Wren RobinAug 15, 20216 minThe Online Coven is Dead. (Long Live the Online Coven).Hawkfire would have been a year old today. Instead, I’m announcing the conclusion of this online Gardnerian Coven and Outercourt.
Wren RobinFeb 28, 202111 min6 Lessons from 6 Months of Online Outer CourtWhile this post is dedicated to Coven Leaders running online O.C.s (or considering it), this information is also useful for Seekers.
Wren RobinJan 10, 20218 minMystery Cults in the Age of Conspiracy TheoriesI feel a huge responsibility as a Holder of Secrets, especially in an age of conspiracy theories, lies, disinformation, and propaganda.
Wren RobinOct 12, 202020 minHow Coyote Broke the InternetThe Southeastern coyote is opportunistic and wily. He pricked his ears the minute I decided make a online OC in a pandemic.
Wren RobinSep 28, 20207 minThe Patience of SecrecyEnjoy, for a moment, me making like a contortionist, and trying to write frankly about oaths, secrecy, privacy, patience, and transparency.
Wren RobinAug 7, 20202 minProblematic Terms: 'Abrahamic' and 'Judeo-Christian'Language is important and it evolves. Fortunately, we can evolve too.
Wren RobinJul 20, 20207 minGerald Gardner and Liminal Reading'Witchcraft Today' has been described as 'cringy', and it's helpful to unpack that feeling when it comes up.
Wren RobinJul 14, 20203 minTowards an Inclusive and Intersectional WiccaI’m taking a lot of comfort in reading bell hooks right now, and have latched onto this quote from her book Teaching to Transgress...
Wren RobinJul 10, 20207 minOrigin Story Part 5 - Finding WiccaThis is the last part of the Origin Story, and this is the compressed version: I devoured books (including Ronald Hutton’s Triumph of the...
Wren RobinJun 20, 202011 minOrigin Story Part 4 - Kites, Archery, and Finding WitchcraftFrom about 2000 to 2015, I effectively stopped any practices, reading, or art creation that was even tangentially magical, spiritual,...
Wren RobinMay 25, 20208 minThe Challenge of RestingA little breather from Origin Story to recount a new 'project'. I've been reading the shorter, Mathers translation of the Book of...
Wren RobinMay 22, 20208 minOrigin Story Part 3 – The Great American AgnosticismI’m very slowly building up to some planetary work and part of that is just following my usual M.O. of praying, talking to the spirits,...
Wren RobinMay 10, 20208 minOrigin Story Part 2 - Owl Pellets and Poke-weedI named this sequence Origin Story on the fly and was a little embarrassed about it at first. It implies a sort of self-aggrandizing that...
Wren RobinMay 9, 20204 minOrigin Story Part 1 - Knowing Your 'History'Some of my quarantine coursework has launched me into a consideration of the PGM (Greek Magical Papyri), early modern grimoires, and late...
Wren RobinMay 3, 20206 minGround Rules for Theurgy, Silence, and BlogsNobody really knows about this blog or website, so it’s pretty easy to just let the vastness of the interwebz swallow it up. It’s not...
Wren RobinMay 1, 20204 minThe Ritual Magic of Rabbit HolesBack in January, I made an oath to my gods that I would 'hang out my professional shingle' as a witch and priestess. I wasn't entirely...
Wren RobinMar 9, 20201 minRecommended Resources for Seekers/OthersWhile the homepage of Hawkfire Coven provides resources for Seekers of Gardnerian Wicca, I wanted to share some websites I've found...