by Lisa Hario | Nov 20, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
Every pagan should learn about at least one form of divination. Even if you don’t become highly skilled at it, a basic knowledge will help in areas outside of divination. Divination is a form of communication between humans and the unseen, and like all...
by Lisa Hario | Nov 6, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
An altar is your sacred space. Treat it as such. The items used should be respected as tools for spiritual work, and cared for accordingly. Bless the Space A blessing does not have to be elaborate. Simple sprinkling of water infused with energy or...
by Lisa Hario | Oct 23, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
Every pagan should have either an altar or a sacred space where they can practice. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, or large. It does not even have to scream altar to the uninitiated. What is an Altar for? An altar is not only a place to focus your energies, but it...
by Lisa Hario | Oct 9, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
Not all pagans worship gods. It is true paganism contains a belief in many gods (although what kind of belief and sometimes even non-belief falls into many different camps, which will be a different post). However, believing the gods exist does not mean one has to...
by Lisa Hario | Sep 25, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
This is written with the assumption the reader is a beginner Pagan who was raised in a Monotheistic religion or at least grew up in a society that saw Monotheism as the norm. This blog post confronts what I see as baggage brought in by the Monotheistic mindset,...
by Lisa Hario | Sep 11, 2020 | Journey to Paganism, Paganism
Welcome to the second in my year long series of beginner Pagan topics. You can read the first entry in the series here. Communication between a person and a deity has been dubbed the “God phone” within neo-pagan circles today. Don’t take this literally. ...
