My Mum really likes Green men. They pepper her garden. I like them too but I’ve struggled to really vibe with them on a spiritual level, then this year The Greenman was pretty front and centre in our Litha ritual. He was the mid point, both Hafgan and Arawn, the opener of the doors. For … Read More
Content warning: Mention of the death of a parent Ancestors. Whew. Ancestors. Dad died last year and that was heavy. There were a number of festivals and symbls before I could speak a toast to him. There was a great deal of comfort in his having visited one Yule and participated in a symbl. My … Read More
Once upon a Pagan Blog Project… I used to enjoy the Pagan Blog Project way back when it still existed so I have decided I’m going to do it for myself this year in all its alphabetised glory. So, ok, A, Altars then. I have written about this subject before, (check out 6th January 2012) … Read More
Ok, another Pagan Blog Project inspired post (I usually get as far as B, have occaisionally managed to go further, lets see what happens this year). Previous posts have been about Broomsticks and Blessed Be. Blood is one of those things that crops up when you’re talking religion or magic, the idea of blood is … Read More
The Pagan Blog Project isn’t happening this year but I’ve often found it a good prompt to get me back into writing so I thought I’d give it a go anyway (in anycase I’ve never managed to finish it so it’s my personal challenge for the year!) Previously I’ve written about Aphrodite, Apples and Altars. … Read More
So I’m playing catch up as it’s been a busy week. Ceridwen and Cernunnos are my patron deities as everyone who’s symbl’d with me will doubtless know. When I first decided to become a Wiccan I worked my way through Hedgewitch quite seriously, using it as essentially a workbook for each Esbat (I use Esbat … Read More
