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September 2019

September 09, 2019

How To Use Leaf Magic This Fall

Soon the leaves will begin turning colors and falling all around us. Here's some tips...

September 06, 2019

Divination With Cranes (And Other Creatures)

Divination isn't all about mysterious ancient symbols or a deck of cards from medieval Europe....

July 2019

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...

July 11, 2019

Impressions on the Land: Ancestral Nature Spirits

Many people connect with the nature spirits that live all around us. I have found...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

A Simple Midsummer Thankfulness Ritual

The harvest, fruits and veggies and food, aren’t the only gifts that nature gives us,...

June 06, 2019

The Liminal Space Between Science and Symbols

Science seems to contradict a lot of spiritual ideas. How can the sun be both...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

The Spirits of Nature are Terrifying

When we think of spring, it's usually all flowers and sunshine and beautiful weather. But...

April 2019

April 15, 2019

This World and the Otherworld: Fairies and Nature Spirits

Fairies and nature spirits may be two different categories of being, but both are worthy...

April 07, 2019

Your Stealthy Pagan Garden

Gardens aren't always elaborate and private sanctuaries where you're free to add as much statuary...

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...

February 2019

February 01, 2019

A Heathen Imbolc

Celebrating Imbolc doesn't have to be all about Brigid! When the first stirrings of spring...

March 2017

March 17, 2017

The Land Is In Your Bones

The land we live on is a physical part of us, through the air we...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

The Power of Impromptu Ritual

Changing the way you do ritual can have powerful effects on your perception of the...

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...

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...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Cultural Appropriation and Lines in the Sand

It is hard to draw the line where cultural appropriation begins; but by looking at...

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 23, 2015

Strange Spirits in a Strange Land

Have you ever felt out of place in a town where the trees are strange...

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...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

Giving Heathens a Voice at Pagan Pride Day Omaha

In a guest post, Náf Andrewson writes about what it's like to represent Heathenry at...

August 24, 2015

The Power of Community

To steal a line from John Halstead, "internet Heathenry is not Heathenry". So what do...

August 14, 2015

The Future of Heathenry in America

Where do we find the future of Heathenry? Should we look to online groups or...

August 12, 2015

Making Pagan Pride Day Happen

What does it take to make Pagan Pride Day happen? The most important work is...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Of Mulberries and Tiger Lilies

Changes big and little mark the turning of the seasons in the Midwest. The Summer...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Heartland Pagan Festival Experience, Part Two

What makes for a better Pagan festival than huge bonfires and lots of mud? An...

May 25, 2015

Heartland Pagan Festival Experience, Part One

My first big festival, Heartland Pagan Festival was such an intense experience I'm not sure...

May 15, 2015

The Heathen at the Big Pagan Festival

I'm attending my first big Pagan festival, and I'm not really sure what I'll find...