Archive for the ‘Fundamentals’ Category

3 Steps to Worship the Gods without Ritual

Third down the list of the Delphic Maxims is this one. Worship the Gods.
While this one is pretty self-explanatory, how many of us actually do this on a regular basis? I know that life is constantly in my way and it stops me from having the time and the sleep to do anything even remotely [...]

Obey The Law

Unless there are any objections I am going to continue on with my series on the Delphic Maxims. The second maxim on the list says to ‘Obey the Law’.
Now I’ve spent some time this weekend, trying to figure out what is meant by this. Is it natural law, the law of the Universe or is [...]

Joy of Faith

Do you remember when you first became Pagan? The feeling of coming home and that feeling of joy? Of how everything suddenly made perfect sense? I know I do.
This is a period in my life that I have been thinking about a lot lately. I’ve been Pagan for almost 15 years this Autumn, and it [...]

Delphic Maxim – Follow God

OK, I know that the title may seem confusing but give me a moment and I will explain what I’m doing here. Star Foster over at Patheos has started a series on the Delphic Maxims and while I don’t follow the Hellenic Pantheon I thought that it might be worthwhile to spend some time over [...]

Immanent Deity

To me this is one of the greatest things about the Pagan Faith. But what exactly does this mean? This concept is the idea that Goddess and God are present in all things at all times.
Yet this concept is also one of the reasons why raising your children Pagan, can be so difficult. As Pagans, [...]

Four Pillars

This system is an integral part of doing spellwork. But today I wanted to approach this from a slightly different viewpoint. Instead of using it as a system for making magick, I wanted to look at it as a framework for raising up your children to be Priests and Priestesses.
To Know
This step is all about [...]

Intolerance and Pagan Children

A few times over the last couple of weeks the topic of how to deal with sending Pagan children to school and the problems they will face from the other kids has come up. Whether on the Village or in chats on Facebook. I think we all know that some kids can be downright cruel. [...]

Children, Ritual and Small Spaces

I know, I know another repost but I am hard at work on another project for you guys and after my radio show, last night, I’m a little burned out on content. Still I hope you enjoy.
While I am blessed with a house and a yard, I know that many live in apartments and cities [...]

Raising a Child in the Old Ways

As you will see this is a repost, but it is worth revisiting.
We as pagan parents, who are striving to teach our children pagan tenets, beliefs and stories face an uphill battle against our Christian society. The influence of this society is prevalent; evident in our media (news, tv shows), our stores (Christmas vs Yule [...]

Heathenism and Virtues

Heathenism or Asatru is the modern recreation of the religion of the Ancient Norse and Germanic Tribes across Northern Europe. While a detailed or even not detailed explanation of this faith would take to long, I wanted to talk about their Nine Noble Virtues.

Courage
Truth
Honor
Fidelity
Discipline
Hospitality
Industriousness
Self-Reliance
Perseverance

In Latin, the word cor is the root for the word coraticum which means heart. This [...]