The Lady’s Quill: Religious Virtues and Gods
The Gods that I honor most are the ones whose actions I most admire. So while I don’t believe in codifying them for other people, as my Pagan practice has evolved and changed over time, I’ve learned to...
View ArticleThe Lady’s Quill: Eating Ash and Spitting Fire
Whether you count its origins in the pastoral altars of Romantic poets, the channeled voice of the Night Sky herself speaking to a mad sorcerer in Egypt, or the stolen revelations of a secret...
View ArticleThe Lady’s Quill: Hope Over Hate
Things are changing. Despite the things we witness around us, they are getting better. We are not alone. You are not alone. You matter, and are worthy, and people are finally starting to realize that.
View ArticleBeing Trans and Heathen
There has been a lot of response already to the AFA’s most recent public post. I won’t share it here because I don’t believe in giving them more airtime (though I am signatory to one of the responses,...
View ArticleThe Blessings of Online Community
There are a lot of Pagans and Heathens who love to talk about how online community isn’t community. I’ve heard that people online “aren’t real people” (*waves* Hi, I’m a human made of real, physical...
View ArticleA Day of Remembrance and Resistance
(Courtesy of Pixabay) Many of my tribe never had a chance. Many of us were culled as children, under the pressures of hundreds of years of hostile culture. Many of us take our own lives rather than...
View ArticleDark Gods for Dark Times
As a baby Pagan I was warned about darker Gods. Hecate, the Morrigan, Loki, and others were Gods that I was cautioned never to reach out to or connect to; they were dangerous and in the minds of those...
View ArticleThor and The Black Serpent
Thor is the defender of the common person and the Earth, honorable and strong, and if he responds, will do so with wisdom and ferocity.
View ArticleGreeting Freyja: A Simple Rite
Freyja is warm, loving, and protective towards Her people. She can be challenging when She thinks that we can handle it because She wants us to be strong. Having Her as a presence in your life is a...
View ArticleNight Has Fallen, Light Your Torches
Many have been hearing the call to stand against the darkness. Gather round and light your torches so that we can find our way through the night.
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