Pagan Poetry

How to make magic: evoke

stunning beauty in three words or less;

imagine like a goddess

building a brand new world; run

without moving; cry

at pretty sorrows; and laugh

at endings, for you keep

no faith in absolutes.

Time Alone

Consciousness becomes

you. Given enough time, you know

all stones and bones defossilize,

enliven, and grow

again, again, again, spiriting

in cycles too vast for theories to vault.

You verb

to hide the fact you’re doing

time alone,

and there’s no escape

but to dream that eons entwine,

infinitely packed without a care

for paradox or spacetime. Here, you stroke

the everbefore-and-after

with your little hours; here, you reach

the gods of everything.

Entropy

Entropy eats,

when there is nothing else,

itself, and when all is gone,

dies. Its absence becomes

a yearning

for something civilized,

a craving for stars,

galaxies and minds

once again.

Heat Death of the Universe

In the last throes of the heat death

of what was once a universe,

everything flies apart.

Your body undoes itself, gapes

as the galaxies expand, cool, and thin

to mere suggestions.

The cosmos becomes its own

homeopathic remedy,

while your mind dissolves into space

to inoculate

me against your memory.

 

A Little Colour for Spring

I dyed my hair red on one side and copper on the other.

Rattles for Journeying, Meditation, and Energy Work

As a shamanic practitioner, I employ rattles in my work. Rattles can easily take the place of a drum when drumming is inconvenient or too loud, or — if you’re like me — you find it hard to keep a rhythm or keep drumming during your meditation. Rattles can produce a variety of sounds depending on how they are made. I have some that are very quiet which are great for moments during travel, or just when your spirit wants something subtle. Some of my rattles are loud and distinct.  In any case, rattles don’t require musical talent to use — just make sounds that you enjoy!

Rattles aren’t just a shamanic thing. If you are any kind of empathic, meditative, or energy-working person, you can use rattles for meditation, intuitive healing, energy work, space cleansing/clearing, blessings, and other ceremonies. In shamanism, rattles serve as a “sonic driver” that helps guide the mind into a trance like state. But this state is simply an altered awareness that can be used for setting intention, affirmations, grounding, and mindfulness. Engaging all your senses and creating a moment for yourself by “making noise” is a powerful thing.

My rattles on Etsy.

 

 

Ceremonial and Healing Tools

I love seeing other people’s ritual tools and could look at photos of them on Pinterest all day. Please share yours! ❤

These are some of my favourites that I’ve made and use regularly. I like rattles and crystals and wands and other little mementos from nature 🙂

Working on My Rattles

These rattles feature antler, rawhide, coyote fur, and crystals.

Please visit my Etsy here: Honoring Wilderness on Etsy.

A Meeting of Souls

There is a very friendly fox in Algonquin Park who spent some time with us this week. For a while he just lay down in the sand a couple feet away from me. I could almost feel his soul singing.

Another Visit to Algonquin Paradise

We’re back from another journey filled with animal sightings, wolf howling, and glorious nature.