As the seasonal wheel continues to turn, the re-emergence of light and life is returning, as Imbolc approaches. Also known as Candlemas, this is a sacred moment when witches pause to observe the fragile first stirrings of spring with the gradual increase of light.

On 1 July 2025 stronger weapons legislation came into effect here in South Australia as the government’s response in an attempt to combat the increase of incidents that have included the use of knives and machetes. 

In this week’s episode of The Magic in You, I sit down with Galatea, who was initiated into not only Alexandrian witchcraft but into the original London coven of Alex and Maxine Sanders, shortly after her 18th birthday.

On 1 July 2025 changes to the Summary Offences (Dangerous Articles and Prohibited Weapons) Regulations 2000 were made to include machetes and swords making ownership of such weapons illegal, except for where specific exemptions are in place. How do these charges impact upon contemporary witches who use such items in their religious ceremonies?

Effigies of people, animals, spirits and deities have long been used for spiritual or religo-magical purposes since palaeolithic times. Spend the day making your own magical effigy.

I was recently appeared as a guest on “Inside the Sacred Circle” with Joanne Gajewski and Jim Sayers.

I recently sat down with Rachel Patterson from the Pagan Portal Podcast where we talked about the mystical world of witchcraft, Dark Goddesses, and the Magic of the Moon.

Commencing on Tuesday, 29 April, step into a witch’s circle and experience why traditional witchcraft still resonates today as it did nearly 100 years ago.

Mabon is not an alternative name for the autumn equinox - instead he is an actual character from Welsh mythology and traditional myth.

In this episode, I sit down with Jack Chanek, author of several books on witchcraft and tarot, including the forthcoming "Tarot for the Magically Inclined" that explores how to use tarot within magical practices and much more (release date July 2025). He is also Gardnerian Wiccan and tarot reader living in Salt Lake City, USA with a wonderful YouTube channel where he shares all things with respect to traditional wicca.

This Friday, 14 March 2025, we will have a full moon lunar eclipse in the astrological sign of Virgo at 23ᵒ 56’(24ᵒ). Here in Adelaide, South Australia, the moon will be full at 5:24pm ACDT with the eclipse starting at 7:35 pm. Opposite the moon we still have a stellium of planets and points in Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac, enhancing any sensations or desires to release what is no longer working, or even to fine tune the minute details (Virgo) if change is required.

As magic, and indeed witchcraft, has changed a great deal since I first stepped upon this path, and indeed over the last 10 or so years there has been an increase of “do-it-yourself” without any true foundation being first established, I have been sitting down with magical people from all around the world to find out more about the magic in them.

Join me as part of the world’s largest on line magical event that will be held from 8 to 10 February 2025. With presentations from over 100 witches and conjurers from across the globe, you can attend classes live and then watch all sessions on-demand whenever you like and for as long as you like!

A spontaneous decision to undertake a spiritual pilgrimage to the spiritual centre of Australia where the old year was released and the new welcomed in under the guidance of Sirius close to the mid-heaven.

Of all the solar sabbats, the summer solstice is the one that marks the greater glory of the sun.  Taking inspiration from ancient times, there are a number of ways in which the glory of the sun can be honoured today within contemporary witchcraft as well as other earth-centric practices.