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Welcome back, Brujx. Damn! We made the most of Halloween 2026! A quick recap: We played with fear. We talked about grief without dedicating ourselves to unnecessary suffering. We gave love somewhere to go. We practiced being in relationship with the Dead without abandoning discernment, boundaries, or our own authority.
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Bring a photograph. Wear something meaningful. Request a song. Bring a living friend. Bring a Dead one. Come exactly as you are. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85431253446?pwd=2z7xqFlB88yc1AfLklj8JmNso7tq4Z.1 Passcode: 008802 See you on the dance floor, Mel, The Body Witch
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Thursday, October 22 at 8 PM Eastern. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85431253446?pwd=2z7xqFlB88yc1AfLklj8JmNso7tq4Z.1 Passcode: 008802 An hour of music, costumes, light ritual and Halloween Fun! See you on the dance floor, Mel, The Body Witch
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Death does not grant automatic access, wisdom, or sainthood. Welcome back, Brujx. We know that continuing a relationship with the Dead does not require denying reality, pretending certainty, or abandoning your own authority. That sounds simple and yay for simple! But a relationship with the Dead is still a relationship,
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Acceptance does not require silence. Welcome back, Brujx. Last week, we discussed a possibly freeing concept: suffering is not proof of love. I can imagine that on the surface, none of us really have a problem agreeing with that statement. But it’s in the demonstration of said principle that
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Welcome back, Brujx. Last week, we played with fear. This week, I want to talk to you about the possible pitfalls of grief through the lens of my work, as represented in the Griefcraft Guide. Grief is one of those human experiences everybody has an opinion about. And those opinions
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What changes when we stop hiding what scares us? Welcome to October, witches. HALLOWEEN IS COMING!!! I love Halloween because for an entire month my internal world becomes externally manifest. The energy I carry around inside of me: the black clothing, chilling with dead people, 24-hour horror movie streaming
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Witches, Witches’ Salon begins in ONE HOUR — 8 PM Eastern. Come exactly as you are. Bring your questions, your curiosity, and whatever your magical practice has been stirring up lately. Zoom Link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85431253446?pwd=2z7xqFlB88yc1AfLklj8JmNso7tq4Z.1 Passcode: 008802 See you soon. 🖤 With you in the
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Witches, A reminder that our next Witches’ Salon is this Wednesday, September 23 at 8 PM Eastern. The entire student body is invited, regardless of your membership tier. We’ll open with a light ceremony and then chill, practice, ask questions, talk witchy shit, and get to know one another.
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Relationship with the sacred begins with attention. Welcome back, witches. Last week we talked about slowing down enough to notice what is actually happening in the body before rushing to interpretation. That principle will influence the way you relate to...everything. Nature. Symbols. The Dead. Ritual. Power. Space. Other people.
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Witches, have you actually been inside the School yet? A conversation with one of our students made me realize I may have neglected to make something very clear: These newsletters are not The School of Body Magic. They come from the School. You have an actual School hub waiting for
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Welcome to the Fall Semester, witches. I really do love thinking of The School of Body Magic as an elite institution. I’m not referring to rigid academic guidelines, formality or stuffiness. I like the framework of academia because real study asks us to return to ideas more than once.