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December 2022

December 06, 2022

The Corner Crone: Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods (Review)

Modern Witchcraft with the Greek Gods is a must-read resource you will return to time...

April 2020

April 18, 2020

Hadrian’s Garden: How Can I Believe in Monsters and Gods?

In popular culture, the term Pagan brings up images of monsters, magic, and temples to...

February 2020

February 18, 2020

The Corner Crone: Personal Agency, Healthy Boundaries & Saying “No”

Does a Deity call you into service, or do you approach a Deity and ask...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: A Bit of Mabon Love

It’s that time of year again when I frequently hear the name of a deity...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

Of Light & Shadow: Epithets of Anubis

Epithets of Anubis can be used in prayers, invocations, and meditations. Speak to a particular...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

3 Pagans & A Cat: Ode’s Story of Love and Gods (and teeth)

This is a story that I tell myself, in a hundred variations, because there is...

March 04, 2019

Acorn & Antler: What’s Under Your Robes?

I was taught about “Seeing the God in Every Man and Seeing the Goddess in...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Irish-American Witchcraft: Paganism That Isn’t Focused On Gods

My daily life, for the most part, isn't about gods by any name or guise...

November 2018

November 01, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Finding Your Patron Deity

Getting into a relationship with a deity is a bit like getting into a relationship...

October 2018

October 15, 2018

Hearth of Hellenism: How Are We Equals with the Gods?

Our equality with the Gods is possible through a friendship that is based on fundamental...

April 2018

April 18, 2018

21st Century Viking: I Don’t Do Casual

My Gods don’t play. The Norse Pantheon is not for the weak of heart or...

December 2017

December 10, 2017

Book of Blackbirds: The Choice

The feeling that our god has chosen us might well be a valid one, but...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

The Cartomancer: Self-Help

Abiding in the state prior to consciousness, the simple and silent state beyond proclamations, will...

April 2017

April 22, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Beltane-A Fire Festival

Beltane is an ancient Celtic Holiday, often referred to in modern times as May Day....

April 07, 2017

The Crow’s Nest: Crafting A Springtime Herbal Offering Blend

The beginning of the growing season is cause to celebrate and give thanks to my...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Happily Heathen: Missing Your Gods? Maybe You’ve Left Them

If I have lost my connection to my gods—or if I just feel I’ve lost...

January 03, 2017

Irish-American Witchcraft: I Swear by Grass, I Swear by Grain

New Year's resolutions make me think of oaths. Either way, people witness your words, but...

November 2016

November 11, 2016

Happily Heathen: The All Gods Event

The All Gods Event is a ritual I created a few years ago when I...

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Lamp & Labyrinth: Reciprocity, Tit for Tat, and Vending Machine Religion

In my paganism and my personal practice, reciprocity is of utmost importance in thought and...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Witch on Fire: Beltane Lovers – Once you Go Witch You’ll Never Switch

This is MODERN witchcraft, where we strip off the mask of the obvious, and glory...

April 05, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Dressing Old Gods in a New World

In my experience if you ask most pagans or polytheists to describe their Gods -...

February 2016

February 12, 2016

Happily Heathen: Offerings for the Gods – Part 2 – The Aesir

The question often arises, though, as to which gift is most appropriate for a given...

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Happily Heathen: Offerings For The Gods – Part One – The Vanir

As a practicing Heathen, a key cornerstone of my spiritual practice is the offering of...

January 10, 2016

Wayfaring Woman: Managing Multiple Deity Relationships

All relationships can be complicated, and human to divine relationships are no different. Deepening a...

November 2015

November 26, 2015

The Lady’s Quill: Odin

Poet, wise man, grey-cloaked wanderer, one-eyed, wizard, warrior, king... when I decided to do Odin...

November 05, 2015

The Lady’s Quill: Paganism, Theism, and Belief

How do we determine if someone is Pagan? Do they join our events and participate...

September 2015

September 10, 2015

The Lady’s Quill: Freyja

One of the things that often attracts people to Heathenry and related practices is our...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Honoring the Liminal Gods

Although Morgan does honor the Irish Gods, respecting and honoring the aos sí is the...

June 12, 2015

The Zen Pagan: The Only God to Whom Jupiter Must Bow

Boundaries in their role as both endings and beginnings are also on my mind because...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Making Light: Hephaestos

Bury everything I've made and very little of my industry will survive a thousand years...