Occult Garden Parties

  Take this quiz to see if you better off with a pickle as your occult leader. If your fearless leader . . .  . . . can’t say, “I don’t know” . . . . . . can’t cite their source . . . . . . can’t say, “I changed my mind” . . . . . . can’t say, “I made a mistake” . . . . . . can’t say, “I am sorry” . . . . . . claims to be the only qualified teacher . . . . . . has two sets of rules: One for their allies, and another for everyone else . . . . . . declares events that call their Holiness in question TOP SECRET . . . . . . trademarks terms and names that existed long before your leader was born . . . . . . blames you for their bad behavior . . . . . . starts to make personal, business, and healthcare decisions for you . . . . . . goes out of their way to cut you off from your support network . . . . . . uses their followers to satisfy their Ego, Sexual, and Monetary needs . . . . . . is unwilling to share the spotlight with others . . . . . . believes that t...

Any book I write about public Wiccan ritual has to include this quote: “ We ask you not to enter in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust because there are people here you do not know, but rather we ask you to enter with an Open Mind, a Willing Heart, and leave your differences at the door. ” –Alia Denny, mother of open Wiccan ritual in Denver, CO [RIP] We miss you Alia.