Sionnan (she/her)
@sionnan.bsky.social
Witch • Pagan • Educator • Carer • Curator of Community •
Exploring folklore, magic & modern practice
| On Darug Country (NSW, Australia) | (she/her)
Exploring folklore, magic & modern practice
| On Darug Country (NSW, Australia) | (she/her)
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Academic besties, I'm begging you to stop giving your students snippets from books about Wicca published in the eighties and acting like it's contemporary and representative. I made you a present (and it's cheap)! Happy Halloween season, religious studies! bookshop.org/p/books/witc...
Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca
Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca
bookshop.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Academic besties, I'm begging you to stop giving your students snippets from books about Wicca published in the eighties and acting like it's contemporary and representative. I made you a present (and it's cheap)! Happy Halloween season, religious studies! bookshop.org/p/books/witc...
I'll be facilitating this in July. Looking forward to it - it's a conversation worth having! #witchsky
Boundaries and Belonging Panel has been rescheduled for Thurs 17th July. Come and join the panel disucssion with a Wiccan initiate, a Norse Priestess and a Vodou Priest as we discuss what trust, consent and accountability looks like in occult and witchy communities. Reserve seating - see links.
Boundaries and Belonging – Rescheduled!
A blog post about the updated and rescheduled date for the Boundaries and Belonging Panel in July. Come and chat with a Wiccan initiate, a Norse Priestess, and a Vodou Priest facilitated by us, The Pagan Fringe, and hosted in a leading Occult Store in Western Sydney.
paganfringe.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I'll be facilitating this in July. Looking forward to it - it's a conversation worth having! #witchsky
And when folks start to charge beyond covering costs and shifting into a profit model, it transforms relationships to a service provider/customer dynamic. And that alters things. In my opinion it's not a healthy dynamic in Australian Witchcraft spaces. #witchsky #australianwitchsky
Seeking and Finding: Spiritual connections in a capitalist world
A more lengthy blog post on the nature of seeking and finding spiritual connections in a capitalist world, and the start of the conversation on how we can navigate 'scope creep' from others looking to make a profit in our sacred…
A more lengthy blog post on the nature of seeking and finding spiritual connections in a capitalist world, and the start of the conversation on how we can navigate 'scope creep' from others looking to make a profit in our sacred…
Seeking and Finding: Spiritual connections in a capitalist world
A more lengthy blog post on the nature of seeking and finding spiritual connections in a capitalist world, and the start of the conversation on how we can navigate 'scope creep' from others looking to make a profit in our sacred spaces.
paganfringe.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
And when folks start to charge beyond covering costs and shifting into a profit model, it transforms relationships to a service provider/customer dynamic. And that alters things. In my opinion it's not a healthy dynamic in Australian Witchcraft spaces. #witchsky #australianwitchsky
Ooops I did it again
It's been a hot minute since I was here on BlueSky. I forgot abt it tbh lol Social media fatigue I think - anyone else?
May 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Ooops I did it again
It's been a hot minute since I was here on BlueSky. I forgot abt it tbh lol Social media fatigue I think - anyone else?
April 14, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It's been a hot minute since I was here on BlueSky. I forgot abt it tbh lol Social media fatigue I think - anyone else?
Brilliant
March 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Brilliant
Brilliant
“…famous #activist group #Femen participated in a bold #demonstration to denounce "the rise of #fascism in Europe and in the world" at the #InternationalWomensDay march in #Paris...”
Credit: Brut. jounalist @remybuisine
#Resist #Feminism #Solidarity 🇫🇷
Credit: Brut. jounalist @remybuisine
#Resist #Feminism #Solidarity 🇫🇷
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Brilliant
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Salient info: British citizen Becky Burke was stopped at the Canadian border while on a backpacking trip. Being held by ICE in Tacoma WA.
Two unrelated German tourists—Jessica Brösche & Lucas Sielaff—being held in San Diego for over a month.
By being held, I mean in ICE detention, aka jail.
Two unrelated German tourists—Jessica Brösche & Lucas Sielaff—being held in San Diego for over a month.
By being held, I mean in ICE detention, aka jail.
March 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Salient info: British citizen Becky Burke was stopped at the Canadian border while on a backpacking trip. Being held by ICE in Tacoma WA.
Two unrelated German tourists—Jessica Brösche & Lucas Sielaff—being held in San Diego for over a month.
By being held, I mean in ICE detention, aka jail.
Two unrelated German tourists—Jessica Brösche & Lucas Sielaff—being held in San Diego for over a month.
By being held, I mean in ICE detention, aka jail.
