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I am a female Canadian Heathen blogger and Chieftain of a Kindred in Manitoba, Canada. This is my perspective on Modern Heathenry.

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Examining the Bïork rune in 2026
Examining the Bïork rune in 2026
Memories, Trauma, and Coming Full Circle
Memories, Trauma, and Coming Full Circle
Woes of Being an Inclusive Heathen
Woes of Being an Inclusive Heathen
Beginner Heathen Hacks: Altars
Beginner Heathen Hacks: Altars
Reconciling Christian Traditions within a Heathen Worldview
Reconciling Christian Traditions within a Heathen Worldview
Being a Heathen is Political: A Canadian Perspective
Being a Heathen is Political: A Canadian Perspective
The American Futharch and Modern Heathen Rune Poem
The American Futharch and Modern Heathen Rune Poem
Examining the Tyr Rune in 2025
Examining the Tyr Rune in 2025
Using Technology to Augment Modern Heathenry
Using Technology to Augment Modern Heathenry
Event Planning, Weather, and Knowing Your Worth (Monetarily)
Event Planning, Weather, and Knowing Your Worth (Monetarily)
The Culture of Telling Time in Heathenry and Beyond
The Culture of Telling Time in Heathenry and Beyond
Examining Sol in 2024
Examining Sol in 2024
Racism in Modern Heathenry
Racism in Modern Heathenry
Angrboða and Grief
Angrboða and Grief
Grieving as a Heathen in a Non-Heathen World
Grieving as a Heathen in a Non-Heathen World
Nordic and North American Indigenous Star Lore: The Big and Little Dipper
Nordic and North American Indigenous Star Lore: The Big and Little Dipper
Modern Heathenry and Airing Our Dirty Laundry on the Internet
Modern Heathenry and Airing Our Dirty Laundry on the Internet
Modern Adaptations of the Lore: The Marriage of Skaði
Modern Adaptations of the Lore: The Marriage of Skaði
Re-envisioning Modern Land Taking Rituals in a Post Colonial World
Re-envisioning Modern Land Taking Rituals in a Post Colonial World
Canadian Holidays, through a Heathen Lens
Canadian Holidays, through a Heathen Lens
Yngvi-Freyr and His Descendants and Heathen Connection to the Natural World
Yngvi-Freyr and His Descendants and Heathen Connection to the Natural World
Examining Ar in 2023
Examining Ar in 2023
An Introduction to the Forest Commons of Northern Europe
An Introduction to the Forest Commons of Northern Europe
A Brief History of the Forest Commons of Northern Europe
A Brief History of the Forest Commons of Northern Europe
The Forest Commons and How They Relate to Indigenous Land Stewardship in Canada
The Forest Commons and How They Relate to Indigenous Land Stewardship in Canada
How the Northern European Forest Commons Can Inform Modern Heathen Practice in Canada
How the Northern European Forest Commons Can Inform Modern Heathen Practice in Canada
Holy Cow! Musings on Auðumbla
Holy Cow! Musings on Auðumbla
Shared Ancestors and Ancestors of Place
Shared Ancestors and Ancestors of Place
Understanding the Modern Aun Cycle
Understanding the Modern Aun Cycle
Why Modern Heathen Feuding is Ridiculous
Why Modern Heathen Feuding is Ridiculous
Loki: From Trickster to Murderer and back again
Loki: From Trickster to Murderer and back again
Interview with Children's Author JJ Page
Interview with Children's Author JJ Page
Musings on Heathen Art
Musings on Heathen Art
Harvest and Winter Nights
Harvest and Winter Nights
Does Gender Matter in Heathenry?
Thor and Jörmungandr, and the Story of Ragnarok
Nerthus, Jörð, Nordic Prehistory, and Female Empowerment
The Dangers of Shame Culture in Online Heathen Communities
Buy now on Amazon - Frost and Sun: An Anthology of Nature's Voices
How Should Heathens Celebrate Midsummer?
Land-taking and Hallowing: Ancient and Modern Traditions
Unintentional Land Cult Creation
Sigrblót and Other Heathen Holidays Colouring Pages
Sigrblót in Modern and Traditional Heathenry
Sigrblót and Lunisolar Reckoning
Var, or Heathen Springtime
Examining Isa in 2022
(Part 2) When Heathenry Gets Political: White Supremacy and Tribal Dynamics
(Part 1) When Heathenry Gets Political: White Supremacy and Tribal Dynamics
Hearthside on YouTube
Celebrating Old Jól in Modern Midwinter Tradition
Hel and the Chthonic Aspects of the Dark Time
Fair Speech, Deeds, and Kinship in Modern Heathen Practice
Modern Yule and Solstice Traditions
The Figure of Holda Through the Ages
The Value of Group Practice
What Women Can Learn From Skaði
Celebrating Mother's Night
Bonds of Reciprocity Outside of Heathenry
What is the HCC?
The Words of the Dream
Sol and Mani, An Argument Regarding Gender in the Lore
Skaldic Storytelling and the Binding of Fenrir
Heathen Lullabies, and Raising a Whole Child
A Modern Interpretation of the Wooing of Gerðr
Interfaith Relationships
A Heathen's Perspective on Cultural Genocide in Canada
Honouring the Land in a Post-Colonial Landscape
Childhood Traditions and the Fae
The Omnis and Why They Matter
Spring Holidays in Modern Heathenry
Calling the Rain
Freyja, Fire, Brísingamen, and Other Musings
Examining Naudiz in 2021
Community in Modern Heathenry
What Makes Media Religious?
Spring Time and Planting
Engaging Children in Group Ritual Practice
Are Mother's Getting Pushed Out of Group Practice?
Car Wights, and other animist thoughts
Who Are the Ancestors?
Barnstokk: Apple or Oak?
Language Trees: The Importance of Mother
Housewight Interactions
Leaving the Metaphorical Menstrual Hut
Odin, a Trickster?
Introductions or Whatever

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