December 5, 2025

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Archetypal Alchemy, Archetypes, Essays, Goddess Wisdom, Modern Witchcraft, Myth & Archetypes, Myth & Meaning, Myth & Storytelling, Mythic Magic, Mythic Self-Work, Psychology & Spirituality, Sacred Secularism, Seasonal Spirituality, Shadow Work, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Transitions, Spirituality & Meaning, Transformation, Witchcraft & Magic

Cerridwen’s Cauldron of Transformation: Magic and Alchemy in the Dark

In the dark season, when the light dims, and the sun submerges in the depths of the soil, evocative archetypes come out of the shadows. Goddesses from all around the roundness of the earth emerge out of the oceans, rising from the unconscious, from murky waters of deep dark ponds in deep dark woods. Fearsome

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October 31, 2025

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Archetypes, Essays, Myth & Storytelling, Mythology, Shadow Work, spiritual psychology, Spirituality & Meaning, Transformation

The Death Archetype: Myths of Endings, Rebirth, and the Art of Surrender

Wrapped in flowers, surrounded by loved ones, soaked in tears – death, for humans, carries the grandness of grief, brought to life by the power of love. Love cannot exist without loss. Looking at nature we see how loss is woven into the fabric of life. The death archetype is embedded in every seed that

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October 23, 2025

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Archetypes, Archetypes & Psychology, Essays, Myth & Archetypes, Myth & Meaning, Psychology & Spirituality, Sacred Secularism, Shadow Work, spiritual psychology, Spirituality Without Religion

Dancing with the Devil Archetype: The Trickster of Desire, Rebellion, and Liberation

Wild, unapologetic, mischievous, and HOT, the Devil ignites our imagination, and sparks a sense of trickstery in any mind that refuses the binary vision of the overculture. With the devil archetype, you are at the razor’s edge – no longer playing safe, you are entering a territory that pokes you, and may drop you into

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October 17, 2025

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Archetypes, Archetypes & Psychology, Essays, Myth & Archetypes, Myth & Storytelling, Mythology, Psychology & Spirituality

The Shadow Archetype: Embracing Darkness for Transformation

The darkness has been avoided for a very long time. Demonized. Ostracized. Exiled. Along with the darkness, and into the shadows, humanity threw the feminine, sexuality, and nature itself. Along with the shadow, the overculture demonized anything and anyone who wasn’t male or white. Rituals. Earth. Gender fluidity. Feminine power. Indigenous wisdom. Dark skin. Sex.

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October 10, 2025

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Archetypes, Essays, Myth & Archetypes, Myth & Meaning, Myth & Storytelling, Mythology, Psychology & Spirituality

The Trickster Archetype: Meaning, Symbolism, and Why Chaos Creates Change

The Trickster is one of the most ancient archetypes, standing (on their head) at the foundation of civilization, showing up in the mythology of many, if not all cultures. Neither loyal, nor moral, the trickster acts as the power at the center of the universe that destroys in order to create, waking us up with

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