The Nice Day
This piece was originally published in A Beautiful Resistance, Issue 4. I am republishing it here in memory of the rain I hope will soon visit us here in California. I find myself at the top of a barren hill. The light is dim and […]
Tag: animism
Silence from the edges to the center
I maintain a small circle of small stones in my back yard garden. When I moved in I was sure I would soon be bringing in a collection of huge boulders to raise up and do my rituals and meditations within. As I lived with […]
Marwolaeth Y Duw Aur: A Lament for the Lost Marshes
Great Sorrow As the body on the bier Goes down The river flows Annwn grows More distant Dry rushes Where marshy ground once stood In peace The river flows Annwn grows More distant Red flags Waving eagle standards high In war […]
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 […]
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 […]
