Rain Towards Morning The great light cage has broken up in the air, freeing, I think, about a million birds whose wild ascending shadows will not be back, and all the wires come falling down. No cage, no frightening birds; the rain is brightening now. The face is pale that tried the puzzle of their prison …
Category: fire ceremonies
Remember Me, The Spirit of Fire
Speak of me as you have always done. Remember the good times, laughter, and fun. Share the happy memories we’ve made. Do not let them wither or fade. I’ll be with you in the summer’s sun And when the winter’s chill has come. I’ll be the voice that whispers in the breeze. I’m peaceful now,…
Karelian Magic
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – The Republic of Karelia is a region in northwest Russia, bordering Finland. Beside Lake Onega, capital city Petrozavodsk is home to cultural artifacts at the National Museum. On an island northeast, Kizhi Museum is an open-air complex of traditional wood buildings. Northwest, Kivach Nature Reserve has pine woods and…
Goddess Bixia Yuanjun Primordial Sovereign of the Colored Clouds of Dawn
One of my ceremonial rituals and rites is working with three very primal female guardian divine spirits (elementals), the first one is Bixia, Goddess of Dawn, which makes her a Sky Goddess of the waking dream, rather than Dusk which is a Night Goddess. I have worked with her on occasion for specific reasons over…
Sacred Fire Names
Arabic Niran “flames” Nuri “fire” Nuria “fire” Armenian Hourig “small fire” Balkan & Slavic Aguya Kalmyk “woman of fire” Basia “fire” Gabija “fire” Pelenas “place of fire” Plamen “fire, flame” Sarafim “fire serpent” Sarafin “fire serpent” Titus “fire, to burn” Egyptian El Nar “fire” Khet “fire” Tauret “protective fire” Uraeus “fire of life” English…
The Midnight Sun – A Generous Invitation to the Marriage of the Moon Spirits and the Northern Winds. Slavic & Balkan Tradition of Kolyadky & Auseklis
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain and other contributors, edited by Sarah Burnt Stone – The Midnight Sun in the pre-pagan traditions of the Moon Cultures which includes the pre-shamanism cultures of the Dreamers. She, the Moon, lights our way in through the Winter Season which is all year long. That’s how old she is… The…
The Pagans of Belarus – Andrei Liankevich
Андрей Ленкевич. Язычество – Belarus people have an original culture rooted back in the pre-religious times. The Belarusian culture has benefited from the fact that when the Slavic tribes came to settle in nowadays Belarus lands, they accept the achievements of the Baltic and Finno-Ugric tribes. This form of religious perception existed for about 15-20…
