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February 2020

February 01, 2020

The Year of the Earth Mother

A new year and a new decade make this the Year of the Earth Mother.

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Time to Give Thanks

Giving Thanks In thinking back on giving thanks, I remember speaking to a Brahman friend...

November 06, 2019

A River Bathing Rite for Pilgrimaging Irish Polytheists

Milky rill river running, Pouring downward supernal rain, Blessings falling upon my rite, Cleansing only...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

The Core Order of Ritual – Part 2

I have been fortunate in my travels to attend ADF rites on four continents and...

October 31, 2019

A Solitary Samhain rite for Witches and Druids

Based on Ancient timing, you can do this rite anytime between now and Martinmas. What...

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...

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 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....

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...

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

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 09, 2018

Considering the Ancestors

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

June 2018

June 18, 2018

The Hero Priests You Need to Meet: Problems with PriestCraft 3 of 3

Continued from last post. The Hero Priest is an ideal I use to aspire to...

May 2018

May 15, 2018

7 Problem Priests You Don’t Want to Meet: Problems with PriestCraft 2 of 3

In the last article in this series, we visited the reasons why we have clergy. Clergy...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

The Ongoings of Immortals and Men: The Nature of the Gods

Who are the Gods? Starting from the beginning, and building off of previous works. The IE...

February 09, 2018

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Some people ascribe this saying to Yule time....

January 2018

January 23, 2018

12 Folk Magics for the Imbolc Blue Blood Moon

Each of these are written by me using the principles I've learned from years of looking...

January 19, 2018

18 Celtic Imbolc Customs & Traditions for the Feast of Brighid

Imbolc pronounced IM-olg or IM-olk, evolved into St. Brighid’s day, and is considered the first...

January 12, 2018

The Good Qualities of the Pagan Warrior

I believe most everyone wants to be a hero in their heart but struggle with...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

A Tree for the Earth Mother

There are many kinds of Druids, and we come from different places and we approach our Druidry...

December 20, 2017

Celtic Solitary Devotional Practice and How Aengus Took the Brugh

Noble Spirits, Honored Dead, Shining Gods, we call to you as our Kin, meet us...