My online reference book for my practice. It’s a combination of record of things that I’ve done and information that I find useful.
On Samhain night this year, I took the offerings that I had made over the last season and burned them in a cauldron on my grill. The grill itself is a gas grill, but I was using it for a safe space to burn my offerings. Multiple times a week, I make offerings in my … Read more
There’s a technique that I came across many years ago, called “Bone Breathing.” I believe that it’s originally a Qigong technique for breathing energy into your bone marrow and improving your health. The method that I learned adapted the original technique to help focus energy into internal parts of your body. I first started using the technique with … Read more
I find that I have very limited time in the mornings – it’s a balancing act of getting to work early enough, and making sure that I get enough sleep. Even with the limited time, it’s still important to me to have time for morning devotionals, but how do I honor all the beings I … Read more
Recently Laine from The Lady’s Quill over on Patheos and the Facebook group Virtual Sessrumnir, challenged the devotees of Freya to create a short prayer that would be appropriate for repeated use like a mantra or with prayer beads. I will often use the following phrase from Ian Corrigan as a mantra for getting myself into the right … Read more
Hail to the Golden Lady, Who cries golden tears. Brísingamen’s Bearer, Falcon Cloak Wearer, Chooser of the Slain, Hildisvíni’s rider, Cat Herder, Vanadis. Lady of passion and strength who brought Seith to the Aesir, who supports me through my days, and blesses me through my nights. Beautiful Vanadis, Accept our honor and passion. Lady Freya, … Read more
A few years ago – before this blog was really a thing, I was in a situation where I needed a new job. I didn’t have one at the time, but I had some savings so I wasn’t desperate to take any job, I wanted one that fit me. To help me focus and to help get me job I did a little magic. For folks who are looking for a job, here’s what I did. May it help you to find a job that suits you!
My first ADF ritual that I’ve created. The following rituals were used for inspiration: http://www.adf.org/rituals/norse/gleichennacht/shunity.html http://www.adf.org/rituals/norse/gleichennacht/gleichennacht.html Spring Equinox 2012 Protogrove of the Valley Oak [Initiation & Purification] Folk process to Nemeton singing “Come we Now as a People” (words & music by Ian Corrigan) as participants are purified with smoke and water. Come we … Read more
There are so many different ways to define the elements and most of it depends on what traditions you follow. Wiccans are often heavily involved with the elements, using them to define their working circles as well as invoking them in their work. Other traditional witches that I’ve known use the associations and energies of the elements in their working.
Blessed Samhain everyone! On this Samhain day, I’d like to share with you a re-telling of the Persephone myth that I wrote for our local group’s ritual. Enjoy The Story of Persephone Once upon a time, when the world was still young, the Harvest Goddess had a daughter, Persephone. The young woman was enamored of … Read more
It is rare that I get the chance to sit down with my books and notes and actually create something in my Book of Shadows. Last weekend I finally did that. The hard part is not the finding the time, as much as it is finding the time when I’m not doing something else. There … Read more