neo polytheist: Fate in the Germanic Tradition

neo polytheist: Fate in the Germanic Tradition: Brynhild and Gudrun are bound by fate; by Rackham (1911) In Hamdismál (a poem within the Codex Regius ) a man who is about to die ...

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neo polytheist: Hecate in the Roman Tradition – Trivia of the Cros...

neo polytheist: Hecate in the Roman Tradition – Trivia of the Cros...: Artist unknown. Image source:  shirleytwofeathers.com Hecate (or Trivia , to use her Latin name – as this is now also an English wor...

A bad witch's blog: Brooms, Wands & Cauldrons with Simon Costin

A bad witch's blog: Brooms, Wands & Cauldrons with Simon Costin: I spent the night of Halloween in the library. Perhaps not exactly where you might expect a witch to be one of the most special times o...

Living Liminally: The Dearg Due

Living Liminally: The Dearg Due:  With Samhain approaching I decided to write about the Dearg Due, the closest to a classic vampire that can be found in Irish folklore. Almo...

Stars Over Washington: Past and Future: What's 1831 Got to Do with It?

Stars Over Washington: Past and Future: What's 1831 Got to Do with It?: The Discovery of Nat Turner by William Henry Shelton (1840–1932)[1][4] [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Although no sources are ci...

neo polytheist: Dis Pater and Proserpina

neo polytheist: Dis Pater and Proserpina: "Hades and Persephone" by  lleye.deviantart.com In Roman polytheism Dis Pater, Pluto and Orcus are all names for the same ...