Wane Wyrds

My Own Altar with Offerings One of the first questions people ask when they begin working with a particular God or Goddess is how to offer to them. Virtually ever forum I have been in, someone at one time or another has asked this question, "What offerings are good for (insert God/Goddess name)." Inevitably what follows are list of foods, drinks, crystals, incense types, etc. that are either mythologically inspired or have been found to be personally relevant to the particular divinity through upg. I myself have answered this question just as many times as another, with a list of materials and matter I found to have been well received. This in itself to me is not a problem, if we are able, I cannot see any reason we should not invest in the Gods which help and guide us through our journey of life. However, sometimes I think that our focus on the material aspect of offering is skewed by our lifestyle in the first world. We hear the word offering or gift, and our mind sw...

So, due to some circumstances in my personal life I won't go into, I have been thinking a lot lately about the sacrifices we all make for the future, and the cost of having a truly beautiful thing. Now of course I am not talking about the physical realm, or material possessions. Rather I am talking about emotional gifts and treasures, things without substance. We hear so often that "the best things in life are free" or other such sentiments. Now I would agree when one puts that in the context of free=no monetary reimbursement. But is it true on a deeper level. Things like love, friendship, fulfillment, happiness even...are these things really free? And should they be? Part of the reason my heathen/pagan faith appealed to me in the first place was the absence of this ideal set. I simply can't find any relevance in the mainstream Christian ideas of worth and sacrifice. I cannot see the reality in a faith that tells me that simply believe in this one thing, i.e. christ a...