This month we are finishing up the first Aett by looking at the eighth rune, Wunjo. This is a fairly easy one to remember since it resembles the English letter “P”, although it is equivalent to the sound “w”. Wunjo is also called Wynn(…)
Author Archives: Lairbhan
Book Review: Mysteries of Druidry
Since yesterday was a holiday I’m doing my weekly book review today instead. I decided to review one of my favorite books on modern Druidism, Brendan Myers’ “the Mysteries of Druidry”. This book came out in 2006 and presents an interesting blend(…)
Animism and Neopaganism
I am an animist. This is not an uncommon statement in modern paganism (including reconstructionism) but like so many other things it is far more complex than it may appear. What I mean when I say animist, and how that worldview shapes my life,(…)
"Working with" a Deity
There is a common expression in neopaganism, where a person will say that they “work with” certain deities; generally what they actually mean is either that they worship those deities, or that they call on them for a specific purpose. In(…)
Book review: Trance-portation
Trying to get back to my Monday book reviews, I’ve decided to review Diana Paxson’s 2008 book Trance-portation: Learning to navigate the inner world. I was excited to read this book after it was released because I feel that there is a distinct(…)
the Third Day of Samhain – Life without electricity
So hurricane Sandy has come and gone and my family is left without electricity. I spent the first day trying to take the romantic view and imagine that I was getting a feel for what life was like for my ancestors, but around the second day reality(…)
The Use of Stones and Crystals in Celtic folklore – part 1
Sacred Tattooing
I have always seen tattooing as a sacred process, a way to permanently embed images and symbols into the flesh that have a transcendent meaning. All of my tattoos contain this level of meaning and are first and foremost for me spiritual and secondarily art work. Even the(…)
Gebo
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Child’s Eye View of the Faery Faith
My newest book – a children’s book about the fairy faith and its modenr application for pagans – has just been released in its electronic edition here https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/243674 . It’s intended(…)