Today’s blog will be a brief one, as my daughter has a same day surgery procedure tomorrow and I have a lot to do today, but I read an interesting blog by Jason Mankey discussing his views on interfaith work which he ended by saying that he prefers to focus on building within the pagan community rather than working on interfaith outside it.
Monthly Archives: February 2014
One Druid’s Magic
I often hear modern Druids saying that Druids today do not do magic, or that if we do it is not truly magic but a kind of positive thinking or aligning with nature. I find the pervasiveness of this thought interesting, especially as the ancient Druids in myth and legend were well known to wield magic of all sorts. Why have we, as modern Druids, chosen to disassociate from that aspect of our practice?
Color Magic
I’m probably not going to talk about what you think I’m going to talk about. At least not in the way that you expect. Chaos Magicians love the number eight, being related easily to the chaosphere they hold so irreverently dear. Pete Carroll has taken this and applied it to a color classification for “types” […]
Core Elements of Sorcery
In the Dresden Files book series, the wizard Harry Dresden finds his own powers and abilities refined through the act of taking on an apprentice. In teaching someone else “the basics” he is able to refocus on them himself and improve his technique and performance. I do not have an apprentice. Of the three people […]
Solipsism
I don’t like shrimp. When I tell people that I don’t like shrimp, many people have the same reaction: “How could you not like shrimp?” This reaction follows the inevitable rationalization that shrimp-lovers always resort to: “You just haven’t had it cooked right! You should try it like …” I’ve been a cook in one […]
Goibhniu
“Goibniu who was not impotent in smelting,” – Lebor Gabala Erenn
Goibniu, or Goibhniu is the Irish God of smithcraft equated to the Welsh Gafannon. His name is derived from the word for smith; Old Irish gobha, Modern Irish gabha (O hOgain, 2006). It is said that…
Book Review – Speak Irish Now! (Of Language Study)
Authors: Patricia Delia Pugnier and Brian Lee Pugnier
Publisher: Speak Irish Now LLC
Published: 2012, First edition
ISBN: 9781481842389
Pages: 480
Synopsis: Speak Irish Now is designed to get you speaking Irish quickly and effectively, even if you have little or no experience with foreign languages. With over 200 short and powerful lessons, Speak Irish Now will teach you the building blocks of Irish, and can be used for both self-study and group-study.
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Invocations, part 2
Continuing with invocations…
Invocation to an Dagda
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Witches in Hekate’s Garden
What makes a witch a witch? Is it someone selling their soul to a devil, or is it a pact with the spirit world? Are witches shamans or sorcerers? All of those things appear to be true. There is a diverse world of witches out there, all of them…
Magical Wording
Magic is very caught up in language. It seems to be the best way for us to encode our desires for processing during the act of magic. Our words and metaphors for magic reflect the importance of language: we cast “spells” and keep them in “grimiores.” But there’s a problem. Because our language embodies a […]