Affiliate Advertising Disclosure First published on September 6, 2016. “By Scalpel and Herb, Blood and Healing Hands” is a novena booklet to Eir, a Norse Goddess of Healing. It provides an introduction about this Goddess and nine days of prayers in Her honor. Don’t have a copy yet? Get it from amazon, or through other booksellers. Bookversary – By Scalpel and Blood, Herb and Healing Hands: A Novena to the Goddess Eir For any that honour Eir: I have always found Galina's novena ... continue reading...
Last Quarter Moon Honouring
Originally published here in August 2018, this was part of articulating a deeper Moon Phase devotional that I was doing in 2014. It is the Last Quarter Moon today (Thursday, 07th September, 2023), in Naarm, where I am. The precise moment is at 8:20am. We won't actually be able to see it well unless we get up before dawn. Once again, I will take the opportunity to refer to Setjataset’s blog posts. She is a personal friend, as well as being a practitioner I admire: her blog is worth a ... continue reading...
Hestia – Goddess of the Home, Hearth, & Altar
Hestia, also known by her Roman name, Vesta, resides in every home as the keeper of the flame. Although she is often overlooked and underplayed in mythology, her kind, compassionate spirit listens rather than overpowers. A quiet goddess, who never married or had children, Hestia (which literally means “hearth”) tends to the fires that warm […] Hestia – Goddess of the Home, Hearth, & Altar to sing, o! to sing to worshipful hestia! to rejoice, o! to rejoice before she who ... continue reading...
Babylonian Month: September/October
The Babylonian calendar is divided into two halves – the vernal and autumn equinoxes. They usher in the periods of disharmony between the Sun and the Moon. From March to September, Utu, the Sun, is triumphant, and from September to March, Nanna-Suen is more visible. At the spring equinox, the Akiti Se-kintu (the Festival of […] Babylonian Month: September/October If you have never looked at Neptune's Dolphins before - it's a marvellous blog. They create excellent posts around Sumerian, ... continue reading...
Keeping the Hearth Fire Burning: The Tale of Hestia and the Vestal Virgins
A flame flickered persistently in ancient Rome at the heart of the city. This was no ordinary fire but the sacred flame of the goddess Vesta, the Roman equivalent of Hestia, the Greek goddess of the hearth. Handpicked from Rome’s noble families, six Vestal Virgins were tasked with a sacred duty — keeping the flame […] Keeping the Hearth Fire Burning: The Tale of Hestia and the Vestal Virgins There is a constant correlation between Hestia and Vesta. As they say however, correlation doesn't ... continue reading...
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