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I've put together a summary document which covers off what we have learned about whilst reading Scott Cunningham's Incense, Oils and Brews over the last few months. It's been fun! Click here and read the summary document to catch up on it all bit.ly/3AvyTID #witchsky #witchskysydney #paganfringe
February 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I've put together a summary document which covers off what we have learned about whilst reading Scott Cunningham's Incense, Oils and Brews over the last few months. It's been fun! Click here and read the summary document to catch up on it all bit.ly/3AvyTID #witchsky #witchskysydney #paganfringe
Yes 🙌 please
Oooooh - this looks like it is going to be so good @folkloresociety.bsky.social: folklore-society.com/event/folklo... #folklore #digitalfolklore #folkloring #preservingfolklore
Folklore and the Digital: One-day Online Conference - The Folklore Society
On the digitisation of folklore collections, large language models, computational analysis, digital folklore communities, creativity with digitised folklore, and the pros and cons of digitisation
folklore-society.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Yes 🙌 please
Thank you to this app delivering this person into my awareness.
A taster of the video on How Cultural Appropriation is hurting modern witchcraft. Full video here youtu.be/MIWBDCHliIo don't worry this one is just 40 mins. #witchsky #pagansky
February 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Thank you to this app delivering this person into my awareness.
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If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.
February 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.
Part 3: Brews, Baths, Powders & Herbs
A quick summary of what we covered in Part 3 of the Book Circle series on Scott Cunningham's Incense, Oils and Brews.
A quick summary of what we covered in Part 3 of the Book Circle series on Scott Cunningham's Incense, Oils and Brews.
Part 3: Brews, Baths, Powders & Herbs
A quick summary of what we covered in Part 3 of the Book Circle series on Scott Cunningham's Incense, Oils and Brews.
paganfringe.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Sometimes the tiniest things can feel so subversive. I often replace the word “work” with “labor” in my day to day conversations and it always makes people pause and starts conversations. “Oh after Pilates it’s time to go labor.” “What sort of labor do you perform?”
I mean, that’s what it *is*.
I mean, that’s what it *is*.
February 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sometimes the tiniest things can feel so subversive. I often replace the word “work” with “labor” in my day to day conversations and it always makes people pause and starts conversations. “Oh after Pilates it’s time to go labor.” “What sort of labor do you perform?”
I mean, that’s what it *is*.
I mean, that’s what it *is*.
I had such rich and stimulating discussions today. But I think my brain is fried. 🫠
February 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I had such rich and stimulating discussions today. But I think my brain is fried. 🫠
I'm doing some sexual assault disclosure training this evening to support my volunteer efforts in the pagan community - I think this kind of thing is important #witchsky #witchskysydney
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I'm doing some sexual assault disclosure training this evening to support my volunteer efforts in the pagan community - I think this kind of thing is important #witchsky #witchskysydney
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"They accept evil not because they say yes, but because they don’t say no." —Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
February 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"They accept evil not because they say yes, but because they don’t say no." —Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Suburban full moon
February 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Suburban full moon
@thornthewitch.bsky.social
Just caught up on your WitchCon 2025 talk. It was excellent! Just had a rant to a witchy friend the other day about leaving Shadow Work to the Jungians lol 1/2
Just caught up on your WitchCon 2025 talk. It was excellent! Just had a rant to a witchy friend the other day about leaving Shadow Work to the Jungians lol 1/2
February 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
@thornthewitch.bsky.social
Just caught up on your WitchCon 2025 talk. It was excellent! Just had a rant to a witchy friend the other day about leaving Shadow Work to the Jungians lol 1/2
Just caught up on your WitchCon 2025 talk. It was excellent! Just had a rant to a witchy friend the other day about leaving Shadow Work to the Jungians lol 1/2
Older in fact. Positively ancient.
February 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Older in fact. Positively ancient.
Pretty spot for a swim.
February 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Pretty spot for a swim.
Last few days of the school holidays. It’s February already - whaaaaat 😩
February 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Last few days of the school holidays. It’s February already - whaaaaat 😩
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If Lunar New Year’s Eve & Day were public holidays, we’d be getting a 5 day long weekend instead of a 3 day one #justsaying
Anyway, resharing a piece I wrote in 2023 about why we need more public holidays that reflect Australia’s multicultural makeup
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
#auspol
Anyway, resharing a piece I wrote in 2023 about why we need more public holidays that reflect Australia’s multicultural makeup
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
#auspol
Our public holidays should reflect Australia’s multicultural make-up
Many countries in the region already have more public holidays to recognise diverse cultural and religious populations.
www.lowyinstitute.org
January 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
If Lunar New Year’s Eve & Day were public holidays, we’d be getting a 5 day long weekend instead of a 3 day one #justsaying
Anyway, resharing a piece I wrote in 2023 about why we need more public holidays that reflect Australia’s multicultural makeup
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
#auspol
Anyway, resharing a piece I wrote in 2023 about why we need more public holidays that reflect Australia’s multicultural makeup
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
#auspol
This week feels a bit brighter. I'm focusing on what change and good I can do within my communities. I'm focusing on my kids, and I'm focusing on my responsibilities as a carer. Things will be ok.
January 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This week feels a bit brighter. I'm focusing on what change and good I can do within my communities. I'm focusing on my kids, and I'm focusing on my responsibilities as a carer. Things will be ok.
