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A Writing Spell: Honoring Your Many Selves
March 1, 2021
A Writing Spell: Honoring Your Many Selves
March 1, 2021
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March 1, 2021
An 11-Line Poetry Spell For Healing
March 1, 2021
An 11-Line Poetry Spell For Healing
March 1, 2021
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March 1, 2021
How To Write Powerful Poetry Spells
February 28, 2021
How To Write Powerful Poetry Spells
February 28, 2021
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February 28, 2021
Here Is Your Scorpio Homework This Season
October 25, 2020
Here Is Your Scorpio Homework This Season
October 25, 2020
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October 25, 2020
3 Transformative Life Lessons Scorpio Teaches Us
October 25, 2020
3 Transformative Life Lessons Scorpio Teaches Us
October 25, 2020
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October 25, 2020
Restorative Grief: Letters To The Dead
October 23, 2020
Restorative Grief: Letters To The Dead
October 23, 2020
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October 23, 2020
A Santa Muerte Rebirth Ritual + A Tarot Writing Practice
October 6, 2020
A Santa Muerte Rebirth Ritual + A Tarot Writing Practice
October 6, 2020

Looking for some October magic? Below I’ve included two rituals — one a Santa Muerte rebirth ritual dreamed up by Leza Cantoral (witch, author, and editor of Clash Books) and published in Light Magic for Dark Times and one a tarot writing practice from The Magical Writing Grimoire.

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October 6, 2020
Witches, Here Are The New Books You Need
November 14, 2019
Witches, Here Are The New Books You Need
November 14, 2019
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November 14, 2019
3 Dream Magic Rituals And Practices
November 12, 2019
3 Dream Magic Rituals And Practices
November 12, 2019
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November 12, 2019
How To Use Tarot Cards for Self-Care
November 11, 2019
How To Use Tarot Cards for Self-Care
November 11, 2019
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November 11, 2019
A Review of Caitlin Doughty's 'Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?'
October 25, 2019
A Review of Caitlin Doughty's 'Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?'
October 25, 2019

Over the past several years as Doughty, has continued to travel the world to give talks and educate folks on the wonders of death, she found that her favorite part of these talks came in the Q&A portion. It was not just the opportunity to get to hear what she calls “people’s deep fascination with decaying bodies, head wounds, bones, embalming, funeral pyres—the works”—that the most direct and provocative questions about death came from young children. 

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October 25, 2019
Nimue, The Deity, Came To Me In A Dream
September 17, 2019
Nimue, The Deity, Came To Me In A Dream
September 17, 2019
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September 17, 2019
Astrological Shadow Work: Healing Writing Prompts
September 9, 2019
Astrological Shadow Work: Healing Writing Prompts
September 9, 2019
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September 9, 2019
The Witches of Bushwick:  On Cult Party, Connection, and Magic
July 23, 2019
The Witches of Bushwick: On Cult Party, Connection, and Magic
July 23, 2019
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July 23, 2019
7 Magical & Inclusive New Books Witches Must Read
May 15, 2019
7 Magical & Inclusive New Books Witches Must Read
May 15, 2019
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May 15, 2019
Working Out As Magic & Ritual: A Witch's Comprehensive Guide
May 14, 2019
Working Out As Magic & Ritual: A Witch's Comprehensive Guide
May 14, 2019
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May 14, 2019
Letters to the Dead: Shadow Writing for Grief & Release
February 8, 2019
Letters to the Dead: Shadow Writing for Grief & Release
February 8, 2019
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February 8, 2019
How to Add Magic to Your Every Day Wellness Routine
February 5, 2019
How to Add Magic to Your Every Day Wellness Routine
February 5, 2019

Stephanie Valente lives in Brooklyn, NY. She has published Hotel Ghost (Bottlecap Press, 2015) and waiting for the end of the world (Bottlecap Press, 2017) and has work included in Susan, TL;DR, and Cosmonauts Avenue. Sometimes, she feels human. http://stephanievalente.com

