Ancestor Veneration in Practice
As I wrote a couple weeks ago, ancestor veneration is a part of many faiths, including several branches of Paganism. Anyone can set an altar up, and for a lot of people, myself included, regularly renewing our connection to the past through the practice of ancestor veneration is not only comforting, but powerful. Ancestors are there...
Thanks for the Memories
Earlier this week, Jax talked about the wider bands of frith. Being far from family, I have been thinking about my inner bands of frith this holiday week. I am thankful for my family; I miss them often, especially around the holidays. As in many families, the holidays could be stressful for ours, too. But...
Buying Art
I live in an amazing city. And the more I attend local events, the more I appreciate the wider bands of frith. TheScott took me to the East Austin Studio Tour (EAST)Â on Sunday and we had a grand old time. I love paintings, especially originals, not prints. The kind where you can see the brushstrokes...
Forgiveness May be a Virtue Among Pagans But It Is Not a Pagan Edict
I have pondered forgiveness from a Pagan perspective for several years because holding a grudge is a family trait I have to resist. I started thinking about it again last week when I outed myself as leaving an oath unfulfilled.* I find myself in a position of having to either set things right or make...
A Good, Wholesome Pagan Girl
I’ve noticed we don’t get defined this way a lot. Pagans get defaulted to “mysterious†or “rebellious†or even “tech-savvy†but not “wholesome.†I think this is a real shame. Why? Because I’m a good, wholesome Pagan girl. In fact, I think there are a lot of good, wholesome people out there who are not...
The Power of an Oath
I consider myself a newbie to Heathenry and am trying to learn from others as I move towards Heathen practice. One way I learn from others is from email lists where like minded people (or sometimes unlike minded people) share experiences, knowledge and personal beliefs about a topic. The topic of oaths recently emerged on...
Ancestor Veneration – A World Tradition
One of the rituals I have engaged in since I became a Heathen is ancestor veneration (also called ancestor worship or ancestor reverence). Ancestor veneration (to save space I’ll call it AV in this article) is practiced around the world and has been for thousands of years in native cultures from Asia to the Americas...
Finding the Faith that Fits You: Rev. Brad
This week, we are revisiting our FtFtFY series with an installment from our good friend, Brad. Jax met Brad in college and has known him for *mumble mumble* years. I met Brad a few years later and have known him for *rackle frackle* years. Some of my fondest memories of Brad are from geeking-out with...
Human Sacrifice Pt. 2: The Stories
Happy Dia de los Muertos! Before I get started, I do want to clarify that DdlM has NOTHING to do with human sacrifice. It’s a day to celebrate your ancestors and other people who have passed on.There is nothing violent about it. And once again I will state for any new to the realm that...
