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The Sovereignty Goddess: What She Actually Means and Why She Keeps Showing Up
She shows up in Irish mythology more than almost any other figure. She’s at the gates of kingship in one story. She’s a hag who becomes a beautiful woman in another. She’s a queen who demands that her husband prove himself capable. She’s a goddess standing in a river…
The Völva and the Staff: Women’s Ritual Authority in Viking Age Religion and What the Archaeology Confirms
Neil Price identified approximately 40 graves across Scandinavia containing iron staffs, hallucinogenic plant material, and unusual exotic goods matching the literary descriptions of the volva. The mythology said these seeresses existed. The archaeology confirmed it.
How to Read the Mabinogion (And What to Actually Look For)
The Mabinogion will confuse you the first time through. That’s not a knock on you. It’s a feature of the text. These are medieval Welsh tales that preserve mythological material considerably older than the manuscripts that contain them, written for an audience that…
Loki Is Not the Devil: Why the Most Contested Figure in Heathenry Refuses Easy Categories
Loki is the most contested figure in modern Heathenry. Some communities venerate him. Others refuse entirely. The primary sources show a figure who defies the categories that make the debate feel simple. Here is what the mythology actually says, without the Christian overlay.
Creating a Celtic Seasonal Altar: A Guide for Each of the Four Festivals
Before we get into what to put on a seasonal altar, it’s worth being clear about something: the altar is not the practice. This matters because modern pagan culture has a tendency to make the altar the centerpiece of observance, as if the right arrangement of objects…
Reconstruction Is Not the Same as Revival: The Honest Difference Between Historical Paganism and Living Practice
Modern Heathenry is a reconstructed tradition. That is not a criticism. It is a description. But it means something specific about what can and cannot honestly be claimed. Here is what reconstruction actually means, what distinguishes it from revival, and what honest reconstruction looks like.
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The Sovereignty Goddess: What She Actually Means and Why She Keeps Showing Up
She shows up in Irish mythology more than almost any other figure. She’s at the gates of kingship in one story. She’s a hag who becomes a beautiful woman in another. She’s a queen who demands that her husband prove himself capable. She’s a goddess standing in a river…
The Völva and the Staff: Women’s Ritual Authority in Viking Age Religion and What the Archaeology Confirms
Neil Price identified approximately 40 graves across Scandinavia containing iron staffs, hallucinogenic plant material, and unusual exotic goods matching the literary descriptions of the volva. The mythology said these seeresses existed. The archaeology confirmed it.
How to Read the Mabinogion (And What to Actually Look For)
The Mabinogion will confuse you the first time through. That’s not a knock on you. It’s a feature of the text. These are medieval Welsh tales that preserve mythological material considerably older than the manuscripts that contain them, written for an audience that…