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February 5, 2019
Ritual: Writing Letters To Your Self — On Anais Nin, Journaling, and Healing
January 31, 2019
Ritual: Writing Letters To Your Self — On Anais Nin, Journaling, and Healing
January 31, 2019
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January 31, 2019
How Rituals Can Help You Gain Confidence
January 17, 2019
How Rituals Can Help You Gain Confidence
January 17, 2019
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January 17, 2019
Hearthcraft & the Magic of Everyday Objects: Reading Arin Murphy-Hiscock's 'House Witch'
January 14, 2019
Hearthcraft & the Magic of Everyday Objects: Reading Arin Murphy-Hiscock's 'House Witch'
January 14, 2019
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January 14, 2019
True to The Earth: Cooper Wilhelm Interviews Kadmus
November 26, 2018
True to The Earth: Cooper Wilhelm Interviews Kadmus
November 26, 2018
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November 26, 2018
Between The Veil: Letter from the Editor
October 31, 2018
Between The Veil: Letter from the Editor
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
Shadow Work with Light Magic for Dark Times
October 31, 2018
Shadow Work with Light Magic for Dark Times
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
2 Poems by Stephanie Valente
October 31, 2018
2 Poems by Stephanie Valente
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
A Poem in Photographs by Kailey Tedesco
October 31, 2018
A Poem in Photographs by Kailey Tedesco
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
Photography by Alice Teeple
October 31, 2018
Photography by Alice Teeple
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
A Simple Spell to Summon and Protect Your Personal Power
October 31, 2018
A Simple Spell to Summon and Protect Your Personal Power
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
November and Her Lovelier Sister
October 31, 2018
November and Her Lovelier Sister
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
A Spooky Story by Lydia A. Cyrus
October 31, 2018
A Spooky Story by Lydia A. Cyrus
October 31, 2018
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October 31, 2018
Deborah Tuberville

Deborah Tuberville

The Relationship Issue: Attachments, Obsessions & Desires

April 4, 2016

BY LISA MARIE BASILE

On any given day, a women’s publication will publish myriad ‘relationships’ pieces – and in most cases, it’s all centered on a sexual or romantic hetero dynamic. But what of our other attachments, connections, relationships and obsessions? When do we talk of those dreamy in-betweens? That very real cord between us & the vicious world? What of the things that we are constantly either drawn toward or running from – death, art, the friend we secretly desire, our hair, our body, our culture, our community, our children, our god? 

Luna Luna wants to talk about those things. We’ve always been obsessed with the grey area, the quiet conversations and the real, necessary, nuanced dialogue we have with ourselves and one another. There’s so much more to being a woman than dating a man, we’ve always thought (though, sure, we adore them). Let’s leave that at home, though, today. Let’s talk about the other things we attach ourselves to. Let’s admit that we’re preoccupied. Let’s admit that there’s more going on. We’re more than the surface. 

Today, I compiled a few brand-new pieces, along with a few older ones, that I think are necessary to the larger conversation around relationships. We'll be publishing on this theme all week. Here, you’ll find a diary of the pieces we included. You can start anywhere.


THE RELATIONSHIP ISSUE

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Tags SEX, sex, Religion, dating, polyamory, COMMUNITY, BELIEF, RACE, friendship, GOD
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This Is Why My Love Life Has Always Failed

December 9, 2015

At 17, I gave away my virginity to my ex-Mormon, pre-crackhead boyfriend with the words, “if you’re going to do this you should use a condom.” I grew tired of saying no. His desires were stronger than my boundaries. I chose to love through sacrifice.

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'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
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Vi Ly
'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
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Vi Ly
'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
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'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
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' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
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' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
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'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
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Lexi Rosen
'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
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Lexi Rosen
'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
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'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
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'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
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'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
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'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
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'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
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'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
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'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
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'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
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Taylor Hamann Los
'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
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'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
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Kacey Martin
'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
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'a wasp  giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
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'a wasp giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
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'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
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Trish Hopkinson
'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
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'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
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Amy Thatcher
'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
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