When I began the “In Her Image” Project in January 2009, I wasn’t sure where it was going to take me. I had never dedicated an entire year to the exploration of the Goddess alone, so I decided that I would just take it one month at a time and not set up any rules [...]

My final altar of the year and the last of the “In Her Image” Project is very simple, but is heavy with personal meaning. The red and white candles may look like candy canes to some people, but Wiccans associate their combination with the masculine and the feminine. The red represents the women’s blood, and [...]

Wiccans and Pagans actively acknowledge that we share this planet with all living things, and that interconnection is what drives ecosystems to provide for all beings, great and small. However, on the spiritual realm this is also true. The fusion of my spirit with that which I surround myself with is of great importance, because [...]

This month’s altar is very different from what I might have done in year’s past during the thinning of the Veil. Last month’s altar, if you recall, had more dark Samhain symbols and was all about transformation, so this month’s altar is about empowerment through positive, feminine community energy. The center candle represents my new [...]

The theme for this month’s project was all about transformation. I started out with my curved blade and a stone box I’ve nicknamed Pandora’s Box. Inside Pandora’s Box is a silver cord, of which the end is dangling ever so close to the blade. The black candle is my ancestor candle, which is sitting on [...]