Norse Cosmos and the Nine Worlds: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Start Here Have you ever tried to read Norse mythology and found yourself lost? The gods are fighting giants, a squirrel is running up a tree, someone gives up an eye for wisdom, and it is not entirely clear what any of it has to do with anything else. Most of the...
The Cauldron Across Celtic Traditions: Symbol, Myth, and Meaning
The cauldron keeps coming back. It appears in Irish myth as one of the four great treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann. It appears in the Second Branch of the Welsh Mabinogion as a vessel that restores the dead to life. It sits at the center of Cerridwen’s story,...
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...