This article has taken me a while to translate from ideas to words. Partly because the topic is deeply personal, and partly because death, depression, and the Underworld are not always easy to write about in any case. Hades is…
This is one of those blog posts I am not entirely sure how to write. There are a lot of feelings involved. I want to do him justice, so it took me a while. My spirit guide has saved my…
The Sharp Knife of a Short Life The human condition is jam packed with flaws. I could list a plethora of them, but I won’t. I’d likely miss most of them if I did anyway. The biggest flaw, in my…
The First Harvest Hello again! Welcome back to the Pictish hut! Yes it’s hot as hell now, but do come in, traditional thatching is surprisingly isolating! Make yourself comfy. We’re approaching the First Harvest (known as Lughnasadh during the Iron…
There has been a lot of discussion recently in the groups where I participate regarding altars, so I thought I should share my two cents here at the hut as well. What is an altar? How do we use an…
“Mother, make me, make me a song so sweet. Heaven trembles, falling at your feet.”Florence + The Machine – MotherThe Mother in religion, spirituality, and witchcraft is an ancient concept. From Mother Earth to Mother Mary, cultures around the world…
Fear of Mercury Retrograde Mercury Retrograde is without a doubt the most talked about and feared astrologoical event of our postmodern time. This is true even though all of the planets other than the Sun and Moon have their own…
Epithets of Hekate:Soteira, Liminitikos and Dadouchos*A Prayer for the United States of America During a Time of Darkness*To the torch-bearing giant who speaks the words of liberty,who promises that the yearning, huddled massescan breathe free.I ask for the blazing light…
Nyssa Nyssa is an epithet I adore, as found in the Greek Magical Papyri, it is associated with: goals, beginnings, turning points, and ambition. As an Aries who handles change really well, what’s not to love, right.I enjoy giving thanks…
When I was a child I found a book. This was way before witchcraft and magick even sort of entered my life. The book was an anthology of Greek myths. I became smitten, as if drawn to Hermes the moment…