By Monica Shaner Now we enter the lull in the season. The slack sailed time between the rush of planting and the life- storm of late summer. I think that when people talk of lazy …..
Remembering Rev. Rob Henderson It is with great sadness that we share the news of Rev. Rob Henderson’s passing on July 25, 2024. He was an ADF Priest who cared for his Folk with creativity and …..
Join Rev. Thomas in an instructional video for crafting Brigid Crosses. Perfect for our Southern Hemisphere folks to celebrate Imbolc.
Contacting spirits has always been a discipline which requires the person engaging in it to conduct research and practice due diligence (whether by journey-work and/or physical access to a well-stocked occult library) and appropriate protective materials before making the effort. I’ve not mentioned it before as I felt it was something that is a known quantity of working with spirits of any stripe in our community. Its important you know what you are contacting so you will know if something reaches back to you that doesn’t seem right. Just because you intend to contact the spirit of a tree, a rock, a robin in that tree or a claw hammer does not mean that that is the spirit which will be grabbing hold when you reach out.
A discussion of Elvenking as a pagan metal band focusing on less widely discussed sides of the pagan experience.
Hard Joy by Mike Bierschenk, originally published on his blog. I feel like the longer I practice druidry, the more I sit and talk with the gods and spirits, the more I have to sit …..
Back in 2018, almost exactly a year after my mother transitioned and entered into the Halls of the Ancestors, I was sitting on my front porch reading, and out of the corner of my eye I caught glimpse of a young deer. This deer was unlike any other I’d ever seen because he was missing the bottom half of his back right leg. He had a unique gait for a deer as you can imagine – sort of a dipping of his hindquarters as he moved slowly through the grass looking for his next snack. Little did I know, he would be one of my greatest teachers.
A perspective on how one’s gender can interact with their religious beliefs in a pagan setting.
Meditate with this attunement that focuses on diversity.
Howdy all! Your friendly neighborhood Vice Arch Druid, Rev. Jan Avende, here to let you know the Annual Report is now available online, in case you missed it at the annual meeting. You can find …..