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  • Morgen’s Connection to Norse Magick

    Hello, my Lovely readers!   Today’s post will look at a connection point between Celtic and Norse Magicks.   Morgen can be seen as having a connection to Norse magick because she can be seen as having similar aspects to Freya.    Both Goddesses have a deep connection to magic, to sexuality, to sacred lands…

  • Goddesses to Work With Seasonally

    While some that work with Goddesses do so with a Patron Goddess, or a few Patrons, all year round, you can also choose to work with particular Goddesses based on the time of year.    That is what I want to focus on today.   So this will be a brief post about examples of…

  • Morgana le Fay as Seductress

    For today’s post I would like to look at Morgana aspect as a seductress.   In many tales of the Matter of Britain, Morgana is seen as an enchantress and a seductress.   She was known in many a tale to be the lover of several knights.    This is what would lead to her…

  • Goddess of Death

    For today’s post I would like to look at the different death Goddesses across different pantheons.    In Greece she was Persephone and Hekate, in Egypt she was Nephthys and Isis, in Norse myth she was Hel and Freya, in Celtic Ireland she was the Morrigan, in Celtic Wales she was Rhiannon and Cerridwen, in…

  • Shadow Work and the Dark Half of the Year

    Hello my Lovely readers, as we are in the official dark half of our year again, I wanted to discuss Shadow Work.    This is often tied to the practice of magick, and it is an important part of Magickal work.   However, it is also something that one who is not using it as…

  • How Ancestral Mythology Explains My Love of the Arthuriad

    It is likely quite obvious to those reading this blog that I am obsessed with the Matter of Britain, or as it is commonly known the Arthurian legends.   This is something I believe can be partially explained by the idea of ancestral mythology.   I have written about ancestral mythology in the past, but…

  • The Villain Redeemed? Fairytale Origin Stories

    The villains of fairytales have been being re-examined a lot as of late.    We get films from Disney like Maleficent and Cruella that give us a back story of the villains of their classic films.   I personally love to see the story from the perspective of the villain.   Many have complained that…

  • Crows and Ravens as Symbols of Deities, and in Popular Culture

    Crows and ravens are birds that evoke much in the way of emotions and passions in people.    This is likely because of the fact that crows and ravens are both associated with deities in multiple cultures.   This would lead to their inclusion in Aesop’s Fables, and later in literature.    In Arthurian legends,…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Historically Inaccurate Period-Pieces

    I am sure that by the title of this post most of my readers have figured out that I will be talking about period-piece television series.    I am especially focused on the very historically inaccurate ones.   These are chosen because they are very fun, if totally unrealistic!    I may adore the real…

  • Three Aspects of the Morrighan

    For today’s post I would like to discuss the three main aspects of the Morrighan.   The Morrighan is a triple Goddess of the Irish Celtic lore.    She can either be seen as a trinity of sisters that are in unity called Morrighans, or more often she is a single Goddess that embodies all…