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Alan D. Dalul

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Alan D. Dalul’s Journalist Portfolio

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What Baphoboo Taught Me

What Baphoboo Taught Me

The Wild Hunt — it's important to have some fun. Witchcraft is serious, but it is also fun. Witchcraft is and can and should be both. For me, Witchcraft is about freedom, so being restricted to always being serious and logical is exhausting.

Lo que Baphoboo me enseñó

Lo que Baphoboo me enseñó

The Wild Hunt — La brujería es algo serio, pero también divertido. La brujería es, puede y debería ser ambas cosas. Para mí, la brujería se trata de libertad, entonces estar restringido a ser siempre serio y lógico es agotador. No funciona para mí.

Review: Witchcraft on a Shoestring, Deborah Blake

Review: Witchcraft on a Shoestring, Deborah Blake

The Wild Hunt — Witchcraft on a Shoestring takes the reader through a fun and engaging journey of magical practices that don't require expensive tools or materials. Readers will have a magical time creating spells, divinations, and even recipes that cost little to no money, which reminds us that we don't need fancy items to practice the Craft; all we need is a little imagination!

Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters

Review: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters

The Wild Hunt — I'm a natural born sucker for fantasy. Bring that same fantasy, things that should be impossible, to real life, and I am all yours. I have this fascination for impossible creatures. Some call them cryptids, some monsters, others just figures and characters from folklore and mythology. I call them culture.

Reseña de Libro: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters, by Rachel Quinney

Reseña de Libro: Cryptids, Creatures & Critters, by Rachel Quinney

The Wild Hunt — Soy un fanático nato de la fantasía. Si llevan esa misma fantasía, cosas que deberían ser imposibles, a la vida real, caigo enamorado. Tengo esta fascinación por las criaturas imposibles. Algunos los llaman críptidos, otros monstruos, otros simplemente figuras y personajes del folclore y la mitología. Yo los llamo cultura.

Kerli's OVERSOUL es magica musical

Kerli's OVERSOUL es magica musical

The Wild Hunt — Kerli lanzó cada canción en OVERSOUL como un sencillo, uno cada mes. Sentí la magia y el poder en cada uno de ellos. Las letras son hechizos auditivos directos y evocadores que ayudan al oyente a manifestar el tipo de realidad que necesita según el caso.

Kerli's OVERSOUL is musical magick

Kerli's OVERSOUL is musical magick

The Wild Hunt — Kerli released each song on OVERSOUL as a single, one each month. I felt the magic and the power in each of them. The lyrics are direct and evocative, auditive spells that help the listener manifest the kind of reality they need depending on the case.

Writing as Witchcraft

Writing as Witchcraft

The Wild Hunt — My dad used to say he meditated by painting. I say I meditate by writing, but it's not only that. I write to find a connection with something higher, bigger than myself, a purpose and a passion that makes me feel alive. Writing is the first and foremost manifestation of Witchcraft for me.

El ojo de lo no contado Ella/Él/Nosotros: una meditación

El ojo de lo no contado Ella/Él/Nosotros: una meditación

The Wild Hunt — Soy fan de Lindsey Stirling desde hace mucho, mucho tiempo. Y me enamoré más que nunca del primer sencillo de su próximo álbum, Eye Of The Untold Her. Un video que me hizo pensar en las fracturas internas que tengo y cómo las he ido curando.

Eye Of The Untold Her/Him/Us: A Meditation

Eye Of The Untold Her/Him/Us: A Meditation

The Wild Hunt — I've been a fan of Lindsey Stirling for a long, long time. I've fallen in love with her music over and over again, and I fell in love deeper than ever before with the first single of her upcoming album, Eye Of The Untold Her.

Review: "Witchcraft Unchained" is an Occult Upgrade

Review: "Witchcraft Unchained" is an Occult Upgrade

The Wild Hunt — Alan U. Dalul reviews Craig Spencer's "Witchcraft Unchained: Exploring the History & Traditions of British Craft," from Crossed Crow Books.

James Hood's Mesmerica XL y las meditaciones audiovisuales

James Hood's Mesmerica XL y las meditaciones audiovisuales

The Wild Hunt — Alan U. Dalul revisa su experiencia con una experiencia audiovisual de meditación guiada llamada la Mesmerica XL de James Hood, y descubre que si bien el concepto es brillante, la ejecución falla.

James Hood's Mesmerica XL and Audiovisual Meditations

James Hood's Mesmerica XL and Audiovisual Meditations

The Wild Hunt — Alan U. Dalul reviews his experience with James Hood's Mesmerica XL, an audiovisual guided meditation experience, and finds that while the concept is brilliant, the execution falters.

The Boy(s) Who Lived - Despite JK Rowling's Damage

The Boy(s) Who Lived - Despite JK Rowling's Damage

The Wild Hunt — I wanted to do the right thing and not support someone like her, someone who I couldn't like and didn't identify with anymore. And the same time, my inner child wanted to have fun. What was the right thing to do?

El Niño que Vivió (a pesar de "Ella")

El Niño que Vivió (a pesar de "Ella")

The Wild Hunt — Quería hacer lo correcto y no apoyar a alguien como ella, alguien que no me agrada y con quien ya no me identifico. Y al mismo tiempo, mi niño interior quería divertirse. ¿Qué era lo correcto?

Review - "Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices"

Review - "Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices"

The Wild Hunt — Alan U. Dalul reviews an anthology of work from Indigenous authors, "Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices," edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale.

Ready, Set, Goth! - My first Witches' Market in a new country

Ready, Set, Goth! - My first Witches' Market in a new country

The Wild Hunt — Alan U. Dalul hears about a local curiosities market in his city, and hesitates at the idea of signing up to vendor as a tarot reader and sigil creator. But despite his anxiety, he finds himself practicing magic in a whole new way - and with a whole new community.

Trying to Bargain with Death

Trying to Bargain with Death

The Wild Hunt — I don't have control over death, as much as I like to include it in my practice. No Witch does.

Review: The Little Red Wolf

Review: The Little Red Wolf

The Wild Hunt — The Little Red Wolf is a story that reminds me of this: that stories change, that people change, and while we need to respect and keep our traditions and culture alive, it doesn't mean they can be an excuse for harm or put others in danger.

Introducción a la práctica de un brujo multicultural

Introducción a la práctica de un brujo multicultural

The Wild Hunt — Sin embargo, cuando se trata de la práctica de la brujería, no sólo importa el idioma. Son las técnicas que utilizas, las herramientas que obtienes, los puntos de vista con los que trabajas, incluso las personas que conoces y de las que aprendes.

A Multicultural Witch's Practice 101

A Multicultural Witch's Practice 101

The Wild Hunt — However, when it comes to Witchcraft practice, it's not just the language that matters. It's the techniques we use, the tools we get, the points of view we work with, and even the people we meet and learn from.

Creating a Music Ritual

Creating a Music Ritual

The Wild Hunt — Alan D.D. walks readers through a playlist created for magical purposes, featuring music from Lindsey Stirling, Green Lads, and The Sidh.

Crear un Ritual de Música

Crear un Ritual de Música

The Wild Hunt — Alan D.D. nos guia a través de un playlist creada con fines mágicos, con música de Lindsey Stirling, Green Lads, and The Sidh.

Los lenguajes de un brujo multicultural

Los lenguajes de un brujo multicultural

The Wild Hunt — Aunque nunca me sentí confundido acerca de mi identidad como brujo multicultural, comencé a preguntarme si el lenguaje que usaba marcaría la diferencia. No pensé que a los espíritus y energías con los que trabajo les importara, pero a mí sí.
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