furioushorde:

hagstone:

I’m going to be sending all yall followers of this blog obnoxious reminders in your ask boxes today. Just a warning!

Entries are officially due today, but I know our selection committee won’t be meeting for another few weeks due to various busy things, so you need until mid-November to finish…

Hurray for an deadline extension!  I will definitely be taking advantage of that!

We look forward to hearing from you! :D

satyrmagos:

hagstone:

I’m going to be sending all yall followers of this blog obnoxious reminders in your ask boxes today. Just a warning!

Entries are officially due today, but I know our selection committee won’t be meeting for another few weeks due to various busy things, so you need until mid-November to finish…

I have submitted!  :D

…

I should have been doing homework.  <.<

Thank you SO much! :)

Hooray!

I’m going to be sending all yall followers of this blog obnoxious reminders in your ask boxes today. Just a warning!

Entries are officially due today, but I know our selection committee won’t be meeting for another few weeks due to various busy things, so you need until mid-November to finish something, that is a-ok by us.

Another reminder to just send us a relevant blog post, if you’re a busy bee and aren’t sure what to write. And hey, what’s a better way to spend Samhain (if you’re in the Northern hemisphere) than to reflect on and write about your practice?

Hope to hear from you soon!

- Aradia

hagstonejournal [at] gmail [dot] com

graveyarddirt:

The Witch of the Storm Clouds, by Arthur Rackham

Holy shit, major Cailleachgasm.

bone-lust:

Witch Using A Magic Mirror: Original Leonardo da Vinci Drawing (Taken with Instagram at BoneLust Workshop bonelust.etsy.com)

(via graveyarddirt)

At Hagstone we would like to give yall another way to think about submissions for this zine. What you submit doesn’t have to be strictly ‘new.’ Have you written a blog/tumblr post that you think would be suitable? FUCKING AWESOME. Send it to us!

The inspiration for this zine was not epic tomes of academic writing. To be frank, it was the breadth and critical bent of discussion of witchcraft, magic, and Pagan practice that I’ve seen on tumblr. On this site, I’m seeing some radical shit being discussed and written about, all in the format of a simple tumblr rant. Do I see that critical shit happening at Pagan gatherings and occult conferences? To be frank, not really. What’s happening on tumblr is unique and amazing, and chances are a lot of what you folks have already written on your blogs is exactly what Hagstone is looking for.

Just something to think about.

If you have the time, sift through your blog or tumblr. See if there’s any posts you’ve made that you really like.

(Bonus points for social justice.)

XO

Aradia

hedgeandherbs:

hagstone:

hedgeandherbs:

hagstone:

We are interested in both deeply personal pieces about one’s own magical practice, as well as more scholarly essays which rely heavily on theory. And if your work falls somewhere in between – that’s okay too! All voices have a place in Hagstone.

 Magic is a broad subject. It occurs across cultures and times in thousands of different forms. Hagstone has, at its core, a wish to celebrate and acknowledge all paths and traditions. Whether you’re a Luciferian, Hermeticist, Wiccan, Celtic Reconstructionist, a Spiritualist medium, we want to hear from you. 

We especially welcome submissions  concerning non-European forms of witchcraft, magic, and energy work, which may use a different name. We are not currently accepting visual works, poetry, or fiction. 

Here’s a list of topics we find to be super interesting. We’d love to hear your take on anything listed below. However, this list is far from exhaustive! If it’s not listed, we’d still likely love to hear about it. What would you like to see? If you can help make this list better and more inclusive, don’t hesitate to email us at HagstoneJournal@gmail.com or send us an ask.

• queer/non-binary/trans* issues in magic, witchcraft, and/or paganism
• dis/ability issues in magic, witchcraft and/or paganism
• personal & experiential magic
• magic or witchcraft as mediumship
• spirit contact/mediumship
• group/solitary magic
• magic & social justice/activism/protest/politics
  
• magic in praxis: method, technique, etc
• non-pagan magic
• non-Eurocentric magic
• witchcraft, magic, & hetero/cis-normativity
• atheistic magic
• issues of representation within magic, witchcraft and/or paganism
• syncretism in magical practice
• alternate forms of magical practice
• the intersections between religion and magic

For more information on how to submit, please click here for our How To Submit page. 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, MIDNIGHT, 2012

It it the most perfect blend of my love of witchyshit and SJshit

I’ve found my perfect mate.

SJ is what we <3

Hoping to receive a submission from your lovely self? :)

I think I’ll be cranking out one this weekend!

(also, I use SJshit in the most loving way. Adding expletives to the ends of words is my way of showing affection. <3)

Haha! Well, we’re looking forward to receiving it. :)

(And don’t worry, I use expletives in much the same way!)

-A

templewitch:

Reblogging for awesome… I’m way behind on getting a submission together, so it doubles as a personal reminder.

hagstone:

We are interested in both deeply personal pieces about one’s own magical practice, as well as more scholarly essays which rely heavily on theory. And if your work…

Looking forward to your submission, templewitch! Fuck yeah!

lustgreedpride:

hagstone:

We are interested in both deeply personal pieces about one’s own magical practice, as well as more scholarly essays which rely heavily on theory. And if your work falls somewhere in between – that’s okay too! All voices have a place in Hagstone.

Magic is a broad subject. It occurs across…

I’m going to try to write something for this neat little project. As the theme is ‘beginnings,’ I am hoping to write something about how to overcome skepticism and hesitation and just begin to practice without following a path.

I feel a bit insincere doing so, however, as I’m still feeling kind of mired in my own lack of direction. But it’s as much a response to my own life’s circumstances as the directionlessness of not following an initiated order or joining a religion, I believe. I want to see results and change, but certain elements are just not in place for that to manifest yet.

Moreover, this morass is a necessary part of traveling down this path. It is an obstacle to be overcome, not merely avoided. I have to dig deep and put the pieces together that create meaning, value and direction for myself. Religion would just serve to give me some candy-coated sugar pill to prevent me from realizing the full depth of my helplessness and emptiness.

Strength. Power. Discipline.

We look forward to receiving your submission!