Category Archives: Pagan Practices
Haitian Horror
Experience the full text of Thomas Baurley’s classic 1989 research paper, now in a convenient PDF e-book. This edition presents Baurley’s in-depth study from Florida State University on zombies and zombification within Haitian Vodou, with focused discussion of Wade Davis’s primary research and the lasting impact of these stories and beliefs. Continue reading
Spirits and Entities, the spirituality of Alcohol
Spirits and Entities of Alcoholby Thomas Baurley, Leaf McGowan, Technogypsie Productions It always amazes me how the world really doesn’t understand the “root” of all things, nor pay attention to the “history” of various items or substances that they use … Continue reading
Viking Face and Body Painting
Ritual Painting of Face and Bodies in Viking Culture by Thomas Baurley, 9/6/2017 It is a controversial and well-debated subject whether or not the Vikings painted their faces and bodies. The Vikings were certainly exposed to the practice from their … Continue reading
Cairns and stacked rocks
Cairns and Stacked Rocks By Thomas Baurley The stacking of stones is a widespread cultural practice all around the world. You know it is a remnant of modern, historical, or prehistoric cultural manufacture because they were not placed there by … Continue reading
The Provocation: ‘Merry Christmas’ Simply Does Not Apply to a Pagan or a Jew
‘Merry Christmas’ Simply Does Not Apply to a Pagan or a Jew Baby New Year and Father Time. By Steve Provost The Provocation I, Marcus, was walking down the Appian Way one day just outside of Rome. The date? Just … Continue reading
BBC News – Archaeologists make new Stonehenge ‘sun worship’ find
The pits are positioned on celestial alignment at the site and may have contained stones Two previously undiscovered pits have been found at Stonehenge which point to it once being used as a place of sun worship before the stones … Continue reading
Walkabout
Walkabout A “Walkabout” comes from the Australian Aborigine “rite of passage” that young males undergo as a journey during adolescence to live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months. It is through this journey that the … Continue reading
Wishing Trees
Wishing Tree @ Brigid’s Well in Kildare, Ireland Wishing Trees “Wishing Trees” are very common throughout Ireland, England, and Scotland. They are usually individual trees upon which “folk magic”, “folk spells”, “faerie offerings”, or “prayers” are offered. Sometimes … Continue reading
Brigid’s Sacred Wells in Kildare, Ireland
Brigid’s Well #1, the “Wayward Well”, Kildare, Ireland Brighid’s Holy Wells in Kildare * Kildare, Ireland The Goddess or St. Brigid has two holy wells in Kildare? She certainly does. Some say that one of the wells belongs to … Continue reading
Brigid’s Sacred Flame at Kildare
Brighid’s Flame * Kildare, Ireland * For well over 1,000 years, if not 2,000 years or more, the sacred fire of the Goddess Brigid (now St. Brigid of Ireland) has existed and kept holy / sacred by her … Continue reading