#secularwitchcraft

The concept of animism crops up a lot in witchy circles, but sometimes it's hard to see where the idea of spirits might fit into a skeptical or secular practice. The lovely thing about belief is that it's a spectrum, and we have plenty of room to play with the innate value and being of a tree, a river, a plant, a place without drifting into more woo than we're comfortable with. ✨ If this piques your interest, consider this your invitation to join our FREE online event next Saturday, May 30th, 2026 ✨ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989548712757?aff=oddtdtcreator Our seasonal Witches' Brews are FREE online witchy mini conferences that include potion making (our magical beverage segment), guest presentations, sometimes a hands-on project, and time to socialize & connect with other attendees, Brew guests & hosts, & the CTWC community. Our Brews are a wonderful way to dip your toe into the CritWitch community, and a great preview of what you can expect from our annual 3-day virtual event CRITWITCHCON. This month's Witches' Brew: Dig Into Animism features presentations by our own History Witch Lee Ignire on animism; potions (potable & otherwise) with Jul Bloomfield and Alex Wrekk; and creating our own genius loci sigil! There'll be in-event chat, plus our favorite breakout room sessions for community connection and discussion! Witches' Brews are recorded (minus community chat) and available to our paid Patreon subscribers later in the season, so you can revisit our presentations. Learn more about us at www.criticalthinkingwitches.com

Some of you may be halfway through the semester in college, so here’s a tarot spread that can give you insight on how you’re doing. 

1. Overall forecast of the semester: will you succeed with difficulty or ease?

2. What habits are beneficial to your studies?

3. What habits set you back in school?

4. How much do wins affect you?

5. How much will the setbacks affect you?

6. What is preventing you from having a successful semester?

7. How can you overcome these barriers?

Happy May Day and joyous Beltane, witches! With the official shift from spooky season to uh, frisky season, we are thrilled to announce CRITWITCHCON2025! ✨

CRITWITCHCON2025

A *virtual* convention for science-minded, agnostic/atheist, secular, skeptical Witches and seekers around the world! ✨

Dates:

Friday September 26-Sunday September 28, 2025 ✨

This year's theme:

Critical Connecting: Conscious Communication in an Often Conflicted World ✨

Speaker & vendor applications will be available in MAY, early bird tickets go on sale in JUNE, and look for a full schedule of events this summer! ✨

Bookmark our website and check back for all the details! ✨

Critical Thinking Witch Con 2025

~ Sept 26th - 28th

~ A Virtual Convention ~

:cracks knuckles, flexes wand arm: Okay, witches, here it is: the full CRITWITCHCON2025 schedule of events! ✨🧙 https://criticalthinkingwitches.com/events/ When we say we've put together three full days of quality content for you this year, we mean THREE VERY FULL DAYS! But the beauty of CritWitchCon is that you can cozy up on the couch for the entire ride, or dip in & out as your schedule and ours vibe. If you have to miss a session, or want to revisit the magic later in the year, remember that *your live ticket includes access to all CRITWITCHCON2025 recordings*! If you know you can't make it for September 26-28, *you can still get access to this year's CritWitchCon recordings with a recorded-sessions-only ticket*! ✨Tickets are on sale now!

It's April, but the team at CTWC is hard at work, making plans and spinning spells ✨🧙 🖤 SAVE THE DATE! Announcing CRITWITCHCON2026! September 4-6, 2026 ✨🧙 🖤 A virtual 3-day event for witches, skeptics, & seekers! Join us for three days of witchy weirdness, community, speakers, panels, workshops, and more! Welcome to the Critical Thinking Witch Collective! Formed in 2021, we came together to make a space for critical thinking witches; witches who research, who apply scientific reasoning, who learn from history, and who question assumptions and biases ✨🧙 🖤 Our name has changed, but our mission remains the same: to bring together a community of critical thinking witches and seekers who respect reason, logic, and science as we also acknowledge the genuine beauty and meaning in the mysterious. And we plan to have fun while we do it ✨🧙 🖤 Details are in development, but you can learn more about us at www.criticalthinkingwitches.com ✨🧙 🖤

Coming to CritWitchCon2025! Meet some of our amazing guests

Critical Thinking Witch Con 2025

~ Sept 26th - 28th ~ A Virtual Convention

Bree has been a part of the CTWC community for years, and is one of our favorite returning guests! She'll be joining us with a LIVE episode of her long-running podcast Hex Positive, book recs, and a spicy Cauldron Talk about the importance of doing our own work as witches 🖤

@breelandwalker grew up in the wilds of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and now resides in Tidewater, VA. She is the host of the Hex Positive podcast and her breakout work, Grovedaughter Witchery, has been hailed by the online pagan community as a new standard text for beginner witches. She lives with her husband and two very spoiled ginger cats, and is very glad that none of them seem to mind having a pagan altar in the living room.

Critical Thinking Witch Con 2025 ~ Sept 26th - 28th ~ A Virtual Convention 🖤

Get your tickets now! 🖤

Summer is winding down, but the CTWC is in full swing as we head into the final stretch before CritWitchCon in September!

But for now, it's time for another FREE Witches' Brew with the Critical Thinking Witch Collective! It's our FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, so this one's extra special! Come join us for this FREE VIRTUAL EVENT!! Crafting Art Magic: get creative with your practice! Join CTWC hosts Jul Bloomfield & Alex Wrekk for a discussion on the magic of art, hands-on session of zine making, paint water cocktails, community socializing & more! Saturday August 23rd 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST / 4 PM BST / 1 AM AEST (8/24) Register for free here: