First presented as a reading at the annual gay literary convention Saints and Sinners, 2003, New Orleans Louisana. Adapted from Gay Witchcraft: Empowering the Tribe (Weiser 2003). People, gay and straight, talk a lot about finding their soul mate, but don’t take the...
Reiki translates to “Universal Life Force” from Japanese. Now the word stands for a system of healing and self-empowerment popular all over the world. Ki is the name of life energy in Japan. Other cultures with ancient roots in the metaphysical have similar words for...
(Originally appearing in THiNK! Magazine.) Ever have those difficult Tarot card readings? You aren’t having an off night, at least not psychically, but you are having difficulty getting it across to your client. Some people refuse to see things without their rose...
(Originally appearing in Kaleidoscope.) A deck of Tarot cards is really the spiritual journey. The Major Arcana, or the Fool’s Road, is the path of birth, life, initiation into the mysteries, death and eventually rebirth. We all walk these steps throughout our...
(Originally appearing in Kaleidoscope.) The pictures in the Tarot deck are not just pictures. They are real. They are living energy. They represent the archetypal forces in our collective unconsciousness. They appear in our dreams, our religions and our vision quests....
(Originally appearing in Kaleidoscope.) Samhain is the time of year when witches honor the spirits of those who have passed before us. The veil between the worlds of the living and dead are the thinnest. Images of death surround us. As a professional Tarot card...
Christopher Penczak is a Witch, teacher, writer and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of both modern and traditional Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe as a practitioner and teacher of shamanism, tarot, Reiki healing, herbalism, astrology and Qabalah.