The sun is shining today. I felt it would be a Druidic sin to stay inside so I donned my winter gear and headed to the forest! I spent a few moments with a birch tree but grew distracted with how active the chickadee population was. Without so many deciduous leaves hiding them, birds sureContinue reading “Deer Tracks”
Category Archives: animals
The Three Kindred
In my early days of Pagan study and worship, it was easiest for me to connect with and understand the Nature Spirits. I was raised to respect them and even taught by my mother to believe in fairies and unicorns, even if they were part of a different reality than our own. As time went by, IContinue reading “The Three Kindred”
Working with Nature
It was always easy for me to connect with The Nature Spirits. Upon reflection, I must confess that it was the Nature Spirits who originally helped me decide to turn to Paganism. I’ve always been an environmentalist. At a very early age, I started to learn about animals, ecosystems, and the huge amount of damage humans were inflictingContinue reading “Working with Nature”
My Place Among the Nature Kindred
Last night I got into a somewhat heated discussion on otherkin, vegetarianism, and animal rights on the ADF IRC chat. A couple of members who believe they are otherkin brought up a publication and I asked them a couple things about being otherkin which kind of started it all. You see, when I firstContinue reading “My Place Among the Nature Kindred”
Trying Not to be Lazy
The terrible fatigue I’ve been feeling lately has spread to my spirituality. My rituals are suddenly shorter and lack any real meditation. I’ve tried to meditate in bed but I always fall asleep and have strange dreams that I can’t really remember in the morning. I keep thinking about and seeing foxes everywhere. My innerContinue reading “Trying Not to be Lazy”
Teacher Fox
If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that I’ve been working through Paxson’s Trance-Portation. I mentioned a few entries ago that I’ve been revisiting animal spirits / spirit guides. Paxson suggests asking a companion animal to lead you to a spirit who can teach you to better navigate the inner realms. Last night,Continue reading “Teacher Fox”
Diana Paxson on Animal Spirits
“Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse are the heirs of Br’er Rabbit and Anansi. We give our children toy ducks to protect them in the bath, and Teddy Bears to ward their sleep. When small, my grandchildren were guarded by a tattered toy in the shape of a bear that belonged to their great-grandmother when sheContinue reading “Diana Paxson on Animal Spirits”
Author M. A. Phillips 