I constantly go back and forth about whether its better to make your own ritual supplies and tools or buy them. On the one hand making your own is an amazing experience and creates a feeling of connection to the things you use like nothing else.(…)
Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky
The Message of Dian Cecht and Miach
“In that battle, moreover, Nuada’s hand was stricken off—it was Sreng son of Sengann that struck it off him— so Dian-cecht the leech put on him a hand of silver with the motion of every hand; and Credne the brazier was helping the leech.”(…)
Honoring Difficult Ancestors
Ancestor worship* is a common practice in Heathenry and many types of Reconstructionism, but I have noticed an interesting thing; people like to worship the ancestors that they liked and are quick to repudiate those they did’t. I’m not talking(…)
The Idises
“Once the Idisi set forth, to this place and that;
Some fastened fetters; some hindered the horde,
Some loosed the bonds from the brave —
Leap forth from the fetters! Escape from the foes!” (…)
How To Be Heathen
In taking on a month of blogging about Heathen topics I asked my friends several times what they would like to see me write about and several mentions were made that boiled down to “how to be Heathen”. This is one of those difficult subjects that(…)
An Irish Equinox Celebration
I’ve mentioned before that I do not usually celebrate the equinoxes in the traditional sense, preferring to stay with the 4 Fire Festivals, but I’ve decided to try something new. I’ve been slowly fleshing out Midsummer and Midwinter celebrations,(…)
Prayers to Eir
Prayer to Eir for Healing
Eir, greatest of healers,
Let me be healthy and hale
Let me be well and whole
Let me be fine and(…)
Runes for Divination – the History
In modern times runes are fairly well established as a means of divination, but are often criticized in Heathenry for not being historically used for that purpose. The truth is that we know the ancient pagan Norse and Germans used a system of lots for divination, but we don’t know with certainty that the marks on the lots where runes, nor what each rune may have been interpreted to mean. We do, however, know(…)
Runes for Magic – the history
“Songs and runes then can do very great things. They are able to kill and bring to life, as well as prevent from dying; to heal or make sick, bind up wounds, stanch blood, alleviate pain, and lull to sleep; quench fire, allay the sea-storm, bring(…)”
CD Review: Kellianna Traditions
I’m doing something a little bit different today and offering my first music review. Yesterday I bought a copy of Kellianna’s new CD Traditions, and after listening to it I decided it would be the perfect CD to review here.