As with my earlier post in August on Irish pregnancy traditions there is not a lot of information to be found on traditional pregnancy(…)
Family and Religion: May These Worlds Never Meet
Disclaimer: This post is about my own personal experience with people of other religions and my own point of view on why I am not part of those religions. This entry is not an attack on your particular religion,(…)
The Story of my Odin Staff, or Why it’s Okay to Ask the Gods to Help
One of the physical object that I would describe as my most precious possession is an ash staff hand-carved with images relating to Odin. The staff was made by the amazing Paul Borda, of
Children’s Yule Songs, Parodies of Traditional Songs
This first one is a children’s version of a parody I did several years ago….
The 12 Days of Yule-tide for Children
On the twelfth day of yule-tide, my family gave to me
twelve holiday movies (…)
A Mouth Full
“I will not surrender! I did not surrender to those dogs in Germany, and I will not surrender to whatever demon you are! I am a good Christian man, fully baptized and sealed from your unholy powers! I may be dead, but I am not yours!”
Those watching fell silent as Nathan made his verbal stand. After he spoke, there was only the sound of the ever burning fires. Then all was crushed by the weight of the multitude of rolling laughter. Raven and Boneburner alike were shaking their heads and running out of breath. I wasn’t surprised to hear Nathan’s rebuttal of his arrival.
3,007 words.
Karma, Wyrd, and Dán, oh my!
It seems that many cultures have some concept relating to a person’s purpose or destiny in life, and in American paganism and its many sub-branches these culture specific terms tend to get used interchangeably, often equated to the term “fate”.(…)
Hammer – a Poem
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(…)
Indoor Garb – Winter
Blessings Darlings!
I’m sitting here in front of my computer, all cozy. It’s about 57 here in the basement, if I believe the thermometer on top if the CD stands.
The thermostat – one floor above me – is set at 60 most of the day. It’s set warmer for 3 hours in the morning (showering/dressing time) and for 4 hours in the evening (dinner and family social time). Yet, for the most part, we’re comfortable. How do we do this?
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!(…)