2020-10-21T12:27:11-04:00

An alternate view on the death of the god Miach, as interpreted from the lore. Read more

2020-03-24T11:19:53-04:00

A Call to Miach, Part 1 In my daily devotionals, I call to four healing Gods and Goddesses: Diancecht, Miach, Airmid, and Brighid. I do my broader healing work under the auspices of Diancecht, healer of the Tuatha de Danann, and his children Miach and Airmid. Miach was the God of Surgery and Leechcraft; Airmid was the Goddess of Healing and Herb craft. What do we know of Miach? Miach was the son of Diancecht, fabled healer of the Tuatha... Read more

2020-02-02T16:19:48-04:00

A new year and a new decade make this the Year of the Earth Mother. Read more

2020-01-28T19:57:13-04:00

Brighid has many associations that are well known but rarely is she seen in one of her oldest forms: As the goddess of the dawn. Read more

2020-01-14T12:12:17-04:00

Ceri (Condescending) Radford wrote an article called "I Spent a Week Becoming a Witch and the Results Were Worrying" for the Independent, this is how it should have been written. Read more

2019-11-27T19:22:20-04:00

Giving Thanks In thinking back on giving thanks, I remember speaking to a Brahman friend of mine about devotions. He said that giving thanks is the first act of devotion – thanking the entity or entities in our lives that have made our continued lives possible. When the first offering is made, the first statement should be “Thank you.” They told me this a long time ago and I have never forgotten it. “Thank you”. First Offerings When I get... Read more

2019-11-18T22:56:09-04:00

In a break from my usual Indo-European/Celtic recon programming, I must highlight something I really enjoyed: A well-disciplined Wiccan rite opera performed at Austin pagan pride day. It may not be the first Wiccan opera, but google shows no results for it so I’ll coin it here and now and be the first entry for the phrase. I was highly pleased to witness this rite at our local pagan pride day. I led the closing rite, the pagan student alliance... Read more

2019-11-14T16:47:56-04:00

Meditation is the act of just being while turning your mind toward itself. It's turning the mind toward itself with which people have the most trouble. Read more

2019-11-06T20:10:29-04:00

Milky rill river running, Pouring downward supernal rain, Blessings falling upon my rite, Cleansing only holy remains. Read more

2019-11-03T22:21:41-04:00

I have been fortunate in my travels to attend ADF rites on four continents and in those situations where a different language was spoken, I was still able to understand what was going on by its location within the Core Order. Read more


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