I try to be philispohical about the vagaries of life. Bad things happen, and often these bad things are senseless, and there is just as often nothing constructive to be done. War and death and suffering are a constant of life and as much as I might detest them, as(…)
Author Archives: Lairbhan
Living Honor
What does it mean to live an honorable life? Many modern pagan groups have outlined a list of basic virtues to nurture, and honor is usually included in each of them, but what is it to to live honorably? How can we know how to shape our actions(…)
Dark Night of the Soul
It would be accurate to say that I am having a dark night of the soul period right now, as I understand the concept. I have been increasingly questioning whether reconstruction is the right thing for me and my place within the larger spiritual communities I have chosen.(…)
recommended reading
Well I finished writing my newest book and am back to blogging. There are several pagan recommended reading lists floating around including one at Patheos and(…)
a more traditional view…
artwork(…)
manuscripts and life
So I am behind on blogging this past week – I will very likely be very minimally blogging this month as I am under contract for a book and the deadline is the end of this month. I’m very excited about the book itself and I think it’s coming along really well, but at this(…)
Bealtaine – Blessing the Summer In
I wrote an essay about Bealtaine that is currently posted on witchvox.com. Excerpt:
To the pagan Celts, Bealtine (pronounced roughly Ball-tinn-eh) , often called Beltane by modern pagans, was one of the most sacred and important holidays of the year and(…)
Rune – Thurisaz
This months rune is Thurisaz, also called Thurs or Thorn which equates in English to the sound “th”. It is the third rune of the first aett and when looking at it’s shape you will see that it resembles a thorn, which can be a good way to remember it’s(…)
Wanderer – a poem
Wanderer
I am a wanderer in the world
Shadow of a distant dream
Rootless and boundless,
I’m exactly what I seem
Thought and Memory’s master
Every poet’s inspiring friend
My hall will be many soldiers'<br(…)
thoughts on the Ogham Tract
The Ogham Tract is one of the most interesting and useful texts to study for those interested in Irish mythology and ination. Within the text the mythological origins of Ogham(…)