What began a couple of weeks ago as a short, rhyming prayer to Idunna, has now developed into a melody in my head... and I think the seeds have been planted for a song. I've got the counterpoint to autumn, spring now... and if I can make it work, eventually a song to cover the seasons and hopefully major holytides. To save my work (the lyrics and ( Read more... )

A question arose on one of the ML's I'm on, in trying to understand why there's such a wide range of 'time' where more or less similar yule celebrations are occuring but in different areas.

( Read On )

Ostara is approaching yet again. It seems like every year I refine my thoughts on explaining Ostara more and more. I'll be posting in a few days some photos of my personal altar for Ostara, as that's already set up with an explanation of the items on the altar (as I think that helps people learn how to make their own in a way meaningful for them ( Read more... )

• ostara: Heimskringla (read about Olvir of egg), from Bede's De Temporum Ratione
  
• winternights (aka winter fylleth in Anglo Saxon England): Saga of the Icelandaers: Viga-Glum's saga, Heimskringla: Ynglinga Saga, Bede's De Temporum Ratione
  
• yule: Bede's De Temporum Ratione, skaldskarpmal, heimskringla sagas: saga of hakon the good & ynglinga saga, ( Read more... )

So someone posited an interesting question on one of the mailing lists I'm on. Asking what people thoughts were on Kveldulf Gundarsson belief that the Goddess Eostre (or Ostara) and Idunna may be the same Goddess ( Read more... )

( Pysanky & Ostara Rites )

So I finally got around to uploading my photos of the altar I put together for Ostara. This covers the initial set-up of the altar, as I forgot to take pictures of it once I had added the food and drink to it as well. Er... whoops. ^^;

( The Altar )