Gods. Fairies. Elves. Ancestors. The deeper we go into our pagan history, the more we see a blurring of the lines between the spirits. In fact, many of the sagas, legends, and lore point to the idea that our pagan gods, and the beings we call fairies and elves, might have once been living, ...
These days when someone says Viking, Norse God, or Marvel, many of us have images of Thor and Odin conjured up with ease. But there was a third Old Norse god who was just as renowned yet not as readily portrayed in the media today. His name is Freyr and he is just as ancient and as powerful as ...
Fire burns and protects. The fire element is one of the fiercest and yet required for our survival. Our ancestors needed it for light, to cook their food, to warm their bodies in the cold, and to ward off predators. In ancient times, they worshipped it. From fire sprang the mighty gods and ...
Maiden of Life. Bringer of Death. Goddess of the Underworld. These labels evoke strong visuals and sensations from within the magical individual. But they only begin to scratch the surface of who Persphone Goddess of Life and Death actually is. Her worship goes beyond Ancient Greece, stretching ...
Vikings. Valhalla. Thor and Odin. I’ll bet you are at least partially familiar with these words. And, if you’ve come here from a Google search, you likely are interested in exploring the topic of Norse Paganism. I’d first like to start by saying that in no way am I affiliated ...
To our ancient ancestors in Scandinavia, the earth was alive and teeming with spirits. There were spirits of the land, gods and goddesses in the sky, and ancestors all around us. Our primitive, powerful male ancestors were the Alfar who lived in the mounds. And our nurturing, yet sometimes ...
Have you ever hugged a bear? Has a bear ever taught you how to love and heal yourself? How to protect yourself from negative, intrusive energy? Artio Goddess of Bears, Queen of the Celtic Forest and Mountains, is just the bear deity to have in your life. But who is she? Where does she come ...
A seriously underrated yet powerful goddess is Angrboda in Norse mythology. Like her allies, Angrboda doesn’t get enough press in the Norse Eddas and Sagas, although she should, and she is seriously misunderstood. She is a giantess, a witch of the wood, a seeress, and a mother. She is ...
There is no other goddess in Norse mythology that fascinates me more than the ruler of Helheim. Hel Goddess of the Dead, daughter of Loki, is much more than a mysterious name and looming, shadowy presence. She is a deity of immense complexity, but one that is worth learning from, if indeed she ...
Water is the core of all life on this planet. We are all made up of at least sixty percent of water and therefore require it to survive. Many of our ancestors lived and thrived on the waterways: lakes, rivers, and the world’s oceans. And, just as they believed in deities that ruled the ...