Crossroads Coven

07/01/2026

*The "I’m Healed, But Also Petty" Chronicles*

So, my bestie Sandra Hayden-Taylor and I were deep in the trenches of our deep "Self-Care" phone conversation. We were talking about how exhausting it is to constantly chase joy, do the shadow work, and perform enough witchy rituals to basically qualify as a minor deity. I do the baths, light the sage, banish the bad vibes... and finally reach that beautiful, healthy, "I am a golden goddess" state of mind.

Fast forward to 3:00 AM where I wake up feeling haunted, like: "Wait a minute... I’m still mad about being smothered with a pillow (by a much bigger person who sat on my face with one) where I was fighting for my life just to breathe."

I was only 8-years-old back then. Turns out, you can be a whole, healed, and evolved human being - with all sorts of new battle scars - and your brain will occasionally run a movie reel of every person who has ever violently backstabbed you. It’s called balance, okay?

I wrote this song about that exact paradox. The heroic efforts we put toward healing (physically and mentally) and yet how past wrongs can haunt our brains. The song is an expression of the fact that healing isn't a finish line—it’s a long, winding road where you’re 100% complete and powerful, but you still carry the scars (and the receipts) from the journey.

I hope you like it! *Keep on healing!*

A journey through grief, gratitude, and self-empowerment, told in a witch’s voice. This spoken-word piece weaves the shadows of past wounds with the light of...

06/01/2026

I am working on creating songs right now that address how a witch can create the best possible life for herself and still wake up rembering the horrors of past backstabbings/gaslighting/bullying from people she no longer associates with. It's like that drama gets stuck in your mind even when you've healed and moved far beyond it (even when you are claiming all the joy for your current life and more abundance to come).

* So grateful for indoor plumbing
* Very glad my heater is working and I was able to pay my electric bill yet again
* Utterly joyous to be living this day where I have a myriad of choices at my disposal.

Regardless of a witch's intentions to be mindful and grateful of all her modern luxuries, it feels like the brain wants us to remember all the past dysfunctional relationships within families or at toxic work places and sends those thoughts flooding in to disrupt the current utopia. Is this over thinking? Is it a survival skill innate in our DNA? Why does our brain return to the negative no matter how much time, skill, and effort we put into pursuing joy with all our might?

06/01/2026

The light of the moon now pulls back, inviting us to share in the sacred exhale of Earth. This is a time of refinement and quiet power. As the glow softens, we focus on the beauty of space and the clarity that comes from releasing and letting go.

05/01/2026

Really loving this iron-on patch I purchased on the web. You got any experience with iron-on patches?

05/01/2026

Burning my 2025 calendar feels so completely satisfying!

05/01/2026

Burning my 2025 calendar feels so completely satisfying!

04/01/2026

Buckwheat honey looks and tastes a lot like molasses but the witchy lore around it makes sharing this recipe worthwhile. (Let me know if you’d like more witchy recipes posted here.)

The Shadow & Iron Root Brew

This drink is earthy, spicy, and deeply nourishing for your physical body and your spirit.

What you will need:
• 1 cup Warm water or oat milk (for a creamier, more grounding base)
• 1 tbsp Buckwheat honey (the star of the show)
• 1/2 tsp Ground ginger or a few slices of fresh ginger (for heat and protection)
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric (for its golden, anti-inflammatory spark)
• A pinch of Black pepper (to activate the turmeric)
• A squeeze of fresh lemon (to cut through the heavy malty flavor)

You can thank me later.

04/01/2026

AI algoriyhms are currently screaming at me to share my deep personal trauma so we can finally get some engagement around here. But let’s be real: as witches, our DNA is basically programmed to keep secrets.

Most of us spent centuries making sure the neighbors didn't see us talking to the local flora, mostly because the villagers have a nasty habit of showing up with pitchforks and torches the second things get interesting.

I have definitely done my time in the "Keep Sweet" Olympics. I was raised in a brand of ultraconservative Christian dogma so intense that coffee, movies, and dancing were considered express tickets to the basement of the firey universe.

When my preacher husband turned out to be a sexual predator (on sleeping women and children) and the church hierarchy chose to protect him without helping my children and me, I didn't just lose my religion—I burned the whole map.

But you know what they say about forest fires: the soil gets a lot richer afterward. This tree didn't die; it just grew long thorns and a very high-functioning "no" button.

Xroads Coven is the result of decades spent looking for a spiritual home that didn't feel like a cage. No more patriarchal hand-holding; just me, my craft, and a lot of trial and error.

If I’m being honest, the hardest part of leaving organized religion wasn't the loss of community—it was the sudden, tragic lack of really decent music.

Most of the witchy songs available back then was just a bunch of witches singing off-key to some enthusiastic hand clapping. Aside from maybe two actually talented artists, the Pagan music scene was a ghost town. I’m working overtime to fill that void now because we deserve better soundtracks for our Earth-centered lives.

I started this feed and my YouTube channel because while I’ve spent plenty of time as a solitary practitioner, i’ve led public sabbats, worked inside a few metaphysical stores traching classes, reading fortunes and presenting shamic journey experiences or hosting a smalk coven.

My path is much better when walked with legitimate witchy allies. My foal is to finally build the kind of knit-together friendships and community we witches actually deserve.

May we manifest that together in 2026. I hope this feed will become more of a hub where like-minded souls will find their true family - the connections you know exists thanks to your dreams.

04/01/2026

Just bought greenery - Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Silver Dollar Gum) branches from Tacoma’s “Valley Liquidation” store. Five branches tied together cost .99 cents. Silver Dollar Gum shares the magical properties of other eucalyptus, primarily offering purification, protection, healing, clarity, and renewal, used in baths, diffusers, smudging, and home decor to clear negativity, boost vitality, aid focus, and promote emotional balance.

This makes it a versatile herb for spiritual cleansing and well-being.

03/01/2026

🌙✨ Crossroads Magic ✨🌙
The liminal space where paths converge holds ancient power. At the crossroads, we stand between what was and what will be, between the mundane and the magical, between worlds seen and unseen.

This is where Hecate waits with her torches. Where decisions crystallize into destiny. Where we leave offerings and receive answers whispered on the wind.

Tonight, consider: What crossroads are you standing at? What choice is calling for your attention? The crossroads doesn't just represent big life decisions—sometimes it's the daily choice between fear and courage, between staying small and claiming your power, between the path well-worn and the one that calls to your wild heart.

Stand in your power at the intersection. Light a candle (black for banishing what no longer serves, white for new beginnings, or red for courage). Speak your intention into the flickering flame. Trust that the path will reveal itself—not all at once, but step by step, stone by stone.
The crossroads is not a place of confusion. It's a place of infinite possibility.
Which path are you walking tonight?
🔮🕯️🗝️

03/01/2026

Here is the true story for what made me graduate from Wicca into studying dark magick and curses. In 2012, I joined a Santeria ilé (house-temple) down in Long Beach, California and learned better how to protect my home and space. This video lasts for a full song length (3 minutes) so give yourself enough time to view it. *USE YOUR MAGICK* and subscribe!

My neighbor and I went to war over my back yard chickens and property lines. When she lost the legal battle and could no longer use my property for her perso...

02/01/2026

Blessed be the Crone who starts Her day with power and intention. She knows every curse cast against her taught her magic that few will ever know. Curses can be returned, reflected, or dissolved when you stand in your own power.

Today's reminder: You are protected. You are powerful. You are sovereign.

What witchy things are you working this morning? Drop them in the comments! 👇B