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Some thoughts…
I’ve often heard Americans and Europeans (i.e., people from culturally Christian societies) argue that Buddhism isn’t a religion, but a philosophy — even though most Asian Buddhists would tell them that of course it’s a religion. I think this gets into a larger cultural (mis)understanding of what a religion is and what it means to…
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How Do I Know It’s Not All In My Head?
One of the most common questions that comes up in discussions of deities, angels, and spirit communication is, “How do I know that these messages are really coming from an outside source and not from my own imagination? How do I know it’s not all in my head?” I try to keep Harry Potter references…
ancestor work, ancestor worship, ancestors, angelology, angels, archangel raphael, archangel uriel, archangels, christianity, gnostic christianity, gnosticism, gospel of mary, heathen, heathenry, mary magdalene, meditation, medium, mediumship, new age, odin, pagan, pathworking, spirit guide, spirit guides, spirits, Spirituality, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft -
Baldur: The Conflicting Myths (For Pagans and Witches Amino’s #OWC, #KnowYourGods)
Note: This was originally posted on Pagans & Witches Amino as part of their official weekly challenge, “Know Your Gods,” which is all about shining a light on lesser-known deities and mythological figures, or those that it can be hard to find information about. I have really enjoyed going through the tag and learning about…
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Christmas, Yule, and the Cycle of Rebirth
I haven’t gotten to do much for Christmas this year. Between college finals, my jobs, and leasing my first apartment (which, by the way, is a thing that happened!), the last month of my life has been a whirlwind. I’ve barely had time to sleep between study sessions, work, and home inspections, let alone bake…
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Book Review: The Norse Shaman by Evelyn C. Rysdyk
“Reconstructing the shamanic practices of the hunter-gatherers of Scandinavia, Evelyn Rysdyk explores the evolution of Norse shamanism from its earliest female roots to the pre-Christian Viking Age. She explains how to enter Yggdrasil, the World Tree, to travel to other realms and provides shamanic journeys to connect with the ancestral shamans of your family tree, including…
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