“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(…)”
Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky
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.
Sigdrifa’s Prayer
Hail Day!
Hail sons of Day!
Hail …
Heathenry and the Afterlife
The afterlife is a very complicated thing in Heathenry, and it is something that is too often simplified in discussions and books to reflect a more classical or monotheistic model. People seem to have an endless desire to know where we go after we die(…)
Racism and Cultural Appropriation
American paganism in many ways reflects the contemporary trends of American culture: in the 60’s and 70’s it was feminism and women’s empowerment, in the 80’s and 90’s it was inidual empowerment. In the last ten years, and more so now,(…)
Prayers to/for the Faeries
Prayer to Honor House Fairies
“I offer this to the spirits of my home,
Spirits of place, I honor you
Spirits of peace, be welcome
May(…)
Children’s Prayers
Prayers During Storms, Meal Prayers, & Sleep Prayers
Meal Prayers
Meal BlessingÂ
This is a longer prayer from the Carmina Gadelica to be said over food. I would suggest saying it either while cooking or while serving the meal, as opposed to after serving it. Interestingly the prayer contains a line referencing…
Prayers to Odin
Prayer for Wisdom
Harbard, Wise Ferryman,
Help me learn patience
Help me learn to answer well
Help me find my wisdom
Greybeard, May it be so
Prayer for Abundance(…)
Healing Prayers and Charms
I do a great deal of healing work and as part of my month of prayers I want to include a variety of healing prayers and charms. I hope you all find these useful, or at least interesting.
This one’s traditional but very useful(…)