(Note: You may have seen this series before over on the Mage By Moonlight Instagram. Given the extremely positive response, I have decided to share it here on the blog as well. Enjoy!) I am very excited to announce the start…
Joining the Ancient Order of Druids in America
On the morning of the Summer Solstice, I completed my initiation into the Ancient Order of Druids in America. The timing of this worked out quite perfectly; my application to the Order was accepted four weeks ago, and it took…
Easy Summer Solstice Herb Focaccia Recipe
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…
