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September 2025

September 05, 2025

Three New hrel for the Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia Part 2

Three New hrel for the Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia Part 2 I continued my...

September 01, 2025

Three New hrel for Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia

Three New hrel for Pagan Assembly of Nova Scotia For Lughnasadh weekend this year, I...

July 2025

July 04, 2025

Pilgrimage – the Giant Oak

Pilgrimage: Peoria and the Giant Oak Pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place. Many...

May 2025

May 22, 2025

Onward

Onward My time as Archdruid is at an end. It ended quietly in Europe, in...

May 05, 2025

Endings, Part 1

Endings, Part 1 Endings are often just that – endings. If one is fortunate, however,...

February 2025

February 08, 2025

Persevere, An Imbolc Prayer

Persevere The Goddess of the Forge All things that come into being, Anvil and hammer...

February 01, 2025

Distant Fires

Distant Fires Two fires, Distant flames, Across a country, Across the world. One is the...

January 2025

January 09, 2025

Let the Waters Fall

Let the Waters Fall A Prayer for California Rise from the ocean, Rise from the...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

Looking Back, Looking ‘Round

Looking Back, Looking ‘Round Many people take the end of the civil calendar as...

September 2024

September 27, 2024

Lange Nacht de Religionen

Lange Nacht de Religionen When I first heard of the Lange Nacht de...

June 2024

June 30, 2024

A Lingering Solstice

For Eva. A Lingering Solstice We measure the solstice and equinox by scientific means. Not...

May 2024

May 15, 2024

Everyday is (Earth) Mother Day

Everyday is (Earth) Mother Day Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to say, “thank you.”...

December 2023

December 20, 2023

The Day Without a Year

The Day Without a Year When I was younger, studying with my mentor, they...

December 07, 2023

Agnostic on Proof

Agnostic on Proof I step into Nature every day. Let me say that a...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Three Prayers for Samhain

Three Prayers for Samhain Samhain is the Season’s End, and we naturally think about other...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

A Coincidence of Cycles: Blue Moon

A Coincidence of Cycles: Blue Moon I am not sure about others, but dates and...

July 2023

July 30, 2023

Hergest Ridge

Hergest Ridge Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and...

July 10, 2023

A Pet, Passing

A Pet, Passing My household familiars are more than just pets. They are more...

January 2022

January 17, 2022

Getting to Know the Ancestors (I Never Knew)

Getting to Know the Ancestors (I Never Knew) I never knew my maternal grandparents. My...

January 01, 2022

Finding Cernunnos

Finding Cernunnos Finding Cernunnos is one of those classic Celtic undertakings. The destination is uncertain...

August 2021

August 01, 2021

Building a Devotional Practice with the Shining Ones

Building a Devotional Practice with the Shining Ones As Pagans, we can merely observe the...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

Right in Liminal Space

Right in Liminal Space Earlier this week, I was thinking about liminal space. What is...

January 2021

January 24, 2021

Let the Realms Surround Me

Let the Realms Surround Me In the days and times of uncertainty, one occasionally needs...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

Devotions in 8 10ths of a Mile

Devotions can be accomplished in front of an altar, a shrine, the rising sun, or...

June 2020

June 19, 2020

Irish, Celtic, and Indo-European Midsummer Lore

Timing While the Summer Solstice occurs on June 21st, Midsummer occurs around June 24th. The...

April 2020

April 30, 2020

Right in Liminal Space

Many of us are self-isolating due to the COVID-19 crisis. This has given us a...

April 20, 2020

365 Days of Discovery – Conclusion

This post offers an alternate view on the death of the god Miach, as interpreted...

April 06, 2020

365 Days of Discovery – Part 1

An alternate view on the death of the god Miach, as interpreted from the lore.

March 2020

March 23, 2020

A Call to Miach, Part 1

A Call to Miach, Part 1 In my daily devotionals, I call to four healing...

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.