Category: mythology
Posted on April 30, 2023
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Oh to be a bee Buzzing happily Fat and fluffy (I’ve got that covered) Getting shit done Sweetness in every job Nectar, pollen, honey Head in the flowers Resting in the sun Flying in a physics-defying manner Goddess-kept and loved A busy, buzzy, bee… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 26: Bee”
Category: gardening, mental health, mythology, Nature, pagan, poetry, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bees, GloPoWriMo, insects, magic, mental health, napowrimo, nature, outdoors, pagan, paganism, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, seasons, spirituality, writing
Posted on April 30, 2023
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Note: This is entirely UPG, I don’t claim to carry messages from deities or other beings! While in the hot tub Loki says, “In the chaos be the calm (or cause).”
Category: mythology, observation, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2023, haiku, hot tubs, Lokean, Loki, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, norse, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, spirituality, travel, UPG, Witchcraft, writing
Posted on April 26, 2023
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Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Trees silhouetted against a starry night sky. We come together in the great field Some linked by blood Many not But all in joy And canvas And love of the fire We laugh and cry and hold… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 7: Finding Tribe”
Category: health, mental health, mythology, Nature, pagan, poetry, writingTags: camping, Found family, joy, lokabrenna, Lokean, Loki, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2023, nature, night time photography, outdoors, pagan, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, Sirius, stars, Tribe, writing
Posted on January 26, 2022
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Huge amounts of UPG here, read my Disclaimer post for more clarity. I’m not and never have been a Heathen, or involved in Norse Paganism of any kind. I have, however, always had an enormous fascination for the mythology, history, and culture of Scandinavia… Continue Reading “Inspired by Loki”
Category: health, mental health, mythology, pagan, writingTags: Devotional, Lokean, Loki, norse, pagan, paganism, poetry, UPG, wednesday, Wednesday wisdom, writing
Posted on July 8, 2019
by mabhsavage
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Doing a bit of last minute research before my appearance on Radio 4’s Beyond Belief, being recorded on Wednesday.
Category: mythology, Nature, pagan, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: BBC, beyond belief, books, nature, Neil gaiman, paganism, Peter wohlleben, radio, radio 4, religion, research, trees
Posted on January 10, 2019
by mabhsavage
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See the hole right through the middle? That’s what makes this a witchstone, or hagstone. Traditionally associated with magic, they are used as protection from various evils, including to protect sailors from drowning. The hole is formed by the ocean and the particles therein… Continue Reading “She Gave me a Witchstone”
Category: mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: amulets, folklore, hagstone, magic, mythology, nature, ocean, pagan, prose, protection, sea, spirituality, witchstone, writing
Posted on September 28, 2018
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I am absolutely delighted to have contributed towards this anthology of goddess wisdom, alongside some of my favourite authors, no less. Ebook only, but less than £2 which is a real bargain for the content. Click image to purchase.
Category: mythology, pagan, prose, Uncategorized, writingTags: badb, books, Celtic, Celtic Goddess, Elen Sentier, goddess, Morgan Daimler, pagan authors, pagan books, rachel patterson
Posted on September 22, 2018
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Joyous Alban Elfed, the light on the water. Happy first day of autumn, according to many almanacs. Merry Mabon, to those who honour this name. Happy Harvest Home, the last grain being stored. However and why ever you celebrate, may this moment of balance… Continue Reading “Merry Autumn Equinox!”
Category: mythology, Nature, pagan, seasons, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: alban elfed, autumn, autumn equinox, equinox, fall, harvest festival, harvest home, mabon, magic, pagan, paganism, ritual, seasons
Posted on April 30, 2018
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A card is pulled A sphere Leaning to the side Of mercy. Our animal self Howls at it Barks at it Gnashes shark teeth But we can’t control The master of tides We fear the path Between the two towers Yet walk it we… Continue Reading “The Moon”
Category: mythology, observation, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: divination, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2018, lunar, magick, major arcana, monday blogs, moon, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2018, pagan, paganism, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, spirituality, tarot, writing
Posted on March 22, 2018
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Photo by me, Magpie through a rainy window, copyright 2017. One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy Five for Silver Six for Gold Seven for a Secret Ne’er to be told. Ok, most of us will know… Continue Reading “Magpies”
Category: childhood, education, mythology, Nature, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: animals, bird folklore, birds, corvids, country life, crow, crows, folklore, folklore thursday, magpie, magpies, nature, nursery rhymes, outdoors, poetry, superstition, writing
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