Wane Wyrds

Today something interesting happened to me. I do a lot of thrift shore shopping, and today I went to one of my fave shops to have a look. There were several people browsing about the store. I happened to start looking through a rack of clothes, when suddenly someone whispered in my ear. A distinct yet unintelligible whisper. I turned to ask the person what they had said, but found myself staring into thin air. I looked around but there was no one anywhere near me in the store. I shrugged it off and went back to shopping. For me, such things are a fairly regular occurrence, though being outside my home it is a bit unusual. Some people might call me crazy, and that's ok. These whispers in the air have been happening to me since I was a child, along with the appearance of fleeting figures scurrying about corners or unexplained momentary bursts of light in darkened rooms. Once upon a time it terrified me. At times I was sure I was crazy. But I honestly don't believe I am. The ...

Instead of arguing about what reconstructionism is or isn't, I am posting about my own personal definitions of it, as it is something that is on my mind. Like the word heathen, the term reconstructionist is one that is quite ambiguously defined within the heathen and pagan communities. I have gotten flack in some corners of the webz for calling myself a non-reconstructionist. So I feel that the best way for me to address this is by simply explaining my views on reconstructionism and why I do not consider myself a recon. Reconstructionism has been defined and redefined and discussed to death by many in the heathen and pagan world. There are any number of articles, posts, and other such personal definitions out there that I won't bother addressing them. The point is that there simply isn't one true definition that everyone agrees is universally accepted for the term reconstructionist. So for me personally, I go with the bare bones approach. Reconstructionism, for me, i...

This season is mild I hear it is different elsewhere But here, where I am  The green bursts up in every spare inch between the cracks and over the fields The forest is dense The nearby lake shore obscured By it's blazing emerald foliage clinging vines of orange flower clutch at the fences In the fields along the roadside waves of yellow sunflowers and purple hyacinths dance with the bees and butterflies. The limbs of the oaks sag  leaf cloaks dragging them downward Underneath is a cool breeze  and the smell of wet earth Sitting below one wonders at how a tree must feel When the wind steals about it Gentle caresses of touch like the hands of a lover How one must ache for it On a windless day with the sun burning And the sudden showers of cool raindrops one could only describe  as ecstasy with a strong wind blowing.  (this worked is copyrighted 2013 Cena Bussey)

Hello again! I'm back with another post continuing the summary of Freyja's Cats, a thesis by Brenda Prehal exploring the image and myths of cats in Norse culture. In the first post I summarized some information from the paper which gave some examples of how cats were portrayed in Norse literature and the material record. This post will focus mainly on the cat in relation to the practice of Seidhr, the goddess Freyja, and the idea that the cat may have been somewhat symbolic of elite pagan power in Scandinavia. From now on my own thoughts and interjections will appear in bold, as opposed to paraphrasing of the original paper in plain text.  Animal-head post 174 from the Oseberg ship-burial The abundance of cat imagery and folklore in non-Eddic literary sources and the material record is contrasted by the near absence of cats within the Eddas. The author questions the reasons for this within a short discussion. The main idea here is that the cat (along with various other fe...

I've been reading a thesis paper called Freyja's Cats: Perspectives on Recent Viking Age Finds in !egjandadalur North Iceland by Brenda Prehal . This 60 plus page exploration of the cat in Norse culture has so far been one of the best studies I've read in regards to the goddess Freyja and I must encourage everyone to read this if interested in the material and literary record of the goddess. I have decided to do a few posts which basically summarize the main points of interest within this paper. The information derives directly from Prehal's work and all rights of course remain with the author.  Reproduction of cat from the procession cart found in the Oseberg Viking ship (834 AD) The thesis is an exploration of the connection of the cat in Norse art and culture to the practice and belief in female magic and sorcery. This question has risen with the author in regards to recent grave finds in North Iceland in which the remains of a domestic cat were found buried wi...

Galaxy Tarot Home Page I'm always looking for handy apps on my androids which are pagan oriented. One that has eluded me for some time has been a usable and functional tarot reading app. I came across Galaxy Tarot last week and decided to give it a try on the free version. You can find app on Google Play  HERE  OR on the Amazon App Market  HERE . I've tried several tarot apps before and this one is my favorite so far, though its not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. The graphics could be cleaner. There are only three or four spreads available on the free version. It did however function remarkably well on my Android 2.3 mini tab, which is saying something. To make it easy, I will list some pros and cons for the app. PROS: Very simple uncluttered interface ads are included but very small, just a little footer at the bottom Traditional Rider-Waite deck design option to draw single card as well as use spreads option to shuffle and pick cards fro...

Hey everyone, just stopping by to let you know I am still here! It has been almost a month since I posted, simply because I have been on a vacation of sorts. The house was having some renovations done, our dog had pups, and my love was here visiting from Ireland for a few weeks. It has been a whirlwind and I haven't had time to come online much, let alone sit down and blog. I will be putting up a new post in the next day or so to get things rolling again. I am sure I have much to talk about after the last couple of weeks, but at the mo I am still too exhausted to think of anything at the mo, besides the fact that there is much more to come! I would like to do a new giveaway in the near future, and am still working on the Vanir glyphs book as well as another work in progress about the Vanir and Vanatru in general. I am happy to say that my spell bottle worked swimmingly. Though there were some changes of plans made, everything went smoothly and oh so well! I felt very calm and c...