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Category: Animism & Land Spirits

  • Northern European Sacred Nine Herbs – Chamomile

    Northern European Sacred Nine Herbs Spotlight Showcase: Chamomile Folk Names: Ground Apple, Mayweed, Maythen, Chamaimelon, Whig Plant, Manzanilla, Baldersbrow, Camomyle, Heermannchen This well rounded and renowned plant has been widely used throughout history for medicinal, as well as metaphysical uses.  When speaking of Chamomile, there are two types: Roman and German, both of which are…

  • Venerating Land Spirits

    Venerating and working with the land wights. Any time I begin talking about land wights, or landvaettir, I am usually met with some confused looks. These spirits, in my traditional practice, are tied to the land, as well as the overall culture, of any given area. They are a part of the land, regardless of…

  • Using Bear Energy

    In Norse mythology, warriors (warrior shaman) who invoke the power of the Bear were known as Berserkers (berserkir) or bear shirt/skin. These warriors invoked the powers associated with a raging bear, an unstoppable force with great destructive power and no fear. We all understand that animals offer us great energy and symoblism when we reflect…

  • Black Jack Ketchum

    Thomas Edward “Black Jack” Ketchum (1863-1901) Born in San Saba County, Texas on Halloween 1863, Tom Edward Ketchum, known as Black Jack, started out life as a cowboy.  Both of his parents died while Black Jack was just a child, leaving him and his siblings to fend for themselves. He and his brother Sam later…