Hey Witches! Thus, unlike most other Craft traditions, including one of its foundations, Faery Tradition, Reclaiming has always espoused a connection between spirituality and political action. – M. Macha NightMare, Reclaiming Tradition Witchcraft Politics are important to our roots, including direct action and grassroots organizing. Where to start? What does that kind of political action even…
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Update: Community Meeting
Hey Witches! Due to factors beyond our control, the Community Meeting is now from 2-5pm at 3401 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh PA 15213. Please excuse the dust as Media Cell updates our various announcements and events. Agenda: Linked Here! Story Bundle: Linked Here! Quorum guidelines: One member of each cell present at meetings so we could…
Thanksgiving is a Lie
Today, as many white people celebrate the colonial Thanksgiving, I am choosing to dedicate the center of my table to the native tribes whose land we stole. Today, our home cooked meal centers the memories of the Osage tribe and Haudenosauneega Confederacy, who were violently removed from their lands: murdered by my greedy ancestors with…
Upcoming Community Meeting Details
The results of our doodle poll have come in and we’ve chosen a new date and location for our community meeting. Here are all the important details you need! Date: Saturday, December 22, 2018 Time: 1-6pm – It is highly unlikely that we will take this amount of time. We have blocked this amount of…
Elements of Magic, a view from Critter
After reading everything from grimoires to blog posts, I’ve found something out. There are lots of ways to learn magic. You can do a bunch of initiation challenges for a lineage. You can talk to your local plants and study some science. You can sign your soul over to the devil. You can ask your…
Postponed Annual Meeting Rescheduling
Dear Ones, Critter and Juniper have taken the lead on rescheduling and anchoring the Annual Meeting that we postponed recently. In order to do this, we ask that community members fill out the doodle poll to help choose a date. https://doodle.com/poll/irgfuhs7migk4uk9 Poll closes in 10 days on November 12, 2018.
Elements of Magic, January 2019
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE ELEMENTS OF MAGIC CLASS! https://tinyurl.com/artofalchemy The Elements and some associations: Air as voice, thought, beginnings, east, dawn; Fire as heat, passion, will, cycles, south, noon; Water as intuition, healing, cleansing, emotion, west, twilight; Earth as foundations, birth/death, fertile, north, midnight; Spirit as divine, the witch theirself, community, center, beyond…
Story Bundle for 2019 Released
Greetings fine folks! Our story submission bundle is ready for your reading pleasure! You can read them here. These will be discussed and we will come to consensus about which one we will use for our 2019 ritual year at our upcoming community meeting on October 28, 2019.
Community Meeting Venue
Hey everyone! Critter here. I have been in the background looking at venues and after some research I would like to suggest Panera as our meeting location. There is one in Oakland and one on Center Ave. They are both flat, on bus lines, and dust free. The only requirement to reserve the space is…
Pittsburgh Pagan Pride 2018
This past weekend a cohort of Reclaiming Witches drummed, danced, connected, and cross pollinated with a plethora of witches from the Greater Pittsburgh area! We are so happy with how many folks stopped by our table to say hello and learn more about our wonderful tradition. A special shout out to those who personed our…