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September 2019

September 29, 2019

Four Salutations of the Day, Reformed

Once upon a time, among the Reformed Druids of North America (RDNA), there was a practice...

September 11, 2019

Domestic Cult in Gaelic Polytheism Part II: House Gods and Fairies

At the end of the pagan era, the household spirits seem to have dethroned the...

September 07, 2019

The Core Order of Ritual – Part 1

The beauty of the Core Order is that it suggests an order, but other steps...

August 2019

August 12, 2019

Building a Devotional Practice with the Ancestors

What can the Ancestors bring to our lives and our practice? How do we build...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

Mythic Symbols in Indo-European Paganism

This is a simple overview of the most prevalent mythic symbols in Indo-European polytheism and...

April 2019

April 14, 2019

Reflections of Paganicon

Reflection It has taken me three weeks to write this blog. I have been...

March 2019

March 05, 2019

The Weapons of the Irish Gods

"The Four Jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann" describes the four treasures in greater detail...

February 2019

February 24, 2019

Urban Earth Mother

Urban Earth Mother I discovered the Urban Earth Mother. She wasn't hiding. Heraclitus said "Nature...

February 21, 2019

Folk Magic and Rituals: February’s Buffet

What is the Buffet? The Buffet is a series of posts that is a smorgasbord of...

February 16, 2019

Building a Devotional Practice with the Sky

Building a Devotional Practice with the Sky Working with High Days is a wonderful thing,...

January 2019

January 10, 2019

Folk Magic & Rituals: Setting Up Sacred Space

We generally call a Celtic sacred space a 'nemeton'. Nemetona was a Gaulish goddess whose...

January 08, 2019

Land, Sky, and Sea in Devotional Practice

Michael Dangler says, “...the cosmos is divided into three parts. What these three parts are...

January 08, 2019

Building a Devotional Practice with the Sea

Building a Devotional Practice with the Sea, complete with description and an example devotional prayer....

January 01, 2019

A Domestic Cult in Gaelic Polytheism

Beliefs The Indo-Europeans and their descendants were patriarchal. I don’t think there ever was a...

December 2018

December 16, 2018

Samos and Giamos

The Celtic year is divided into two halves. Summer and Winter. The former is a...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

Building a Devotional Practice with the Land

When approaching the land as the object of a devotional practice, one should not focus...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

Misconceptions of Pagan Reconstructionism and ADF

Reconstructionism is a methodology, not a religion. My religion is Celtic or Gaelic Paganism. We may...

October 05, 2018

Starting a Pagan Grove or Coven? You’re Doomed without a Group Vision

Pagan groups can be whatever you want them to be. The angle of what we...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

18 Ritual Themes, Customs and Traditions for Samhain, the Feast of the Dead

Samhain is a magical time. I hope to honor it so I try to build...

September 25, 2018

We Have No Idea How Druids Practiced? Balderdash!

" Extremely little. The total of evidence we have for the druids could probably fit...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

12 Steps Toward Decolonizing Irish American Paganism

Edit: I coincidentally was writing this the day my mom asked me not to wear a...

August 29, 2018

A General Overview of the Ancient Fire Religion

There's not one worldview of the cosmos among ancient pagans. But, the first people to...

August 20, 2018

The Way Ancient Pagans Made Offerings

In what way can we tell how the ancients made offerings? Simply because their offering...

August 16, 2018

Pagan Groups: Greater Ability Means More Responsibility

I believe in you. I believe in every reader. My faith that my words do...

August 09, 2018

Considering the Ancestors

Considering my Ancestors I have been thinking about the Ancestors lately and how exactly they...

August 09, 2018

5 Charms to the Morrigan

A Prayer of Thanks for Victory In the presence of the finnóg, A calm comes...

August 08, 2018

Symptoms of a Colonial Worldview In Your Paganism

Last post we opened the question of decolonization. I was going to put a bunch...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Are You a Colonial or an Indigenous Cultured Witch?

Many people who claim to be drawn Celtic heritage have in fact internalized the colonizing...

July 23, 2018

Pagans to Perform Ceremony at Austin’s 2018 PRIDE Interfaith Celebration

I am proud to represent pagans, Gaels, and the LGBTQ+ communities at this year's PRIDE...

July 16, 2018

A Full Solitary Devotional Rite for Lughnasadh in August.

O Holy Ones, the land upholds me, the sea surrounds me, while the sky embraces...