Of Gods and Rivers

I identify as a devotional polytheist and spirit worker, among other things. I tend to view the gods, spirits, and other Holy Powers as distinct beings with unique personalities. This has been true for me for some time and remains true today. However, as my practice grows and changes, I’m starting to understand the common […]

Pondering the Nature of the Divine

Sometimes, when I ponder the vastness of being, I am tempted to think of the gods as the primary manifestation of divinity, but, when I return to my senses, I remember that I do not believe that is so. In my personal belief system, divinity is pervasive, it is part and parcel of everything. Consequently, […]

Animism: A Spirit-Worker’s Musings

Animism, in a nutshell, is the belief that everything in the natural world – from animal to zephyr – is ensouled, alive in some relevant and important sense of the word. Plants, mountains, trees, winds, rocks, streams, animals, all of them sharing in the same great and cosmic force that animates everything else (where humanity […]