I’ve written a lot about deer, especially reindeer, this year. Here is a poem about the Saami reindeer sun goddess Beiwe. She rides across heaven in antler wagon.She rides across heaven in antler wagon.Holding her daughter, she defines the day.Holding … Continue reading →
Again from my forthcoming book on animal divination: An increasingly popular conception of the Deer Goddess goes by the name of Elen or Elen of the Ways. Knowledge about this goddess was disseminated through the research of Caroline Wise(1) on … Continue reading →
The fable about reindeer living at the North Pole is almost true. They don’t live right on the Pole, but indigenous migrating wild herds today live in or near the Arctic Circle, and semi-domesticated herds reach only a bit further … Continue reading →