I tend not to ID as an eclectic, but on paper it fits. I’m actually spirit-led, largely, and try to avoid making religious decisions based on things I personally want – other than, you know, the occasional petition for blessings or for help with something specific; still on the hunt for a reliable power to … More On Syncretizing Calendars
My nonfiction tastes vary wildly, except for one general rule: I have no time for puff or fluff. Beyond that, anything providing a deep, complex, or thoughtful analysis of anything pertaining to polytheistic theology, magic, animism, modernism and post-modernism, art, anthropology, folklore, and the intersections thereof, interest me greatly. Online Mags Emergence Magazine. “It has … More Publications I’m Reading
I bought my mom a ready-to-dye scarf kit for her birthday. We tried dyeing it at her house, but the coffee/beet mixture I threw together didn’t give us much in the way of results from sundyeing, so I took it home and resolved to dye it here. I’ve been playing around with natural dyes for … More A Scarf for my Mom
It’s been a few shitty-ass mental health months for me, but I’m trying to stay engaged. I’ve been reading some essays on aesthetics and philosophy (the former I would heartily encourage any sufficiently serious polytheist artist to have at least a basic understanding of in how it pertains to their tradition), and I’m getting pretty … More More On ‘Things I Like’, Art Edition
Just sharing some links I’ve found interesting lately. One of my favorite online publications has put out a small cookbook called Seasons of the Monastic Table, featuring beautiful photography, simple and seasonally appropriate ingredients, and an emphasis on the mindfulness of what and why we’re eating what we’re eating. There’s recipes for saurkraut, floral beverages, dehydrated … More
I don’t really know what else to call it, but this is something I’ve identified among the strongly secular agnostic/atheist/humanist demographic in our western world, and it enjoys quite a vast reign among us contemporary pagans as well; even those who purport to possess and follow a less individualist historical cosmology. The cosmology of “things … More The Cosmology of ‘Things I Like’
Autumn begins. It doesn’t take much; One tug at my feet by Autumn’s grey strangers And I’m away Or rather, perhaps, Returning. As if a stream Has appeared in front of me Towards that great Black Mountain Of Winter, Autumn sings me home. There I am. In the womb of Black Mountain, I’m waiting As … More Black Mountain River
