The still photo shows the skies above my house this morning. The sun is shining in other parts of the world, so Fenris has not yet eaten the sun, but today feels like a warm day in Fimbulvetr. [Image description: Trees outlined in silhouette against a dark orange sky.]
I am fortunate to count among my correspondents the wonderful and wise Rachel Pollack. She dated a recent letter to me as Hierophant Lovers Judgment Judgment (May 6, 2020), which led me to thinking about Tarot and dates while I lay awake the other night. (Insomnia can be productive, although you do have to sleep […]
My dear friend and honored colleague Corvid Longcoat pointed me to this piece on “Ethnic and Cultural Identity” as defined by archeology in the early Celtic period as part of a larger discussion about racism in modern paganism, and particularly in the Norse/Heathen traditions. We engaged in discussion, and this blog post is the result. […]
Today’s One Nice Thing is also science news: This article titled “Not so random acts: Science finds that being kind pays off” by Seth Borenstein (science professor at New York University and science writer for the Associated Press). Borenstein opens with “Research shows that acts of kindness make us feel better and healthier. Kindness is […]
CBS news shared a video of Representative John Lewis crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge one final time. This is the bridge in Selma, Alabama that Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., and other civil rights activists crossed on Sunday, March 7, 1965, and were beaten and teargassed by police. When asked by Rita Braver during an […]
