressue to be happy during the holidays. After all, as the songs on the radio are constantly reminding us, "It's the most wonderful time of the year." Or, at least, that's how it's depicted in pop culture. The reality is that the winter holidays can be pretty miserable for some of us. Maybe you've recently lost a loved one and feel a lot of grief about celebrating without them. Maybe you aren't on good terms with your family and don't have the option to go ho
Sam Wise
Dec 11, 20256 min read


5 herbs for all your winter witchery needs
I don't know about y'all, but in my corner of the world, this is about the time of year when winter starts to creep in. The days are...
Sam Wise
Nov 21, 20253 min read


Overwintering Witchery: Preparing for a Spiritual Fallow Season
This is the time of year when we make physical preparations for winter. In gardening, this is called overwintering. Overwintering tasks...
Sam Wise
Nov 7, 20256 min read


Witchcraft with Chosen Ancestors
We're coming up on Samhain here in the northern hemisphere, which means it's peak ancestor work season for a lot of witches and pagans....
Sam Wise
Oct 24, 20252 min read


Halloween Magic (that isn't just Samhain with the Irish serial numbers filed off)
It's no secret that Halloween is related to an ancient Gaelic harvest festival called Samhain. (That's “SOW-en,” not “Sam-hane,” thank...
Sam Wise
Oct 3, 20255 min read


How to Spot a Spiritual Scam Artist
If you spend enough time in witchy spaces, at some point you will likely come into contact with other alternative spirituality and/or...
Sam Wise
Sep 19, 20258 min read


A Spell to Strengthen Your Community
In the excellent book How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community, author Mia Birdsong writes about the importance of...
Sam Wise
Sep 5, 20255 min read
I'm going to CritWitchCon2025!
I am very excited to announce that I will be giving a talk at the 2025 Critical Thinking Witch Con next month! Critical Thinking Witch...
Sam Wise
Aug 23, 20251 min read


Witchcraft and Self-Care
Many of us are drawn to magic, witchcraft, and paganism as a means of self-care. Whether we're living with a disability or chronic...
Sam Wise
Aug 22, 20255 min read


Book Review: Lessons from the Empress by Cassandra Snow and Siri Vincent Plouff
About this book: “The Empress tarot card is the key to understanding how creative expression is the foundation of true self-care. Our...
Sam Wise
Aug 8, 20254 min read


Queer Resilience Oil
This is an oil I created for Spiralheart Convergence 2025, an online Reclaiming witch camp. The oil is inspired by the 2025 Convergence...
Sam Wise
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Queer Plant Allies for Resilience Magic
Note: This post is based on a workshop I taught at Spiralheart Convergence, an online Reclaiming witch camp, in 2025. That class was...
Sam Wise
Jul 11, 20256 min read


Queer Punk Witchcraft for Resistance
In the 1990s, Kelly found herself at the intersection of Atlanta's queer community, punk scene, and witchcraft network. She and her friends practiced witchcraft that was inspired by punk values and wore their ritual jewelry to hardcore shows, all while stubbornly defending their queer family in the face of the ongoing AIDS crisis.
Sam Wise
Jun 28, 20254 min read
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