I have a couple longer posts in the works but nothing is quite where I want it to be yet. This morning I was looking through an old notebook I have some poetry in and stumbled across a poem I wrote in early 2007, so I decided I’d share that today while(…)
Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky
View of Witches in Irish Folklore
The final chapter of Kevin Danaher’s book Irish Customs and Beliefs begins with an anecdote from the author’s youth. He relates encountering an old woman named Nellie while on a family vacation in Clare, who, he discovers later, is known through(…)
A Short Poem to Odin as Oski
Hail Oski,
Generous gift-giving God,
Who brings joy at Yule
With wishes well granted,
Weilding wonderous Wunjo,
Bright blessings of joy
In needs more than met,
Hail the Wish-giver,
Hail Oski!(…)
An Dagda
One of the most well known Gods of the Tuatha de Danann is the Dagda. He can be found under many variations of the name and under many by-names, such as Daghdae, Dagdai, Daghdo, Daghdou, Dagdae, Dagdhua, Dagdhae, Dagda Mor, Dagda Donn and(…)
The Four Treasures
“305. There were four cities in which they [the Tuatha de Danann] were acquiring knowledge and science and diabolism: these are their names, Failias, Goirias, Findias, Muirias. From Failias was brought the Lia Fail which is in Temair, and which used to(…)
Kids and Faith
There are certain questions that are commonly asked within the pagan community, and one that I see repeated at least once every few months is about raising children pagan. The exact phrasing of the question may change, but its always expressed in two(…)
Wunjo
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(…)
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(…)