You’re Invited: Pity Party

It occurred to me in the middle of ritual, hitting me during libations: I’m angry with the gods. It’s not reasonable, and I shouldn’t be, and it’s depression and blah blah blah, but I’m pissed. Fuck. I thought I was just sad again. Wicca doesn’t really have the same kinds of moral codes and rules …

Everyone is Sort of Terrible: On Taking Breaks from Community Participation

Sometimes I really just don’t want to be around other Pagans. Part of it is my introverted personality. Part of it is the stress that just naturally comes along with running a group. And part of it is genuine irritation at the pettiness of other people, bringing out my own pettiness. There are times when …

The stigma of mental illness in Pagan and metaphysical communities

I don't usually double-post my YouTube videos to my blog, but I thought this one may be valuable to the people who keep googling wicca and depression and ending up here.  Clearly, there aren't enough people talking about this sort of thing.  I see the subject of mental illness and the notion of the "proper person" …

Wicca and Depression, Revisited

One of my favorite things to look at when I take a peek at the statistics for this website are the search engine terms that people use to find me. There’s the usual wicca in nc, witchcraft in charlotte, or, my favorite, wiccan pussy (Oliver is pretty spectacular, I know). But one of the most …

Being Depressed and Being Wiccan

Actually, let's go ahead and talk about some of the mental health stuff that I said I wasn't going to get into last time.There’s a meme called “The Ten Wiccan Commandments” that’s been floating across my tumblr dashboard lately.  I keep writing snide comments in preparation to reblog and then choosing not to because I …