Wyrd Designs – Deck the Halls and Hearth!
The Yuletide is just around the corner… and for those of us in the Northern Tradition, this is one of our most sacred holy tides of the year. Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, many of us are gearing...
View ArticleWhy Emphasize Yule?
In the Wheel of the Year, Yule isn’t very important. It’s one of the minor holidays. It’s a bottom-rung holiday, less important than the four major fire festivals, and less important than the two most...
View ArticlePagan Soup: Honoring the Past and Other Good Things
So much to comment on this morning! First, all my love and respect to Devin Hunter, whose heartfelt blog post this morning resonated deeply with me. We are all human, and deserving of respect and human...
View ArticleSolstice Eve
Have you ever stirred water in a glass and then tried to change direction? The current pushes back at you at first. I tried this exercise once in a swimming pool with a group of people. We all walked...
View ArticleHail the Unconquered Sun!
Actually here in Georgia it’s a bit rainy and drizzly. There wasn’t so much of a sunrise as a lighter shade of grey that dawned. But it’s the spirit that counts, right? Cara Schulz has an interesting...
View ArticleA Little Holiday Cheer: 13 Songs to Rock Around the Tree
I’m a Grinch. I admit it. But I plan to watch It’s A Wonderful Life this weekend and curl up with some Hogfather. I’m not immune to either fun nor holiday cheer. So here: 13.What’s This? – The...
View ArticleSo this is Christmas…
Such a quiet day. There is a hushed stillness over the land. I imagine in homes all across the country children have woken to find Santa has arrived. There is excitement and giddy and the fumbling of...
View ArticleMy Sun Sets to Rise Again
When no one but the Gods are looking and your soul is on the line, who do you turn to? What is your plea? Do you revert to the faith of your childhood? Do you abandon faith and embrace nothingness? Do...
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