Our ancestors had a mythic understanding of the world, in which multiple realities were possible.
Kindling, Tending, and Drawing from the Hearth-Fire with Brigid, Frigga, and Eir
I’ve made a habit over the past couple months of lighting a tealight on my kitchen windowsill above the sink before starting the morning cooking […]
Embarkation: Renewing My Dedication to the Dedicant Path
The nights are growing so long and the old year is nearly through, so it is the perfect time to let die what no longer […]
Advice for the Beginning Witch or Pagan
So you’re drawn to Paganism and/or Witchcraft and you’re wondering where the path leads from here, and which choices you ought to make. Should you […]
Lughnasadh 2018 | Dedicant Work
I have been a Pagan for many years — 13 years, at this time — but I believe that this was the first year I […]
Independent, Creatrix, Matriarch
I read “The Maiden, Mother, Crone Debate” by Rachel Patterson on the Patheos blog Beneath the Moon this morning while laying in bed between the Scotsman and […]
True Abundance
It’s Lammas Eve here in the Village Gardenhouse — I prefer to celebrate the Cross-Quarter Festivals on their true in-between dates — and as my […]
Building a Daily Spiritual Practice
After studying Islam and observing some of the Islamic daily prayers for a few weeks, I have realized how meaningful devotionals are. When you start […]
The Hosting of the Cailleach at Tigh nam Bodach
The Cailleach is one of the oldest-living beings in Celtic mythology. She has a conversation with Fintan the Wise, a seer who traveled to Ireland […]
Feeling Their Presence
I sprang awake this morning at 5 am with the strange compulsion to write my will, the contents of which I had just dreamed of […]