Welcome

"Like magick, writing is a craft: it takes intention and skill, and we do it with our own hands, fueled by the power and vitality that drives our souls...For me, these two worlds have become almost inseparable. What is writing, after all, if not magick? A scribe picks up a pen (or sets fingers to a keyboard) and transmits intangible thoughts, ideas, and perceptions into symbols on a page. Something ethereal seeps from the imagination into the plane of reality, where it takes on a life of its own. Once formed, letters and words are heavy with substance and purport and intention, not only in literal terms but in their human history; the very act of writing forges new links in an ancient chain. Humans have used the tools of their times - mud tablets, quills, fountain pens, laptops - to engage in the task of creating symbols that move readers to emotion and inspiration, even to dreams."

- Susan Pesznecker, "Crafting Magick With Pen and Ink"

Hello friends, and welcome to Sorcery of the Pen, a blog in which I will explore my personal practices of writing and witchcraft in depth. Join us as we traverse and push the boundaries of liminal space, time and consciousness, and explore the vast, uncharted landscape of the soul. I am entering into this project with the firm, set intention that this blog will act as a tool to radically transform my life (and you, the reader, if that is what you desire), break down barriers, and explode the limits of what I ever dreamed was possible. I believe in miracles, because my life up to this point has been a steady procession of miraculous and often utterly inexplicable events. What do you wish to see happen most in your life? What are your hopes, dreams and most dearly-kept desires? Buckle up - I have a feeling this just might be a wild ride.

~ Daniel