Finding another ancestral grave

For the coming couple days I’m staying at my parents’ house and watching their pets while they’re away. Since I’m here I thought I’d take the opportunity to walk through the local forest like I used to when I was younger. I wandered for a while and felt a little lost. A lot of the

The web beneath my skin

The Lady knows all secrets,All fates are weaved before Her eyes.Yet, She tells none,Not even Her husband,Whose thirst to know fills the universe. The Lady knows all secrets,Morning, noon and nightShe sits at the spinning wheel and hums,Sings while She feels the threads of life pass between Her fingerstips. The Lady knows all my secrets,For

Why Her/Him/Them? Some thoughts on having a patron Deity

Getting into polytheism from a monotheistic religion can be quite confusing. Especially before you have chosen a particular polytheist tradition or if you are an eclectic Pagan, drawing inspiration from a number of different faiths. The sheer number of Deities can feel overwhelming. With so many, who are you supposed to worship and why? First

At the feet of Týr

I lay and sleept for an hour beneath the Tiwaz treeMy body was tired and my soul wearyI’d searched for you everywhere but I could not find YouWhere had You gone from me, Beloved?I heard it whispered that You were searching for me too.So, I removed the clothing of my soul and lay down beneath

A Game of Runes and Magic

If I’m not at work, writing, reading or hanging out with loved ones then you can probably find me playing video games. My favourite ones are mostly 90s retro games for the SNES, PS1 and Sega Megadrive but I occasionally play more modern ones. I wasn’t planning to write posts on video games as I

Happy Freya’s Day!

Here it is again: my favourite day of the week. Named after my patron Deity, it is also the start of the week-end with all the optimism it carries. I’m looking forward to finally have some free time. It’s hard to get much writing done when you work full time and have to commute 2

A prayer to Freya

Praise be to Freya, Goddess of the land and of agriculture. May our harvests always be bountiful and our granaries always full. Praise be to Freya, Goddess of fertility. May our offspring be many and strong. Praise be to Freya, Goddess of war. May we fight with courage and slay our oppressors and not them