by Lisa Hario | May 2, 2022 | Announcements
Happy May day! Happy Bealtaine! In Minnesota, that rumored spring and start of summer has yet to arrive as we have had chilly rainstorms for the last few days. It is coming, we are promised, and we get a few nice days to tease us… I can’t help but feel spring in...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 29, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Art can be a way to honor our gods, tell pagan stories, or simply make our home pretty. Original artwork is expensive for a reason. An amateur oil painter once told me $300 for a painting didn’t cover her materials. Even a print mounted in a good quality frame...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 20, 2022 | Book Reviews, Paganism, Reviews
The Way of Fire and Ice by Ryan Smith 2019 Llewellyn Publications In the Way of Fire and Ice, author Ryan Smith provides an introduction to what he terms Radical Norse Paganism. This is essentially inclusive Norse Paganism that firmly shuts the door on white...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 15, 2022 | Pagan Thrift, Paganism
Researching Paganism Without Breaking the Bank Practicing a neo-pagan religion often requires research, and the norm is for a pagan home to have bookcases. We are truly in a boom of pagan publishing, with plenty of books on niche topics beyond Wicca 101 that include...
by Lisa Hario | Apr 4, 2022 | Announcements
March was a busy month. With Paganicon, Spring Break, and taxes volunteering (as well as having to do my own taxes, yay), it feels good to get back into the routine of regular life. I only have two more weeks of volunteering, and while I enjoy it getting free time...