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The Holy Beech

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on May 5, 2017 by Hearth Moon RisingMay 5, 2017

In the mature hardwoods of the Adirondacks, the American Beech reigns supreme. It is a majestic tree, stretching 80 feet or more and providing the dense summer canopy of the forest. The wood of this tree is also dense, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adirondacks, Trees | Tagged beech

Frigga and Writing

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 3, 2017 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 3, 2017

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 →

Posted in Germanic, Trees | Tagged birch tree, Frigg, Frigga, Norns, Odin, runes, writing

Autumn Visage

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on October 25, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingOctober 25, 2013

Fall scenery from the Adirondacks. Enjoy! autumn from Hearth Rising on Vimeo.

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Posted in Samhain, Trees | Tagged Adirondacks, Autumn, Pagan Blog Project

Is Friday for Frigga or Freyja?

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on April 26, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingApril 26, 2013

While Frigga’s worship was prevalent in all regions of Germanic settlement, Frejya’s worship seems to have been concentrated in the Nordic countries. This supports the hypothesis that she was a latecomer to the pantheon, her relative prominence a sign that … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Magical Tools, Trees | Tagged Frejya, Freya, Freyja, Friday, Frigg, Frigga, Pagan Blog Project, spinning

Gyrfalcon Circling the Spruce: Another Frejya Episode

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 29, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 29, 2013

Frejya has appeared to me as a stocky young woman against a backdrop of tall spruce forest, standing on the snow beside the kind of weaving, shallow streams that develop in the north as winter moves into spring. She comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Midsummer, Trees, Yule | Tagged boar, Brisingamen Necklace, Falcon, Frejya, Freya, Freyja, gyrfalcon, Horus, Norway Spruce, Pagan Blog Project, runes, spruce, sun

Frejya’s Three Forms

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 22, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 22, 2013

So what does boar, fir and falcon say about Frejya?Let’s look first at the falcon. Freya’s falcon is probably the Gyrfalcon (JER-falcon), the largest falcon, who likes the northern climates. If she migrates at all, she is driven by scarcity … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Trees, Yule | Tagged Adonis, Arduinna, Asclepius, Attis, boar, Bran, Cerridwyn, conifer, Cybele, Demeter, Dionysus, Falcon, Freya, Freyja, Freyr, gyrfalcon, Horus, Mithras, Norway Spruce, Osirus, Pagan Blog Project, pig, pine, pine cone, sow, Tammuz

The Fir and Falcon

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on March 16, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingMarch 16, 2013

The Fir and Falcon sounds like a good name for a medieval tavern. I can picture the large room with the riotous crowd, a bit too warm from the bodies and the fire in the hearth. The orange glow in … Continue reading →

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The Alder Tree

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on January 11, 2013 by Hearth Moon RisingJanuary 11, 2013

What can no house ever contain?Answer: The piles upon which it is built.This riddle refers to the alder wood base that ancient houses were built upon, before the concrete cinder blocks or stone-and-mortar that are used today. Alder was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Trees | Tagged alder, Black Alder, Black Poplar, Bran the Blessed, Calypso, Circe, fairies, Pagan Blog Project, Phaeton

The Yule Fire

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on November 30, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingNovember 30, 2012

In early December, the equivalent in Pagan households to “Where did we store the Christmas lights?” is “What did we do with the Yule log?” A piece of wood from last year’s Winter Solstice ritual fire is always saved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Trees, Yule | Tagged bayberry, candles, fire, hearth, oak tree, Pagan Blog Project, Vesta, yule log

Not Just Any Nuts

Hearth Moon Rising's Blog Posted on November 20, 2012 by Hearth Moon RisingNovember 20, 2012

A little update on my post about the Buckeye Tree, where I made the assertion that school spirit at The Ohio State University is legendary and the enthusiasm for the Bucks has to be seen to be believed. I now … Continue reading →

Posted in Trees | Tagged buckeye tree, Ohio State University, presidential pardon

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