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A Thurs-Spirit On the Road to Nerthus’ Hall

In Fall of 2011, with staff in hand and under cover of my white satin veil, I fared forth to Nerthus’ hall in Vanaheim. Before departing, I offered oil of patchouli as well as blended oils of Saturn and Earth to Nerthus, Blessed Lady of Twisted Roots and Ancient Bones. I thought my offering was […]

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Divine Encounters Labyrinth Service Spirit Work

Mystical Moments: Epiphany and Ecstasy

So, I am relatively new to mysticism. I realized that I was a mystic over one year ago when I had an intense interaction with Hekate via a Drawing Down aka (partial) possession ritual. That ritual provided the concrete experience that made the reality of intimate, powerful oneness with deity clear to me and helped […]

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Glimpsing Deity: Glamour Falling, Ecstasy Rising

So, is it just me, or do the gods’ seem to use glamours (which are magickal illusions) to veil their true form? I mean, it makes sense to me that they would since they are most definitely “big and powerful”. Consequently, for one of us mortals to look upon their true divine form is to […]

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Runes Spirit Work

A Stave of Ironwood

Finally…finally a staff has come to me, a stave of Ironwood wrestled from the etins of Fox Ridge. Unfortunately, I was not dressed for wrestling etins on the damp Saturday afternoon in late April when we went seeking (bad planning on my part, I know!) but Cindy was indeed clothed for the mighty work at […]

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Nerthus: Our Lady of the Ineffable

The last several weeks seem to be an important time for me. I am going through some significant spiritual, emotional, and psychological changes. These transition-laden times tend to get a girl thinking about significant past spiritual experiences, especially divine encounters. Of course, one of my most intimate spiritual experiences was in March 2010 when the […]