AFA plans for Stonehenge event vigorously repelled ~ The Asatru Folk Assembly (AFA) announced and cancelled an event at Stonehenge after swift opposition by the Heathen and Pagan community.
Gotta confess something: I have been spiritually burned out and inconsistent. I have only managed offerings and that's even a big task. I putting this out to keep convos around this.
#Tarot underneath/shadow card of evening: King of Wands.
He is here to provide inspiration and confidence to carry out your plans. Rely on your experience here, be ready to think and act in unconventional ways.
After all, isn’t contemporary Paganism somewhat akin to this very church? A relic from ages past that fell or nearly fell out of used, only to be rediscovered and refitted in order to conform to both the needs of a new age, and the idea we modern men have of a sacred past?
For some folks, you may need to seek help from someone strong, organized, and with vision. Seek an advocate that can work with you and who watches over you and your peers.
Returning to Mythical Times in Ringerike ~ “What is this?” I ask the receptionist. “Oh,” she replies, “we just opened the exhibit earlier today. It is the world’s oldest runestone.”
Some suggestions by Theresa Reed, the Tarot Lady. I've kept and continue to keep a #Tarot and #cartomancy journal for years now, and it serves me well.
Hail Freya, it's Friday!
Businesses don't close on Pagan holidays, unfortunately. So for today's #FridayPaganPoll I'm wondering what you usually do about work when they land during the middle of the week.
Of possible interest. Beckett is very much into the social aspect with others, which as a solitary I am most certainly not (even less so after COVID. People, ugh). But YMMV. Still make your rituals.
Lyonel Perabo interviews Joseph Hopkins and Lauren Fountain of the experimental publishing house Hyldyr, which produces new books and translations of interest to Heathens that seek to bridge the gap between the purely academic and purely popular.
Yule is come! Hail the Sun's rebirth! Welcome the new year! We are halfway out of the dark. May we kindle our inner lights into a renewed intent to honor the return of light (Sun or Son). May each of us BE a light in the world. 🕯️☀️
Your plans are made, so put them in motion. Make your investment, put in your resources, send out your ships. Hold faith that you'll receive good returns on what you put in.
If we really believe in practicing world-affirming religions, then we should affirm the world we live in by working for the good of the planet and all that live upon it.