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The Cunning Troll Cocktail
The Troll Cunnings of Needfire have crafted a Cunning Troll Cocktail recipe just for you, using the magic of The Alkemista. Alkemista is...
timothy183
Aug 23, 20211 min read


Five Plants for Ethical Folk Magic Smoke Cleansing
As we deepen our connection to ancestral lineages, study plant magic, better understand sustainability and regeneration in our magical...
Kate Belew
Jul 5, 20212 min read


Summer Magic Rituals
Summertime magic can connect us with our own inner heat, flame, brightness, and sun. The Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere took...
Kate Belew
Jun 22, 20212 min read


The Magic of Bees
By Kate Belew Bees and their craft are celebrated. Beeswax is a sort of gold. Not only in color, but also in its properties, and how it’s...
Kate Belew
Apr 23, 20212 min read


Ehwaz
Ehwaz - the horse. Change, driven by connection and partnership. I often think about what the horse might have meant, when the runes were...
Minta Karlsson
Mar 23, 20211 min read


Algiz
Algiz - A meditation in älgar ⠀ Like any tool, divination is about personal associations. We use lore and layered meanings to reveal...
Minta Karlsson
Mar 15, 20212 min read


Wunjo
Wunjo is the rune that lets me know I'm in or approaching a place of divine joy. I try to find other words to describe it, but I always...
Minta Karlsson
Mar 8, 20211 min read


Uruz
Uruz is often associated with the aurochs, the great wild cows that roamed from Africa to Europe, and throughout parts of Asia. When I...
Minta Karlsson
Mar 1, 20212 min read


The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Today I was preparing to write about Nauthiz, and looking through old Scandinavian fairytale images of fire. Truth be told, I was struck...
Minta Karlsson
Feb 15, 20217 min read


Eiwaz
Eiwaz is the rune that indicates to me a situation where I should push ahead. I always see the Yew Tree in Eiwaz, but not just for it's...
Minta Karlsson
Feb 8, 20211 min read


Interview with Marin of Embercraft
Tell us a little bit about yourself! What do you love to do? I think it goes without saying that, as an artist, I love all forms of...
Kate Belew
Feb 4, 20214 min read


Ansuz
There is a special magic in ansuz. The mouth, a river, the opening from which our words flow out into the world. For very things are so...
Minta Karlsson
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Hagalaz
Image: August Strindberg "Packis i stranden" Hagal is a rune that typically elicits an immediate reaction from readers. Like the Tower,...
Minta Karlsson
Jan 25, 20212 min read


Dagaz
Dagaz came through, per usual, at exactly the right time. I have not only been struggling with sleep and fitfulness recently, I have also...
Minta Karlsson
Jan 11, 20214 min read


The Misuse of Nordic Cultural Symbols in Racism & America
by Kari C. Tauring In the 2010 census Americans listed gardening and genealogy as our top two hobbies. European Americans, like all...
Kari Tauring
Jan 8, 20217 min read


Thurisaz
When I read runes, I am sifting through all the stories that they evoke. Some of these stories are hundreds of years old and some of...
Minta Karlsson
Jan 4, 20212 min read


The Second Jul Month
Jul Fest comes to a close, but Jul lingers on! Jul Fest has been wonderful! We have learned so much and had such a joyous time from...
Kari Tauring
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Beorc - New Growth
Beorc or Berkana. This is a rune that evokes different associations and feelings for everyone that I know who works with the Elder...
Minta Karlsson
Dec 28, 20202 min read
Kari Tauring
Dec 21, 20200 min read


The Winter Solstice
The word Solstice means 'to stand still, pause, a turning point'. The Earth's Axis, as it does twice every year, is tilted most closely...
timothy183
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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