Ishtar amongst the gods, extraordinary is her station.Respected is her word, it is supreme.Strong, exalted and splendid are her decrees.The gods continually cause her commands to be executed:All of them bow down before her. March 22nd marks the 27th anniversary … Continue reading →
Thistle Pettersen is a songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. This is from her collection Animal Dreams. … Continue reading →
The big excitement this week has been the appearance of a Great Gray Owl, a boreal owl rarely seen in the United States. As the name implies, this is a very large owl, bigger even than the Great Horned. The … Continue reading →
Germane to my post last week on Frigga, here is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Divining with Animal Guides. The origin of Germanic writing is complex. Late Bronze Age carvings and cave markings from Northern Italy to Sweden show … Continue reading →
Then said Gangleri: “Which are the Asynjur?” Harr said: “Frigg is the foremost: she has that estate which is called Fensalir, and it is most glorious.” — The Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson, translated Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur. Deities tend to become … Continue reading →
Reconstruction is 85% or more complete on the house I’m living in. It has not been as inconvenient as I feared, although it has undeniably been disruptive — necessitating changes in how I work, tolerance of noise and … Continue reading →
This beautiful brass statue was given to me by a friend and was purchased on a trip to India. He thought it was Tara, but I later discovered that this is an image of Ushnishavijaya, a very popular goddess in … Continue reading →
It’s been a frustrating week in foreign language study. For some reason, Samhain has been on patrol a bit more than usual, enforcing the household English-only policy. This policy was instituted by the cat. She yowls whenever I review my … Continue reading →
What do we want? Something or other.When do we want it? Sometime. The morning of the Women’s March I walked out to my car and discovered my rear driver’s side tire was low. Not flat, but low enough that I … Continue reading →
The big Women’s March in DC is this Saturday January 21st, and I will be attending one the “sister marches” in Lewis, New York. This march will begin at the gravesite of suffragist Inez Milholland with a follow-up rally at … Continue reading →