About Us
Founded in 2017
Spirit Night Coven was founded in the spring of 2017 in Clarkston, Washington by Lady Katie Bug and Witch Jake as a grassroots pagan coven practicing group witchcraft and earth-based rituals. Lady Katie Bug currently serves as the High Priestess of the Coven.
It began as a close-knit group of family and friends interested in paganism and witchcraft. Spirit Night Coven has since evolved into a federal non-profit 501©(3) and registered charity in the State of Washington, and has added many members to the circle. The Coven’s charity project is the Period Closet Project. Learn more here.
Spirit Night Coven hosts gatherings for all eight major Sabbats on the Wheel of the Year and moon circles quarterly for members, among other rituals and events. To supplement the Period Closet Project, the Coven operates two annual fundraisers — one in the fall (Halloween Party & Fundraiser), and one in the spring (Faery Tea Fundraiser).
Membership is highly selective to preserve the harmony and integrity of the group. Applications are accepted only during September and October each year. If you are interested in applying for membership, please email: katie@spiritnightcoven.org
Our Purpose
Spirit Night Coven is a religious charity, operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code.
Spirit Night Coven is devoted to nurturing a safe pagan spiritual community that offers sacred, meaningful spaces and experiences for Witches to grow together, as well as independently, on their unique pagan paths. Read more on the Articles of Belief page.
Our Beliefs
We believe nature, spirituality, magick, wisdom, the supernatural, and the divine universe are threads woven in the same web — they go hand-in-hand. While we deeply respect our members’ individual paths of worship and chosen deities, as a group we collectively honor the Elemental and Quarter Spirits and Celtic-centered deities.
We strive to live in harmony and respect of the natural world, life, the unseen, and the great mysteries the universe. We believe in the divine polarity; that light and dark coexist and both have their place in the universe. Life is not all “love and light;” the shadow must be respected and honored, too.
We don’t believe in religious or spiritual supremacy. Spirituality (or lack thereof) is deeply personal and fluid to each individual person and should never be judged or dismissed (unless it causes harm to self or others). Spirituality is a life-long, ever-changing, independent journey we navigate as we age and cycle through the changes of life. It’s molded by our environments, cultures, lived-experiences, traumas, successes, upbringings, explorations, access to literature and knowledge, self-identity, growth or lack thereof, and so much more. To believe one path is the “correct” path shows arrogance and lack of understanding and empathy.
Read more on the Articles of Belief page.
Our Practices
In group practice, we perform rituals in honor of the phases of the Moon, celebrate the eight Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year (four minor: solstices and equinoxes — four major: spirit nights and cross-quarters), gain insight and clarity from astrological events, show appreciation for the changing of the seasons, and pay tribute to the energy and gifts of the Earth. We allow members to lead special magical interest rituals, classes, and workshops for members-only events.
Together we utilize various forms and types of magick, including but not limited to:
divination readings, candle magick, herbalism, kitchen witchery, hearth & home spells, green/garden magick, hedge magick, astrology practices/readings, art magick, sigils, sympathetic magick, elemental magick, moon magick, and;
protection, shielding, grounding, visualization, banishing, binding, healing, manifestation, and attraction.