Creating Ostara crafts with natural materials is easy, fun, and can be a perfect devotional act during your spring festivities. As a Pagan holiday that
DAILY PAGAN RITUAL IDEAS Making time for rituals is important to every pagan. So how are we suppose to find time to honor the old gods when most of us work 40+ hours a week, go to school, have houses to run and try to have some kind of a social life? That's easy. We make time. Here's a few ideas you can try working into your daily life: 1. Give an offering of incense. Use plant properties from within the incense that correlate to your chosen deity(s) and leave your gods an offering. Like these incense, here.2. Don't like burning incense? Leave a different offering. Each god or goddess likes different offerings, that's a given. Leave offerings of jewelry, coins, a hand crafted item you made, herbs, libations, meat, vegetables or anything else you find suitable for your god(s). Loki seems to enjoy when I burn things for him, so I make time for that weekly.3. Go on a quick walk outdoors. Being outdoors will re-connect you with mother earth, the goddess Skadi and god Ullr, lowers stress levels and brings us much needed calmness from the hustle and bustle. If you can't take a long hike in the heathen church consider just eating your lunch outside. Even an extra ten minutes of fresh air a day will do wonders for your health. 4. Meditate. There's tons of free guided meditations on youtube. If you don't want to bother with technology while you meditate just sit somewhere quiet and visualize your favorite rune. 5. Pay attention to Omens and signs from nature. The gods and ancestors often use nature to communicate with us. Look for any signs they might be sending you and reflect on them. 6. Clean your altar space. If your altar is cluttered your ritual most likely will be, too. Take a little time to dust off your altar space, re-organize your ritual tools and leave out a fresh offering to your gods. 7. Do a little research. Knowledge is power. Take 15 minutes a day to study up on paganism, your chosen deity or new rituals to try. 8. Love your family and pets. A large part of paganism is working off good intention and manifesting good things. By loving your family and pets you will give off good energy and will, in return, receive good energy! 9. Light a candle and manifest your goal. Working on a goal? Light a candle that corresponds to your goal (for instance, green for prosperity or purple for calmness) and manifest it by saying out loud "[This is my goal] and I am going to accomplish it by [doing these things]". You can also carve your intention (or bindrune) into the candle and visualize it becoming a reality as it melts away. 10. Cleanse your home and body. Cleansing yourself, home and ritual work space will help you feel grounded, will remove negative energy and help promote well being. 11. Write in a journal. Take time to reflect. Write down what you're manifesting, aspects of rituals that work/don't work for you, positive notes about your day or whatever you're inspired by. Also consider writing down your "To-do" list for the following day to be better organized. 12. Carry a pocket talisman. Make yourself a talisman to help you be more successful within a ritual you are working on. by carrying it with you it will absorb your energy and help you manifest your ritual desires. 13. Burn bindrunes for success. Draw yourself a bindrune for a specific ritual and burn it every day until you are successful. 14. Work out. I'm pretty sure Odin wouldn't want to give praise to someone who stagnates like a useless sack of potatoes. Move around, lift weighs, throw around a kettlebell, jog, anything to get you moving. 15. Cast the runes. Even if you only have time for a single rune draw. Rune casting is a great way to see valuable insight. Like these handmade rune sets. 16. Plan your next ritual. Good planning always means more success. 17. Visit the same part of the forest every 9 days. 9 is relevant within Norse Mythology for a very long, long list of reasons. Take time every 9 days to visit the same outdoors area to re-connect with the gods, leave an offering and to spend a little time outside. Consider building an outdoor altar made of biodegradable materials to re-visit. A hole near the base of a tree works great!
Discover the ancient history of Ostara, the pagan celebration of the spring equinox, and learn 10 easy ways to honor the season. From decorating your home to planting new life, this guide offers tips for celebrating the arrival of spring and embracing the renewal of nature. Perfect for those seeking a deeper connection with the earth and its cycles.
There is nothing random about the motifs sewn on the Romanian textiles, every stitch is a code. It tells you the story of it's creator.
It's somewhat surprising, given the degree of theological and ritual innovation in the Pagan community, that we don't think very far outside the box when it comes to places of worship. We Pagans might benefit from shifting from church/community center model to a shrine model of public religiosity. Here are 3 ways Pagans can offer the experience of "churchless religion" to people.
