Juleigh Howard-Hobson Asatru – the contemporary branch of the original pre-Christian faith of the Norse/Germanic peoples – has a spiritual lineage that, while decidedly historical, is only recently reawoken, resulting in a limited number of commonly performed modern practices. Despite that, common spiritual devotions are practiced by Asatruar (adherents of Asatru); among these are morning…
Europe
All Cats are Grey in Russian Folklore
Juleigh Howard-Hobson The Russian term Baiyun means “talker”, coming from the verb bayat – “talk”, and thus we arrive at the essence of Кот Баюн– translated variously as Kot Baikun, Kot Bayun or Cat Bayun, all of which mean the cat talker—a gigantic furry black cat who, if allowed to charm you with his magical storytelling, will eventually…
To Plant a Corn Dolly
Juleigh Howard-Hobson It’s February, and for those in the Northern hemisphere like myself, it is as far from the harvest season as it is possible to get. It’s cold, it’s muddy, and it’s grey. The world has been chilly and wet for a quarter of the year. It is the most important time of the…
