Cultural appropriation and you

One thing that I love about my pagan path is the openness. Because I don't follow a particular dogma, I am free to follow what feels right to me. At the end of the day, it's all just energy, right? In my studies, I have come across cultural appropriation. At first I wondered what the …

People in the Shadows

Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there! He wasn't there again today, Oh how I wish he'd go away! This is from one of my favorite poems. Antigonish by William Hughes Mearns. It is a great poem about a haunted hotel. My life has been a little like this lately, but …

The Midsummer Fire

So, I am a little late with this post and a little late in honoring the day. Life happens and you have to work around it. This is the festival of Lughnasadh. It has so many parts and so many meanings. The Mother gives us her first harvest, we honor John Barleycorn and his sacrifice …

The Summer Solstice

Ah, summer. Long days and warm nights. Friday is the Summer Solstice, so I figured I would share the poem that I am going to recite at my fire. The longest day is upon us In the garden of the sun The birds are chirping in the sky Along the paths, deer run A great …

Alban Hefin, The Summer’s Light

I have been writing more lately, and I realised that I have been neglecting writing about my practice. So, I decided to do that a little more and what better time to do it than with an upcoming sabbat. I follow a Celtic tradition inspired by Druidry, so I use the term Alban Hefin. The …

Atheism and Spirituality

It's always important to expand your circle. You may not become BFFs, but it is important in seeing the bigger picture. I have participated in rituals outside of my beliefs, I participate fairly regularly in a Buddhist Facebook group, and I have some very Christian friends with whom I can have great discussion with. Recently, …

5 Things to Expect When You Come Out as a Pagan (and 5 things to avoid)

  It has been about five years since I realized my path and less than that since I opened up about it. I figured it out a little later in the game than many, but I have embraced it and feel that it is a part of me. I have accepted the reactions I will …

Magic and Where to Find It

Well, I'm back again and here to pass on my thoughts. I've been a little without them as of late, but I've started to feel it flow again. The other day, I was thinking about magic and I came up with a formula: Energy+Intent=Magic People think that there isn't magic in our modern world. We …

An Imbolc Sunrise

Driving to work today, I noticed that the sky was an incredible tapestry of reds, oranges and purples. And right over the sun, a beautiful day extended perfectly straight vertically. I thought that if I took a picture, it would not be done justice. When I got to work, I signed in to Facebook while …

A World Created With a Penstroke…

We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers And sitting by desolate streams Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Ode We all have our favorite authors or artists or song-writers. Our favorite genres. Our favorite pieces. What makes the creatives' work so great that we keep coming back? I'm going to focus …