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Tag: Animism

  • Let’s talk Yule/Winter Solstice vs. Jül

    Let’s talk Yule/Winter Solstice vs. Jül, because folks throw these words around like they’re interchangeable, but they’re not twins—they’re cousins who took very different life paths. Yule (Anglo-Saxon / English Pagan Context) So basically, Yule as most folks say it today has been filtered through a neopagan lens, pegged to the calendar solstice, and often…

  • We all love a big, cinematic ritual. You know the kind – the full moon, the dancing around the fire, the incense, the twelve herbs you have to grind counterclockwise while chanting in an ancient forgotten language or something vaguely Pinterestable. But let’s be honest: most days? We’re lucky if we remember to put on…

  • Swamp Witchcraft & the Magic of Oak Galls

    Let’s get one thing straight: oak galls ain’t just tree warts.They’re battle scars. Witch bullets. Ancestral grenades. And in the hands of a skilled swamp witch?They’re pure justice magic wrapped in bark and wasp spit. So, what the Hell Is an Oak Gall? Picture this: a tiny wasp stings an oak tree, laying her eggs…

  • Hey Swamp Babies – Ya’ll ever wonder why we use what we use in a spell? A good spell or charm recipe should have specific items that are chosen for their exact ability to do a job. For instance, this first spell is something we call Cypress Whispers. It’s a wonderful little effective charm to…

  • Winter Nights – Vatrnætr

    Full October Moon – October 9, 2022We haven’t always used our current calendar system. This system marks the beginning of the New year right smack dab in the middle of winter. This wasn’t always so. The Gregorian calendar system was used by many cultures throughout history – and because of this, their year was centered…

  • 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…

  • We are not alone in this world, and the more we look out into our reality the more we will see. If all of these things play a role in our reality; it begs to be asked: how do we build a relationship with all of these things, and more importantly, not mess it up?…