Despite our best efforts, some pages are still under construction.  Be sure to check back.

Please allow me to introduce you to The Witch Crew. Besides myself there is the handsome and talented, Sven Cunningham and the beautiful and tech-savy Jessie Earl!

Sven manages his large FaceBook group, The Witchery-School of Witchcraft and Magick. Sven's help has been has been invauluabe in teaching me the ins and outs of turning my B.O.S. into such a large  website. His quick eye and attentiveness have caught things that would have missed

Jessie is my daughter and is over our Discord Chat Rooms, I know nothing about Discord.  Along with a general chatroom, she's made chat rooms focused on different subjects for teaching and discussion about those topics. I rely heavily on her technical expertise. Please make them welcome. I am grateful for their talent and gracious assistance.

The Altered Goddess site is new, so please bare with us as we learn how to work all the gadgets and gizmos.  

Whether you're looking for magickal topics, Pagan parenting, helpful tips, correspondence information, or a new spell: I hope you'll find it here somewhere. I regularly post new articles and blogs, so keep an eye out for updates and new insights.

Brightest Blessings!
Stephanie Earl, The Altered Goddess

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The Wicker Man

A wicker man is a large, humanshaped structure made of woven wood and reeds, traditionally used in religious or ritualistic ceremonies, often as a symbolic method for sacrifices or offerings.

Historical and Cultural Background

The wicker man is most famously associated with the ancient Celtic peoples. According to historical accounts, particularly by Julius Caesar in his writings, Celtic druids used these large effigies for ritualistic purposes. The structure was designed to be hollow, allowing it to contain offerings, animals, or in extreme accounts, human sacrifices. It was then set on fire as part of a ceremonial ritual to honor or appease the gods, seeking blessings like fertility, protection, or victory in battle.

Symbolism and Use

• Ritual Sacrifice: The wicker man served as a container for sacrificial offerings. Historical records and legends indicate that it was set aflame as a dramatic and symbolic act of devotion.

• Religious Ceremonies: It might have been part of festivals or seasonal celebrations, such as during harvest time or solstice events, to symbolize life, death, and rebirth.

• Cultural Icon: Beyond historical use, the concept of the wicker man has influenced modern culture, appearing in literature, films, and neo-pagan rituals. In these contexts, it often represents ancient traditions, human ingenuity, or symbolic sacrifice, rather than actual human sacrifice.

Modern Interpretations

Today, the wicker man concept is sometimes recreated in artistic or ceremonial contexts, like burning festivals (e.g., Burning Man), where it serves as a symbolic cultural or artistic statement rather than a religious sacrifice. It has also become part of popular culture, especially through films inspired by the story, which highlight mystery, pagan rituals, and dramatic symbolism.In summary, the wicker man is primarily a ritualistic effigy, historically used for sacrifices and ceremonies, symbolizing devotion, offerings, or transformation through fire. Its legacy continues in cultural and artistic expressions around the world.

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Beginner Witchcraft Classes

The Altered Goddess offers Witchcraft Classes. Stephanie teaches Witchcraft classes online through The Altered Goddess Facebook Group.

However, the group is private to protect our students anonymity. If you are interested in classes, send a request to join the classes with the form at the bottom of any Altered Goddess page and Stephanie will contact you.

Stephanie teaches two groups of Beginner students every five years, teaching one group at a time. This allows her to spend more time each group.

The first semester of Beginner Witchcraft Classes is offered in September: Fall/Winter 2026. Students can register for a one year course or a two year course. Complete courses last two years. A syllabus is offered to help you get organized with supply list, course outline.

While beginner magick is taught as part of these classes, Baneful magick is NOT taught in these classes as emphasis is on the basics. This along with other magicks are taught in the following year. Classes run from September to September.

The first semester covers the basics of magick. You will learn how to build a good foundation for your magick. These classes extend from September to March.

2nd semester teaches you how to: use correspondences, how to write and perform your own spells and how to write and perform your own rituals. These classes last from March to September.

For each semester you will receive a syllabus and a supply list.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded at the end of each semester with a Diploma Being awarded at completion of 2 year course.  

Payment

Classes are $50.00 a semester and are offered for barter. You can ship me, $50.00 worth of items from an Amazon list and I will send you an invitation to the group classroom so you can participate in classes. Each group of students can sigh up for 4 semesters of classes. Keep your receipts as proof of payment.

Community Creative

Each month we will search the internet's creatives for someone in the Pagan community who creates wonderful, magickal, fabulous things! We will show you their work right here.

This months Community Creative is artist Wildheartgypsygirl. We honor her for her creativity and ingenuity.

Looking for Writers!

Would you like to have a featured page on the Altered Goddess website? If your interested in having a space to talk about your magick or pagan life send us an example of your work a short bio and a picture of yourself, if you like, and we Will choose an author on will build a page to show of what you've got to share. 

Requirements are:

•That you e -mail a new article by the end of each month to be posted the upcoming month.

•Old articles will be archived in a blog so people can still read them.

•No sex, violence or criminal writings and please, for the love of all that's peaceful, nothing political! 

•Your page will be treated in the aesthetic of the website. You will retain the rights to your works. 

•There is no pay for articles. This is an entirely voluntary position. 

• We will treat your writing with dignity and respect.

We'd love to have your take on a magickal life...your magick, what your training was like, what it was like coming out of the broom closet, your magickal experiences, magickal family life, ya know, those kinds of things.

We can only do one writer for this page.

We will be offering up other writing positions soon!

Stephanie

The Altered Goddess

Exploring the Altered Goddess

Here's some of the Information You'll Find! You'll find these sections and so much more. Navigate the site with our wonderful menus at the top of the page!

The Altered Goddess began as a blog for women and men, in the Witchcraft and Pagan communities, who have had their lives altered because of trauma. Trauma from loss, divorce, medical conditions, violence and other traumatic events. The blog is on the page titled The Altered Goddess. Use the form at the bottom of any page, to contact us and we'll get you to email your story and we'll add it to the blog exactly the way you wrote it. To preserve your anonymity, we will post your story with your first name only.

And much, much more!!