This time last year, I had a clear and focused plan for my writing, both fiction and nonfiction, but I'm definitely one of those creative types that gets thrown by distractions and interruptions. Read more
This time last year, I had a clear and focused plan for my writing, both fiction and nonfiction, but I'm definitely one of those creative types that gets thrown by distractions and interruptions. Read more
I am writing an entire occult-y blog post about washing dishes. Yes, washing dishes. By the end of this blog post, I promise you may even want to wash dishes. Read more
Upon entering the Craft, it is traditional, almost required, that one choose a new name. The taking of this new name symbolizes the death of the old personality and rebirth of the person. Read more
Is magick real? This is a question I am asked all the time, and to my ears it is a puzzle. Not the actual answer, but how the person gets to a point of asking it. You may as well ask if Science is real. Or Love. Read more
Greetings, and welcome back to Wyrd Words. Keeping the Thor in Thursdays, every other week here on Agora! Most of you readers here are familiar with my ongoing work over at Huginn’s Heathen Hof, but for those of you who aren’t super active on Facebook let’s just say it’s been a ludicrously busy few weeks! For example, HHH is now on Instagram, as well as Twitter. We’ve recently opened a whole new section on heathenhof.com devoted to Heathen book reviews, and... Read more
I knew what she was as soon as I saw her. She was my frumpy girlfriend, otherwise known as the druid group Ár nDraíocht Féin. I’ve joked for years that ADF is my girlfriend. I’m a pagan so I can anthropomorphize anything, even an international organization. As a practicing polyamorist and bisexual seeing this group that I work so hard for as an actual person that I have a real relationship with works really well for me. Read more
There are numerous conflicts in modern Pagan practices. When they do spill over, the conversation around them ranges from intelligent discourse to vitriolic demagoguery. Then, the topics that cause the worst blow-ups are banned from discussion and a kind of artificial peace is established; a façade of peace over a temporarily calmed sea of strong opinions, sectarianism, and conflicting ideologies. Read more
I have a deep-thinking oldest child, who is fascinated by a number of things. There's a fire there, something burning to know, looking for answers. I didn't put the fire on her; she makes it herself, and she asks me questions. Read more
We humans are not good or bad, beautiful or ugly, perfect or imperfect, but some complex weaving of all of these things. To witness, embrace and hold space for the totality of our being is a very potent practice that can bring profound healing and change. Read more
As a new Heathen, people are often told to read "the sagas and the Eddas." However, this can be a bit overwhelming to those unfamiliar with Old Norse spelling and pronunciation. This situation is further worsened by the somewhat stilted, archaic-sounding translations of the key texts. So what’s a newbie Heathen to do? Read more
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