Gentle feminine leadership
It's popular for women to be aggressive and in your face, just to succeed in life and get what they want. For women in positions of authority, they think taking on macho characteristics helps them...
View ArticleGiants in the mists
These are giant rock pillars called Manpupuner, or the Seven Strong Men, found in the Urals. In local legend these rock formations were once wandering giant men. By a twist of climatic and supernatural...
View ArticleFairytale Grimoire: Snow White & Rose Red
This is a fairy tale about another girl called Snow White, who had a sister named Rose Red. Both sisters have an adventure together in this tale of magic. It includes a rude dwarf and a bear. The girls...
View ArticleNature's spooky special effects
Here is a list of some really cool sights created by nature. Some are really rare, many are weird, some associated with the paranormal but explained away. Fire Rainbows - These are called...
View ArticleHalloween's tricks
That time of year again, which I really love. Autumn, and Halloween, fire festivals, bonfire nights, mischief nights and remembering the war dead. This year I made a few Halloween decourations and...
View ArticleThese are noble birds
Ravens and crows.I've always considered them my most favourite birds. Of all the birds, these are the most mysterious and misunderstood. I've observed them and befriended them too. Take it from me,...
View ArticleFairy Tale Grimoire: Cinderella
Cinderella is a popular fairy story about a young woman who's life is improved by magic. Everyone familiar with this story will sympathise with an unhappy Cinderella, who was treated badly by her step...
View ArticleThe Power of Nott
As we approach winter, the nights will get longer. Days will become darker. For this time is when the sun is barely visible as it's so low on the horizon. Further north, the sun isn't even visible and...
View ArticleLinseed oil, a magic ingredient
Linseed oil comes from seeds of the toxic Flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). Linseed oil, or Flax seed oil, has much special traditional uses in medicine, fabric, wood polish and plaster. The grounded...
View ArticleSnowflake dinner
Winter banquet should be both hot and cold. Most people traditionally celebrate Yule with turkey, or goose. I believe it should be a snowflake themed meal. Get a snowflake plate, and snowflake dinner...
View ArticleThe God Thunor
The most well known god of the Germanic pantheon was Thunor. He is famously called Thor and He has other names. To the Anglo-Saxon peoples, He is Thunor.Everyone knows who Thor is. He is made popular...
View ArticleFairytale Grimoire: The Snow Queen
This fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson is a mysterious one. It's broken into pieces, and was Anderson's largest story of his collected works. To explain how the story goes, and how it can be...
View ArticleThe Mysterious White Stag
Such an animal is considered rare. The white stag is a creature of legend, regarded as semi divine on par with the mythical unicorn. People, such as King Arthur and the White Witch has tried, and...
View ArticleWisdom of the Arctic Wolf
Happy New Year to everyone and may 2014 be a really glittering time. For all those who've had a terrible winter holiday, because of the storms and losses, blessings to you all. The earth goddess,...
View ArticleThe Power of Frigga
The goddess Frigga is the wife of Odin. She's the queen of Asgard and shares a throne with her husband, to look out all over the universe. She is the mother of the god Balder. She is of the Aesir and...
View ArticleFairytale Grimoire: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White is my favourite Disney princess. The animation film has always been something magical for me and as a small kid I really loved it. The story itself is enchanting as well as dark. It has...
View ArticleEnchanting flowers: Snowdrops
It's January the snowdrops have started to appear on the grass. Tiny little white icy looking flowers on straight bright green stems. Also called Galanthus, ancient Greek word meaning "milk flower"....
View ArticleSacred magical numbers
Ancient people viewed numbers very differently than we do today. Modern understanding of numbers is taught to us since primary school age, to learn to count and visualise the figures in shape and form....
View ArticleLunar maidens
At night the moon was a crescent and pretty bright. Regarded as the waxing moon phase, associated with maidens and magic. The other phases of the moon, gibbous, full moon, waning moon and new moon, are...
View ArticleLady She-Wolf Moon
Hello and welcome to February 2014. As we approach the full moon, there is something to keep in mind also: It's Valentine's Day during the full moon. Some of you may already know the true pagan origins...
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