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 […]
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 […]
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries
“The ultimate design of the Mysteries […] was to lead us back to the principles from which we descended, […] a perfect enjoyment of intellectual […]
Dionysus & the Anthesteria, Festival of Love & Death
“We are mortals. It’s not possible for us to maintain that peak of pure experience, of divine joy, indefinitely. Some try and manage an intimacy […]
Dogs in Mythology & Folklore
Dogs and hounds are sacred and otherworldly in many cultures and prevalent in many myths, particularly those regarding the gods of the wild places. They […]
The Gods of Waincraft
Those modern folk who have worked with the Powers of the Land, in whatever European form they prefer, have found that there are certain archetypal […]
Graveyards at Midnight
What is a Full Moon without fear and excitement? Without challenge and reward? Without loss and greater gain? This is a Full Moon focused on […]