May I arrange some private time to speak with you?

Yes. I book private consultations for a reasonable fee. Please refer to my services page for my current list of offerings.

I need your advice or have an issue with which I need your help.

I am happy to assist you within the context of a private consultation, which I offer to the public as a paid service. Please refer to my services page for a booking link to this or any other of my services offered. I am unable to provide advice or assistance outside of this professional setting.

May I have a free session/reading with you?

Sorry, no. This is literally how I make my living. I need to charge for my time, but I do offer a lot of free resources here on my site, as well as on Modern Witch and The Wild Hunt.

May I take classes with you?

Yes. I offer online classes on various spiritual and magical subjects over at Modern Witch University. I also sometimes offer in person workshops at various stores, festivals, and events. You can check my events and travel schedule here.

Can you give me a spell to [fill-in-the-blank]? 

I am happy to recommend spells for you during a professional consultation. Keep in mind that I will only provide spells for positive purposes and will never cast (or assist in casting) hexes, curses, or cast break-up-spells.

Also, I feel compelled to point out that magic will not circumvent the laws of nature and so if you are hoping to use magic to, say, transform into a werewolf, change your gender, alter someone’s sexual orientation, or bring someone back from the dead, you will be bitterly disappointed. (And before you ask: yes, people have asked me all of these questions before, enough times that I include them here in this FAQ.)

Are you willing to present at our festival/convention/event?

From time to time I am available to present workshops and give talks at various events as a paid service. If your event is in person, please know that in addition to any agreed-upon fee, booking me will require all travel and accommodation expenses to also be covered. Please contact me via email with event details and I will get back to you when I am able.

We’re a small community. Can’t you do our event for free?

Sorry, no.  This is my actual job and main source of income. I do this full time and I donate where and when I can. I do public and private events for a fee in order to make sure my family and I can support ourselves.

But shouldn’t spirituality be free?

Perhaps. But my time isn’t. If I were independently wealthy then I would have the luxury of offering my services for free, but alas, I am not. This is also not a hobby or a “side-hustle” for me. This is 100% how I make my living. Without paying clients, students, and customers, I can’t pay my bills. I made the conscious decision to forgo having a “mundane career” which would have prevented me from having the time and energy necessary to develop the kind of work that I offer. I am a full-time professional warlock and that’s what you are getting when you book with me. If that doesn’t sit well with you, then I am simply not your guy. No harm, no foul. If you understand this, then I am happy to work with you.

Don’t you know that ‘warlock’ means ‘oath-breaker’?

Well… it used to mean ‘oath-breaker,’ ‘betrayer of a covenant,’ or ‘deceiver’ but it hasn’t for 500 years. Since it originated as a Christian-era word, it referred specifically to the oaths and covenants of the Catholic Church, which I gladly break pretty much just by being a practitioner of witchcraft, not to mention being a gay man. About 500 years ago the Scottish usd the word to mean ‘a male witch,’ which is also how the current English dictionary defines it. I use the word in this way as a means of aligning myself with what is sometimes called, “the divine masculine,” as well as to that which is queer, as it challenges the status quo. I use it carefully, and thoughtfully.

NOTE: To those who say that it means, “a witch who betrays their coven,” there is NO historical example of it being used this way, at all. (That one’s likely just a misunderstanding of the word, ‘covenant.’ The 20th century witchcraft author who started this rumor basically made it up.)

If these facts are not enough to sway you, then arguing with me online certainly isn’t going to benefit either one of us. (Check out my Warlock page for more of my thoughts and research on this magical term.)

Where can I follow you on social media?

I am mainly over on BlueSky, but you can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook. (My YouTube and TikTok accounts are nearly empty placeholders. I am NOT on X, formerly Twitter and I only occasionally cross-post to Threads, which I do not check.) Any social media sites other than these listed here are either old, forgotten, and no longer used, or are imposters.

How can I learn more about your work or how I can help support you?

Thank you very much! You can learn more by reading my blog full of articles and essays, or you can peruse my offerings of spells, poetry, and art. Check out my list of appearances and interviews, both in print and on podcasts, by visiting my media page. I also made a 30-episode podcast project (Witch Power Daily) in which I offer guided meditations, exercises, spells, and rituals, all designed to help build a deeper spiritual and magical practice.

You can help support my work by purchasing my books and leaving a rating/review on sites such as Amazon and GoodReads. (Positive ratings AND reviews really make a huge difference to the success of an author.) You can book a private session with me for a magical consultation, meditation, or class. You can also just follow me on social media and interact with and share my posts! Or you can make a purchase from my online shop, or you can even just buy me dinner, or a drink, or a cup of tea. In addition to the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a small business and an independent queer artist & teacher, you will also have my sincere gratitude. 🙏