Newly published article! Imbolc falls quite close to the full moon this year. Regardless of tradition we have a chance to take advantage of both energies to give our tools a magical “power-up.” Read more at Between the Shadows.
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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Seekers and Guides: A Ritual to Re-Enchant Your Tools at Imbolc
Tagged with: BC, Brighid, British Columbia, Candlemas, Celtic Paganism, Contemporary Paganism, Imbolc, Imbolg, Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Pagan, Paganism, RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY, Sabbat, Wicca, Wiccan, witchcraft
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
Seekers and Guides: The Merits and Flaws of Self-Guiding
Reprinted from the Seekers and Guides column at the Agora blog on the Patheos Pagan channel, originally published April 22, 2013: Most Witches are trailblazers. There aren’t a lot of us, so in our eagerness (some might say “obsession”) to…
Tagged with: Contemporary Paganism, Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Pagan, Paganism, Wicca, Wiccan
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
Gods of the Seas and Waters
As a professional scuba diver and small vessel operator, I can say, without much doubt, that the gods of the seas and waterways have played a larger part in my life than they do for many Heathens. In my personal…
Tagged with: Aegir, Aesir, Asatru, Contemporary Paganism, Jötnar, Jotun, Kelowna, Njord, Njordr, ocean, Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Paganism, Penticton, Ran, RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY, seas, Vanatru, Vanir, Vernon, water ways
Posted in Asatru, Heathenry, The Hammer, Vanatru
Posted in Asatru, Heathenry, The Hammer, Vanatru
Unnecessary Dichotomy
Narratives are the stories that we tell ourselves to make sense of the world, how it works, our place in it, and the places of others in it. Narratives are very powerful, and often make up the underpinnings of cultures…
Tagged with: Aesir, Asatru, BC, British Columbia, Contemporary Paganism, dichotomy, dualism, Hammer, heathen, Kelowna, narrative, narratives, Nordic paganism, Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Pagan, Pagan culture, Paganism, Pagans, Penticton, RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY, Vanatru, Vernon
Posted in Asatru, Heathenry, The Hammer, Vanatru
Posted in Asatru, Heathenry, The Hammer, Vanatru
Seekers and Guides: Covening for Beginners
Reprinted from the Seekers and Guides column at the Agora blog on the Patheos Pagan channel, originally published March 18, 2013: According to the Pagan Census, most of us start out as solitary practitioners. Deciding to join a coven is…
Tagged with: Contemporary Paganism, Okanagan, Okanagan Valley, Pagan, Paganism, Wicca, Wiccan
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
Posted in The Star, Wicca, Witchcraft
