I am asked on occasion how I balance out personal gnosis and research.
Honestly for me I see the two things as complementary so they just go together naturally for me. I know that there can be a perception that gnosis and existing mythology or folklore don’t get along or aren’t necessary to each other but for me I can’t imagine having one without the other. The corpus of existing beliefs and…
Responding to another social media question: what are my favorite translations of [old/middle] Irish material?
I don’t know that I necessarily have favorite translations, per se, so much as favorite translators. So if I have a choice I tend to look for work by Kuno Meyers or Elizabeth Gray when possible because they are two of my favorites. Meyers because he footnoted like nobody’s business and…
For day four of my 30 Day Content Challenge I’m answering another question from social media – why Macha and not Nemain?
I’m interpreting this question to mean why is Macha considered one of the Morrigan and Nemain isn’t, which is both a straightforward question and also a layered one.
The simple answer is that we know Macha is one of the three Morrigan because she is referred to explicitly as…
Blessings Darlings!
Every now and then, many of us get a few extra dollars. Sometimes those extra dollars don’t need to spent on immediate necessities like rent or this weeks food. It’s mighty handy to have a ‘wish list’ in advance for such times.
I’m at one of those times right now. We finally got our … Continue reading…
Recently the inestimable Seo Helrune wrote a post titled ‘Restoration Not Re-enchantment’ which made the point that much of our out-of-sync-ness now with the Otherworld is a direct result of christian, particularly protestant, efforts to drive off the Good Neighbours who they believed were demons. Reading her blog has had me thinking over the past week about the deep implications of this for…
I had a dream last night that involved, among other things, seeing a group of small birdlike beings with fangs. They were about the size of ducks, covered in soft fuzzy white-grey downy feathers all over and where their beaks would have been instead they had muzzles full of a multitude of sharp fangs.I have no idea what exactly they were although I feel that they were Otherworldly. They were also…
Netflix recently released a new series, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, based on the comic book series of the same name. I don’t generally get into television much but I decided to give this show a try for three reasons: it’s a sort of spin off of Riverdale which is one of my oldest child’s favorite shows, pre-release buzz said there’d be a non-binary character in the show, and the previews…
I little while I go I started feeling a nudge to create my own divination system with bones. I was driving home and the idea came to me, and I tried to push it aside because it seemed too complicated for me to take on right now, but the idea just kept lingering. I kept getting the idea of using rabbit bones* for this purpose and it just wouldn’t go from my mind. I finally asked for some kind…
Blessings Darlings!
There’s a freeze warning for my area tonight. This is VERY early for our area. We’ve not even had a frost yet – my basil is still very … Continue reading…
Been spending most my life
livin’ in a prepper paradise …
So – today’s cheap preps was day 1 of going out to collect black walnuts. Lesson already learned: smaller bucket or fill it less full. Continue reading…