Future Animism
(Image from Here) Hello again folks! Happy Earth Day! It is with great sadness that I announce that this is my last is my last post on this platform. Pagan Bloggers has been good to me, and I want you all to understand that I […]
Tag: animism
What World Shall We Create?
“There are certain actions we can take now. It is important for each individual, community, and nation to take stock of what that means for the betterment of the whole. Technical solutions can never move forward without political will, and the necessary political will requires […]
Agranona’s Music
I am standing in the cool air of the evening with my feet on the stone of the entryway. The night is full with the smell of winter and I can hear only my breath and the breath of my sisters around me. We have […]
I.M. Ursula Le Guin: Always Coming Home
A great voice has passed: Ursula K. Le Guin, but of course her voice will still echo on the winds’ 12 quarters. Ursula Le Guin: Animist, Taoist, anarchist, feminist, novelist, poet…. Many are the Pagans she greatly impacted in her stories (and poems […]
Kindling Brigid’s Purifying Fire
Fire has been crucial from the very origins of our humanity. Fire is the power our early predecessors sat around sharing the stories, the campfire throwing out flames of protection that kept the predators common in those days: the cave bears, the hyenas, the smilodons, […]
What Have We Inherited?
(Image Credit: Here) Recently, I have been listening to John Trudell’s talks on Youtube, and they have given me quite a bit to think about. John Trudell was a Native American activist and author. I would like to share some of those thoughts with you, […]
Plastic Abyss
Or the mythical confronts us climbing out of the sea. To continue with my views of the contemporary world through a mythic lens (a bit delayed this time by a peak work mundane month)…. A recent study done by Newcastle […]
The Great Forest Spirit
“In ancient times, the land lay covered lay covered in forests. Where, from ages long past, dwelt the spirits of the gods. Back then, man and beast lived in harmony. But as time went by, most of the great forests were destroyed…” — Princess Mononoke […]
Blight, Fires, and Balor
As I write, fires rage out of control in Northern California not far from my former home. In the San Francisco Bay Area people wear masks because of the smoke, and air quality is more like what is common in Beijing and Delhi. Over the […]
Smoke and Ancestors
There are ashes on my keyboard. They sifted in through the windows when I opened them to let out the smoke from a too-hot cooking pan a couple days ago. They came in when I opened the door to let my beloved in after a […]
