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Choice
There’s a lot of talk of the sacrifices that spirit-workers must make for their paths. But lest others think that we all are being tortured and denied constantly by our gods and spirits, here’s another...
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Apart from the Crowd
A conversation I’ve been having with Galina Krasskova in the comments section of my “Choice” post inspired me to expand on some of these thoughts here (well, that and waking up at 3am to write down a...
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No Shortcuts
“For those of you asking how to hear better, how to exist in certainty with the will of your divine and ancestors, this is how it happens. It takes time. It takes determination. It takes hours or even...
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Showing up
“I don’t know where my ideas come from, but I know where they come to. They come to my desk, and if I’m not there, they go away again.” (Philip Pullman, author) How many times have I followed the same...
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Spirit Masks
Masks seem to be making a strong re-entry into prominence in my life and especially in my artistic work. I may have more to say about this in the future. For now, just want to share something I...
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What you know
Today Sannion was talking about some folks’ limited conceptions of Dionysos, and how we relate to artistic representations of the god, and he made this point: “Dionysos is more than just some handsome...
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A Nest of Beautiful Sticks
I’m in the process of totally re-designing the aesthetic and purpose of my imWalde blog, taking down everything and starting from scratch. Wanted to preserve this post, though, from June 2010. “I have...
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Zauberkunst
One of the words for sorcery/magic in German (Zauberkunst) has art (Kunst) built right into it. That seems about right. Art has always been inextricably bound up with my spiritual life, in a number of...
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Answer: Greek questions
As a nice tie in with my recent miasma post, here are two questions I received regarding Greek matters: Tonja asks: “How important is accurate reconstruction of ancient Greek practices to your work and...
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And this.
“While I like the tales of the Gods of your religion and your descriptions of the spirits, I’m not sure that I believe in them. Can I still practice this tradition if I believe that they are archetypes...
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A Saora Shamanin
[Bringing this over from an old website. It's an account of a spirit-marriage tradition that I thought might be interesting to those exploring godspousery and other types of relationships. It more...
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Hitting a nerve
Welllll… I clearly hit a nerve with this post. Good. Here’s the thing. I’m not saying that art can’t be deeply meaningful and influential in one’s spiritual life. I’m not even saying that some art...
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The difference
My final post on this topic, because I need a break after today. I’d like to clear something up here, rather than respond to several different similar comments I’ve received. I am not actually debating...
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Extra parts
“Think of it as a neurological experiment where your mind unravels and then puts itself back together again – only with extra parts.” - character on Bad Samaritans, referring to psychedelic mushrooms...
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It’s enough just to do the Work
‘I sit and listen to the shadows in my cave and I play them. I sit at the mouth of my cave and I hear my flock and the birds and I play them. I hear the wind and the rain and the snow and I play them....
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Here, and Not Here
I have returned. And yet, still I have few words to share. I may have run out of words. As I delve deeper and deeper into my relationships with my gods and spirits, and the practices that stem from...
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Devotional Practice
Sannion has suggested that many people are in need of some direction as to starting or maintaining a devotional practice. I am perhaps not the best guide in that my own practice is rather personalized...
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Shrine Photos
After ten years, I just changed the focal point of my shrine for my daimon. It just dropped into my head one morning that I needed to do this, and why, and what it should be like instead, so I did it....
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Perchtenlauf
A brief announcement: I will be leading a Perchtenlauf through my city (Eugene, Oregon) on January 4, 2014. We will wear masks and costumes and make a wild noise to clear away the dark spirits of...
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As the leaves turn and fall…
October has been an intense month. There have been rituals in the woods, trips with amanita, making of masks, the last oracular session, lucid dreams, processions with skulls, finding of fairy rings,...
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