Hláfmæsse is coming up soon.  Looking at the calendar, I will most likely hold my fægnung on the day of the full moon of August 6th.  I prefer to hold my observances of the High Holy Days on the closest full moon, and as August 6th is a Thursday, I won't have to get up for work at "0-dark-hundred" the next morning.  The details for this observance ( Read more... )

Tomorrow night is modraniht, Mothers' night, and the beginning of the Yuletide by my reckoning.  I'm working tomorrow morning.  After work I'll likely be busy shoveling snow and preparing for my modraniht observance.  So, I wanted to take a moment now to wish everyone a happy holiday season.

Glæd géol!

Okay, so Thanksgiving is over and I knew Géol would be coming up fast.  I just looked at a calendar... two weeks and a day 'til Modraniht!  Ye Gods!

Géol, in my custom, is one of two times of year when I yield gifts to all the gods (the other time being Middansummer).  I offer these gifts throughout the twelve days.  I begin on Modraniht, the eve ( Read more... )

I held my Winterfylleþ blétsung last night.  As it was just I, it was a small, quiet and much more introspective observance.

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Glæd Liða!  I hope everyone enjoyed their Midsummer holidays.  I had a great time spent with family, friends, bonfires and feasting.  I was given a surprise 50th birthday party.  And, yes, I was quite surprised... I didn't have a clue!  Even my 7 year old niece managed to keep the secret.