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August 2019

August 30, 2019

The Oracle of Nehalennia

The Oracle of Nehalennia by Bela Síol is like a love letter to a little-known...

August 18, 2019

How To Be A Pagan Every Day

There's Samhain and Beltane Pagans just like there are Christmas and Easter Christians. But if...

August 11, 2019

Nehalennia, Goddess Lost to Time

Nehalennia is an almost-forgotten Goddess, unrecorded in the Eddas or Celtic myth. She was widely...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

5 Simple Ways to Bring Lammas to Our Modern Lives

Lammas, it's nobody's favorite holiday. We are so disconnected from the wheat harvest, it seems...

July 18, 2019

The Simple Beauty of Rock Art Altars

Rock art altars are some of the most beautiful outdoor altars, and carry none of...

May 2019

May 19, 2019

A Ritual for Nerthus, Goddess of the Earth

So often, the Earth is asked to give us blessings, prosperity, and many other good...

May 12, 2019

Nerthus: Prosperity, Parties, and Death

Nerthus is an ancient and mysterious deity, with an ambivalent view of humanity. What do...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

In Like a Lion: A March Ritual for Hreda

Hreda is an Anglo-Saxon Goddess worshiped in March. I associate Her with the wind and...

March 07, 2019

Easy Ways to Celebrate the Spring Equinox

Holidays are busy times, and it's hard to think of ideas to celebrate them each...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Night’s Family Tree: Nótt as Mother of the Vanir?

The Vanir are a mysterious group, with only Frey, Freyja, and Njord named specifically in...

February 25, 2019

Nótt the Dream Goddess of Night and Darkness

Nótt is the personified Night; the Norse deity of darkness, sleep, and dreams. We don't...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

Eostre is the most popular Goddess in an obscure pantheon of deities. But how much...

March 03, 2017

When UPG Trumps the Lore

The Goddess Hreda is obscure; not much is known about Her historically and Her name...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

The Goddess Hreda and the Month of March

The Anglo-Saxon Goddess Hreda is shrouded in the mystery of time. Though we know little...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Yule is More than the Returning Light

Many Heathens and Pagans are celebrating the return of the sun this Yule; but don't...

December 10, 2015

Deity Stereotypes: Thor, Strong and Stupid

The red-haired, hot-tempered buffoon. The most dense of the Gods, but good with His hammer....

October 2015

October 23, 2015

Winterfylleth: the First Full Moon of Winter

The full moon of October divides the year between Summer and Winter. Welcoming this change...

October 20, 2015

The Chicken or the Egg in the Web of Wyrd

Who called who? Was I born as I am: drawn to the places empty of...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

The Season of Apples Comes Again

The Goddess Idunn reminds us to harvest hope and happiness as well as the apples...

September 16, 2015

Five Simple Ways to Celebrate the Autumn Equinox

How will you celebrate the Autumn Equinox this year? Here's five simple ideas for your...

September 14, 2015

The Flame that Burns in the Sun

I went to a festival and met a Goddess who burned me up; and I...

September 02, 2015

Celestial Gods, Turning and Shining

My Heathenry centers on the world around me: my ancestors rest in the soil, and...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Heathen Ways to Celebrate the Fall

The list of Heathen holidays can get long, and difficult for newcomers to celebrate. This...

July 08, 2015

Hard Polytheism and the Fluidity of the Gods

A hard polytheist goes on a trance journey and learns Her Goddess and one she's...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

A Prayer to Mani, God of the Moon

Month-long evening prayers to the Moon never worked for me - half the time He...

June 24, 2015

When All You Can Do Is Pray

Some days, all you can do is pray - a simple prayer, a good prayer...

June 22, 2015

Is Modern Polytheism Anti-Choice?

Polytheism is full of people chosen by the Gods - but I believe there is...

June 12, 2015

The Midsummer Sun

Midsummer is a magical time, and for me it is ruled by the Goddess Sunna...

June 01, 2015

A Ritual for Nerthus

A powerful ritual for bringing the magic of wild growth and life back to any...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Aurboda of the Healing Herbs

The best part about obscure deities is getting to know them - there's always something...