Author Archives: Phaedra Bonewits

On Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Phaedra Bonewits

This one’s for the street kids The runaways and the throwaways The queer kids and the trans kids and the druggie kids with empty eyes who can’t go home even if they wanted to The travelling kids, the hitchhikers who … Continue reading →

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On Solstice Morning

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Phaedra Bonewits

As it has proved nigh impossible to get my group of regulars together to ritualize Yule (we did have a lovely dinner celebration last weekend) I had been mulling over what I might do by myself to mark the Solstice. … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to My Peers and Students…

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Phaedra Bonewits

To all my friends who learned ritual and magic way back in the day when I did: Please teach. Please do public rituals. Please start training covens/circles/temples/whatever. Please pass along your depth of knowledge and skill as we were taught … Continue reading →

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Did You Know? #3. The Wheel of the Year (Part 1)

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Phaedra Bonewits

Everyone talks about the Wheel of the Year, but where did it come from? A first installment about that famous cycle #3. The Wheel of the Year: The Basics The Wheel of the Year is the name given to a … Continue reading →

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