Gardening by the Moon
As witches, we know that each phase of the Moon is a good time for certain things. It’s the time of year when there’s still a foot of snow covering the ground and gardeners are fantasizing about planting. So it’s a good time to…
What’s a spell?
Different traditions seem to define spells in different ways. I work with one coven where people think of spells in a very traditional way – an odd number of people stand under the full moon at midnight, around an altar with one candle of…
Choose your power
What draws you to Wicca? Recently I posed this question to a group of Wiccan-curious and Wiccans fairly new to the Craft. Of course the answers included “Power” and “To learn how to cast spells.” Before you get all judge-y, think about how you…
Dressing Kabalistically
You can tie yourself into the energies of each day by dressing according to the color and planet (kabalistic) of each day. This is a subtle but real influence and after six months or more, you might notice your psychic abilities are stronger. I…
Oh No, More Snow
“And if the groundhog sees his shadow, we get six more weeks of winter.” It’s a cruel joke. The groundhog comes out at Imbolc, and doesn’t care about his shadow. Ostara is still… wait, how long after Imbolc? But we want the groundhog to…
Why do we do what we do?
How do you do ritual? How do you walk your path? There’s a lot of variation among traditions. There’s no single right way to be a witch. There are some less-than-totally-advisable ways, and what many of them have in common is incomplete mindfulness. My…
Stirring
The first rule of cauldrons is… keep on stirring. It’s Imbolc, the coldest cross-quarter of the year. Tonight might be the coldest night this winter. And yet…life is stirring beneath the snow. In five or six weeks the tulips will start stabbing upward out…
The Law of (Approximately) Three
“Know that whatsoever you do shall return unto you in threefold measure.” Really? A friend and I have a friendly disagreement about this. If you give a kid a dollar, don’t expect three people to each give you a dollar. Or if you swear…
Welcome!
Welcome to the Wiccan Church of Minnesota! The Wiccan Church of Minnesota is a Twin Cities based 501 (c) (3) religious organization that celebrates both Goddess and God. Our church was founded more than 35 years ago. WiCoM sponsors group rituals for the Wiccan…
Welcome!
Welcome to the Wiccan Church of Minnesota!
The Wiccan Church of Minnesota is a Twin Cities based 501 (c) (3) religious organization that celebrates both Goddess and God. Our church was founded more than 35 years ago.
WiCoM sponsors group rituals for the Wiccan sabbats, as well as for other special occasions. Many of these rituals are open to the public or invited guests who are not members.
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