animism/paganism

Oct
10
A photographic still life: some ceramic and metal scales loaded with tiny gold discs. Nearby is a seal for wax, some brass trinkets, wooden blocks with black letters, lacework, and flowers.

Full Moon (Zodiac Series): Animist justice

It's Friday. Hello. I woke to our first frost this morning. Some plants in the garden are now
11 min read
Jun
13
An eerie painting of ghostly human figures teeming in a dark environment, clutching at the cloak of a man with a winged helmet and caduceus.

Full Moon (Zodiac Series): Underworld, Otherworld

It's Friday. Hello. To some extent I'm grasping for what or how I can still write
11 min read
Apr
18
A view of several megalithic structures that form part of Stonehenge, with green grass and cloudy skies.

Full Moon: "Reconstruction" versus context restoration (a pagan pedant's primer)

It's Friday, and I can now hear the robins at dawn. Hello. Some posts that I describe as
18 min read
Dec
20
A lit, round beeswax candle carved with floral-ish motifs. It sits on a white plate with a few decorative pinecones nearby.

Winter Solstice + Full Moon: Yuletides of yore, and those yet to come

9 min read
Jul
26
Full Moon: Germanic calendars

Full Moon: Germanic calendars

9 min read
Mar
29
A grey stone slab carved with elaborate knotwork and spiral forms, as well as the shapes of horsemen.

Full Moon: Spirals & knots

20 min read
Dec
29
At a high table sit a king and his men, who regard a guard with an axe, and a headless green man on a green horse.

Full Moon: New Year's, old ways

It's Friday, and it's nearly the New Year. Hello. For me, having spent the last six
12 min read
Nov
03
An orange jack o'lantern carved like a spitting, arched cat. It's lit from within and sits in the dark on a concrete step.

Solar Winter + Full Moon: Mirrored hallows

16 min read
Aug
04
A close view of golden wheat against a bright blue sky.

Solar Autumn + Full Moon: Celtic calendars

It's Friday. Hello, and may the harvest find you well. Here I've been grateful for several
19 min read
Jun
09
Full Moon: Children of Llŷr, children of Dôn

Full Moon: Children of Llŷr, children of Dôn

Hello. It's Friday, and I've been free of my local air quality alert for about 24
18 min read