Walking My Spiritual Path

The following is a collection of articles about my own personal spiritual path.  I've had a lot of spiritual issues come to a head over the past two years of my life, and received clarity of direction, as well as more questions to go along with those answers.  I write to sort things out in my own head, but also to help others who may be experiencing somewhat similar circumstances.  Everyone goes through times when the Gods are less palpably felt and life seems more confusing, and I also think that spirituality is a continuing "work in progress" and nobody is ever completely "done" or "enlightened".  My challenge as being a votary of the Vanir is not to necessarily evolve into my highest self as the Aesir-focused folk do, or embrace my primal self as the Rokkr-focused folk do, but to be fully in the world.  This is harder to do than people realize, as many want to dominate, conform, or escape, as opposed to striving for balance and flowing with the cycles of Nature and Wyrd, rather than against.

Please enjoy these writings, as I open up a little bit of my world to share with you.  Thanks for reading.

An Introduction to Vanic Practice     How I Experience the Gods

The Role of the Modern Hedgewitch within the Northern Tradition

A Delicate Balance: Why the Aesir, Vanir, and Jotnar are All Necessary

The Influence of the Jotnar In My Life, and Within the Northern Tradition

Why I Don't Identify as Asatru or Heathen     Being a Freyswife

On My Experience as a Disabled Nordic Pagan     On Community

Tools     Having a Patron Deity     The Name Game

Spirituality: It's Not a Competition!