New Blog Launch
Hello Friends, I can’t believe over a year has passed since my last post here…whoops. I do think about updating this blog every so often, and I can definitely say that I’d like it to remain active, but I tend to only post when I’m really passionate about something. And frankly, I sometimes write a…
How A Heathen Came to Worship Set
At the beginning of my polytheism journey, I was overwhelmed by the allure of God after God—Hellenic Gods, Celtic Gods, Roman ones—everywhere I went, I found another God drawing my attention. By August 2019, I had been practicing Heathenry for a few months, and those feelings started to mellow a bit. I would occasionally see…
2024 Update
This blog post might be a bit premature, but I think it’s also important to me to get back out there, so to speak, and process my feelings on the changes I’ve experienced over the past year and a half. I’ve been in a very long fallow period since I made a second cross-country move…
Lupa Romana and Hruomwulfa: A Reconstruction, Part II
Part II. The Frankish Context: Hruomwulfa Link to Part I Reconstructed Frankish theonym:Hruomwulfa Based on the name elements Hruom (PGmc *hrōmiz, “glory,” and “fame,” which also came to be associated with the homophonic “Rome”) and wulf (PGmc *wulfaz “wolf”) Introduction The she-wolf’s relevance at the provinces shows that the motif of the she-wolf was a…
Lupa Romana and Hruomwulfa: A Reconstruction in Two Parts
Part I. The Roman Context: Dea Lupa A link to Part II Introduction This is the first of a two-part reconstruction of a she-wolf Goddess, whom I have explored in both Roman and Frankish contexts. This part describes the Roman background and main identity of the Goddess, while the second part will present a Frankish…
On Passive Ancestors
Ancestor worship is typically considered to be a staple of Heathenry. Yet, many Heathens struggle with this—some have ancestors who committed terrible acts in life, others have ancestors who reject their own veneration. But what about when the ancestors are silent? Up until recently, I had no insight into my ancestors’ relationship to me and…
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Keeping the Flame 