Blessed Midsummer! This weekend I celebrated the arrival of the longest, lightest day of the year by whipping up a few homemade goodies packed with ingredients that are traditionally associated with the Summer Solstice, like herbs, honey and edible flowers….
Midsummer Ritual for Prosperity & Vitality
Midsummer, also known as Litha, is a pagan festival celebrated on the Summer Solstice (around June 20 – 22 in the Northern Hemisphere and December 20 – 22 in the Southern Hemisphere). It is the longest day and shortest night…
Paganism: An Antidote to Cultural Appropriation in Spirituality?
Cultural appropriation (noun) – the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture.
Paganism Is Our Sacred Birthright
Paganism is our sacred, ancestral, and primal birthright. We are all born wild and in harmony with Earth, just like the river, the tree, the sky, the bird, the bear, and the bug. We are all born Pagan.
Blessed Winter Solstice! | My Yule 2020 Celebrations
Blessed Winter Solstice! Early this morning, I bundled up in my coat and headed into the backyard for a ritual underneath my favorite oak tree. With frozen fingertips and the early morning sun streaming through the trees, I felt the…
Io Saturnalia! History of the Holiday, How to Celebrate, & Saturnalia’s Influence on Christmas
IO SATURNALIA! Yule may be the most well-known pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, but it is certainly not the only one—nor is it the only one that lent several of its traditions to Christmas (because yes, many of our…
The Thinning of the (Inner) Veil: Shadow Work During Samhain
“The veil is thin.” This phrase usually refers to the veil between our physical world and the spiritual otherworld; when the veil thins, spirits are able pass between these realms more easily, which is why we light candles and leave…
Excerpt from Völuspá: The Prophecy of Ragnarök
Völuspá is one of the most well-known poems in the Poetic Edda. It tells the story of the beginning and end of the world, relayed by a völva (seeress) to the god Odin. This is the story of Ragnarök, the…
Honoring Ancestors and Invoking Ancestral Spirits with Prayer Beads
Shop Ancestor Prayer Beads The wheel of the year is ever-turning, and slowly but surely summer is melting away into autumn. As we enter the darker half of the year, it is not uncommon to sense an increase in activity…
Is the Moon Feminine or Masculine? It Depends On Who You Ask
For thousands of years, humans have gazed up towards the night sky and pondered the mysteries of the moon. As our planet’s only natural satellite, the moon has long played an important role in culture and mythology. Many of the…
Celebrating Our Earth Mother: The Many Names of the Earth Goddess
As humans, our connection with the Earth is inescapable. For 200,000 years, our ancient ancestors depended on the lands in which they lived to survive and thrive. Much like the other creatures of Earth, they tuned into the cycles of…
Paganism vs. Wicca vs. Witchcraft: What Is the Difference?
If you have recently stumbled into the world of paganism, Wicca, and witchcraft, it’s reasonable to feel a bit confused about what exactly each of these terms mean. While it’s true that these terms are closely related and share some…