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Jessie Sage

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Love spells and sex magick create a divine confluence in Pittsburgh’s witchcraft scene

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By Jessie Sage
| Pittsburgh City Paper Verified
Overview: Sexual energy and divinity are closely linked, local witchcraft practitioners say. And it’s seeping into the water. Kali Vee, co-owner of Pittsburgh’s oldest occult shop, Hocus Pocus, — which turns 28 on Oct. 13 — has been noticing a trend: young folks have been walking into her Oakland store asking for a One Wish Willow. Her shop doesn’t sell them because they were made up.
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The Sound of an Empty Nest

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By Jessie Sage
| Substack
I was starting in on the myrtle, pulling long strands of grass that were taking root, when I heard it. My friend, who had come over to help me repot all of my houseplants, heard it too. He was potting, I was weeding, and we were chatting about — of all things — the Voyager Golden Record launched into space in 1977 as a time capsule of sounds from Earth. At first it sounded like a high-pitched beeping that could’ve come from an alarm. Both of us immediately stopped talking and looked at each other.
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Mutually Beneficial

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By Jessie Sage
| Substack
This week, for one of my classes, I read a book on boundaries for clergy. In Saying No to Say Yes: Everyday Boundaries and Pastoral Excellence, one of the observations that coauthors David C. Olsen and Nancy G. Devor make is that in order to maintain strong and healthy boundaries, leaders must seek to have their needs for validation and their own emotional and/or relational needs met by their own social circles, and not by those they are serving.
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