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Deep inside Spain’s Cova Dones, archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an organized Roman-era cult involving women, ritual offerings, and a mysterious goddess whose worshippers knew her simply by a powerful title: Domina, “the Lady.”

(...in other news water is wet, but I like that someone's acknowledging it.)

Your body’s a temple; temples also crumble: There’s so much talk about how your body is sacred, your body is a temple, must respect your body… Well, temples also crumble. The walls crack, the lights die, the murals peel off, people leave all sorts of trash behind their visits, and so on. Sometimes, temples suffer: your body gets sick, and you cannot do much to attend to it. [...] And that’s okay. Sometimes, all you can do is keep the temple standing so you can rebuild it later. Today, it stands. Tomorrow, we repair.

According to Turkish belief, blue acts as a shield against evil and even absorbs negativity.

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The mythology behind it says that if one of the beads breaks down, it means a very strong nazar has hit the wearer, and the bead stored it all up and broke down in order to protect them.

A third characteristic is to bead a mistake into the work. This action guards against hubris and excessive pride by affirming that only the Creator can make something that is perfect. These misplaced or miscoloured beads are often called “Spirit beads”.

I’m sure many of us will have seen the disintegration of that polite discourse through the medium of the internet and social media. Everything is outrage, everything is bait, nearly everything is AI-generated. Even when you find a good Facebook group or sub-Reddit, there are bots and brigading and those with the loudest voices shouting down calm, respectful opinions. There is too much noise for the signal to break through, and while I am an advocate of technology in general, social media is no longer doing more good than harm.
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We are not built to live in tiny boxes staring at glass screens and buying into the disgust and outrage of others. We are built to connect with people, understand each other, and find common ground.

Ancient DNA has overturned two centuries of assumptions about a Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge, revealing that a renowned goldworker, long believed to be a man, was a woman who may have held spiritual authority.

I have shaped my space to highlight the things that are important to me, to say louder than words who I am. I have filled it with my friends and beloveds – and it felt, in those first moments of being seen by others, like all my friends saw was an empty room.

The process of discovering you're accidentally venerating something much more Other than you thought is deeply relatable.

In the spirit of learning in public, I am going to share a recent failure in my spiritual practice.

I’ve become an armchair wizard.

I read devotional texts. I make offerings. I dream. I keep the holy days. I meditate. I pray at the shrine twice daily. I might take a devotional walk here or there. It’s all passive routine and habit now. I used to write liturgy more often, but most of my liturgy for my seasonal holidays has been written now, so… writing has fallen off the wagon.

Polytheistic Monasticism: Voices From Pagan Cloisters is an anthology of writings from the forefront of the first wave of experimental monastic spirituality in the modern polytheist-animist revival.

In this groundbreaking anthology, contemplative practitioners tell their stories of exploring classic monastic disciplines such as eremitic life, asceticism, retreat, service, and simplicity.

Has some incredibly evocative word choices- "mother within the mound" is... wow.

Author has a variety of poems/prayers/hymns/etc on their blog.