Blacklight Metaphysics will be taking a hiatus for the holiday season. Next week I am moving. Again. I do not know when I will have internet service up. And the travails of settling in to a new home will take their toll upon me as well. So I will be taking a break from this […]
The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt is a collection of spirits – some say ghosts, or fairies – that travel with through the air in storms led by a Huntsman. Who the Huntsman is varies as widely as the geographic areas the hunt is found in and the names it is known by (…)
Knowing Your Limits
“Wax. That was his problem. Not hubris. Wax.” – Mark Harmon as Lucas Davenport A recent discussion with someone brought back some thoughts on the Icarus myth. We all know the basics of the story. Icarus and Daedalus escaped from a tower with wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus warned Icarus that if he flew […]
Goals for 2014
I keep saying that I’m not bog on the New Year’s resolution thing. But I also recognize that this is a good opportunity to evaluate past goals and set new ones, especially since I did not do so on my birthday. Bach in March, I set some goals for myself. In June I reviewed and […]
Preliminary Divinations
When I first started learning magic, the importance of divination was always stressed to me. I was taught, both by real life mentors and the books that I relied upon, that before you do any spellwork, you should do a divination beforehand to assess the effects of the spell. So I was intrigued when some […]
Mapping the Lost World of the Celts
Book review: The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe
Author: Graham Robb
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Harm None
I’ve written about my distaste for the Wiccan Rede before: Harm None. An’ it harm none, do as ye will. Harm who? Harm how? As Kraig asks, does this mean we must all be vegans who sweep the ground to avoid stepping on bugs? Does it just mean to avoid harming other people? Just physically, […]
Storm – a Poem
Identity and Purpose
A little while ago, I described an experience I had in terms of a “crisis of faith.” Of course, this is a misnomer, because I’m pagan, and “faith” isn’t central to my religion. But I was having an issue because of my understanding of how devotion should work and how that defined my relationship to […]
Study Course – WARRIOR HISTORY, LEGEND, MIND AND BODY FOR THE CELTIC POLYTHEIST
This is a study course I created for a short lived study program that will probably never see the light of day. Perhaps someone reading might want to try it out.