(Originally appearing in Crow’s Calling) Mercury may be one of the smaller planets of the solar system, but its power is great. Mercury is the power of the mind, our ability to think, perceive and communicate. Mercury rules over the power of our words and how we use...
(Originally appearing in the Crow’s Calling) In this second part, we continue looking at the planets and their influences over our lives, mythology and ritual. The Moon is one of the most magical of the heavenly bodies. One of my first experiences with magic was a...
(Originally appearing in Crow’s Calling) When I look into the night sky, I feel a sense of wonder and awe, as if the universe is staring back at me with millions of brilliant lights. From ages past, humanity has stared at the sky, seeking wisdom and answers. Through...
Animal Medicine is a balm of the soul. Animals bring us wisdom from not only the shamanic otherworlds, but from the natural, instinctive world surrounding us. The medicine is their message, the answer to our problems. Actual physical illnesses may manifest from...
Recently, while at a book signing in the Castro, one of the popular gay districts in San Francisco, a wonderful older gay gentleman, brand new to witchcraft and very excited abut starting this journey, asked me, “What’s the difference between Gay Witchcraft and...
Faery Magic: So You Think You Were Cleopatra – Past Life Healing (Originally appearing in Gaywired.com) Ever experience déjà vu, an odd feeling that you have been someplace or done something even though you know you never have? You can be on vacation, perhaps...
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.