This week we reach the midpoint of winter, marked by the cross-quarter day of Imbolc. Traditionally, Imbolc begins at sundown on February 1st & continues through February 2nd. Imbolc is an ancient Celtic holiday celebrating the very first stirrings of new life–the earliest breaths of spring. Even though there may still be snow on the ground […]
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After a recent ritual a friend sent me a text message praising my wife as "one gifted natural Witch and High Priestess." He was right in his assessment, but my wife isn't a High Priestess because she calls herself one, she's a High Priestess because she earned the title, and everyone who circles with us knows it.
Discover an ancient ritual of good health dating back to pagan times still persisting today in Scotland's Clootie Wells.
Pagan Wedding Guide: Traditions, Rituals and Ceremony Ideas. We are sharing all you need to know to plan the perfect pagan wedding.
In parts of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia, an ancient pagan rite combined with a traditional Orthodox feast to become Ivan Kupala Night, a festival celebrating the summer solstice.
In Sweden, the Julbock, is a goat that delivers presents alongside the Jultomte on Christmas night. As with most folklore, the origins of this tradition lie within pre-Christian Scandinavian spiritual practices.
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Here follows a celebration of contemporary shrines. My Lararium / household shrine, particularly dedicated to the household Gods, Mercury and Venus Lararium of Lucanus, a Roman Pagan/polytheist from near Washington DC (Mercury depicted) D. Gratius Ludovicus' Sacrarium on left (includes Hercules and Matronae statuettes and mask of Bacchus above). Lararium in centre (see detail below) and Caesarium (dedicated to Divus Marcus Antoninus Pius - Marcus Aurelius). Source: incipesapereaude.wordpress.com Detail of Lararium of D. Gratius Ludovicus (see above). The image in the background depicts Vesta and the Lares. The statuettes are of Mater Magna Deorum (Cybele), Sirona (a Gallo-Roman Goddess of healing) and the Lar familiaris A Lararium which includes a Japanese butsudan to house images of the Lares. Source: incipesapereaude.wordpress.com Shrine of Q. Albia Corvina. Lararium on right. Caesarium on left (honouring Augustus and Claudius - includes images of apotheosis above) Detail of Lararium of Q. Albia Corvina (above). Rosmerta is depicted on the canvas above the Lararium detail picture. Statuettes (left to right) of Sirona, Lares, Mercury and grapes represent Bacchus. A Lararium (the man between the Lares represents the Genius, or spirit, of the head of the family). Source: cultusdeorumromanorum.blogspot.com A shrine belonging to a Hellenist based in Manila. Source: undertwotrees.wordpress.com Home altar of Joseph and Vincent. Includes the Lares, Penates, Fortuna, Isis, Ephesian Artemis, Vesta, Ceres, Magna Mater, Mercury, Bacchus/Liber, Mars and Hecate Lararium which also honours Mercury. Source: romanpolytheist.wordpress.com A Lararium particularly dedicated to household Gods, ancestors, Ceres, Mars and Venus. Source: patheos.com/blogs/religioromana A Lararium with a statuette of Vesta on the left (near the flame) and Fortuna on the right. Source: cafet.1fr1.net Lararium of Gaius Decius Laterensis which also honours Mars Lararium of Marcus Julius, loosely based on temple of Sulis-Minerva (Bath, England) A Lararium particularly dedicated to household Gods, Mercury, Minerva and Fortuna. Source: spinnradler.deviantart.com Shrine to Venus. Source: anonymous by request Shrine to Mercury. Source: anonymous by request Helio Pires' shrine to Mercury. Note the flower wreath, incense, candle and food offerings. Source: goldentrail.wordpress.com Offering for Thor. Source: thorskegga.deviantart.com Sacrarium of Q. Albia Corvina to Apollo and Sirona. Source: incipesapereaude.wordpress.com Shrine to Faunus. Source: albion-james.deviantart.com Shrine particularly dedicated to Antinous. Source: aediculaantinoi.wordpress.com Shrine to Antinous. Source: flickr.com/photos/mezaenaset Festive shrine to Saturn (painted in gold). Source: Sentia Figula Written by M' Sentia Figula (aka Freki), find me at neo polytheist and romanpagan.wordpress.com
dont remember was it beltane or samhain or some other ritual ? .. but i remember it felt good being there with fellow friends and pagans .. thank you everyone that made this ritual a remarkable event.. ..
