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June 2022

June 25, 2022

A Prayer to Macha

Prayer to Macha We call to you today, Macha, Goddess of sovereignty As we stand...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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 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...

August 2018

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 09, 2018

Considering the Ancestors

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

March 2018

March 09, 2018

What is Shadow Work and Techniques for Draoithe, Priests, and Pagan Leaders

I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a...

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 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...