June 19: I was out in my yard the other day, when I noticed that we have a few large leafy plants growing among our pumpkins. We had them last year, and because I originally thought they were pumpkins, I let them grow (of course no little pumpkin flowers grew). This year, I can see the difference much clearer. Which left me with…WTH? Looking around the area, there weren’t any more of these plants… I took a picture and reverse image searched on Google, and what popped up was Burdock. I did more searches just to be sure. From my research, it turns out that burdock is a great plant to have from herbal remedies to magik. According to Patti Wigington at Outside the Lines , this wonderful little plant is good for: “Cleansing and Purification Protection Natural Diuretic for kidneys and blood, thus can “flush out negativity” Teas (albeit bitter) Root Chewing Constipation Hair Loss Dry Skin Gastric Issues Hang over doors to prevent lightning strikes Connected to Thor Sprinkle dried ...

  June 22: I just performed the Summer Solstice Ritual with my family. I wrote it in ADF Norse Hearth Culture style, using a script on the Members-Only (I believe) Norse Ritual page. Of course I tweaked it a little bit with my own stuff and stuff that I’ve been using from other ADF sources. Overall, the ritual went okay, but it felt rushed because of some of the excerpts that I copied just didn’t read well—especially the Opening the Gates parts. Here’s my script . When I read the script in my head it sounded fine. But when I read it aloud with my family today it was difficult. Didn’t read right. I don’t know if that’s just the writing style or if maybe I copied it down wrong—because when I copied it from the webpage, it formatted weird on my word document. Or maybe I’m just not used to that style? That and it was just too wordy—kennings tend to be. As a Dyslexic (and probably my other neuro shit) I’m just not a fan of wordy, flowery poetic language. I like reading poems…...

 Be you in the Northern or Southern hemispheres.   Let me tell you what, the Weather Deities are brining that summer heat this weekend.  It's supposed to be in the upper 90's!  Can't say that I'm looking forward to those temps.  However I would love to go camping soon.  Maybe next year, we'll plan ahead and book a site and invite some of our other camp-happy friends for a Solstice Party?  Find a place with a swimming beach--there's one near us, too.  I'm just not a big fan of crowds, especially if we're swimming with our kids.  We'll figure it out. My husband's not much of a camper, so maybe we can gather friends and/or family and rent a cabin near a beach?  I haven't done the cabin thing since I was a teenager. I'm just tired of being a homebody.  I'm in my 40's now and I want to go camping, darn it. Last night, on the Solstice Eve, I put out a fully enclosed queen-sized mosquito netting outside, and me and two of the kids spe...

 This is what my Wheel of the Year looks like (my Sacred Year actually has more holy days than 8): Midwinter - Feb 1st - https://substack.com/home/post/p-155668258 Spring Equinox / First Day of Spring - March 20-23 - https://substack.com/home/post/p-158712101 Midspring - May 1st - https://substack.com/home/post/p-162285589 Summer Solstice / First Day of Summer - June 20-23 - Midsummer - August 1st Fall Equinox / First Day of Fall- September 20-23 Midfall - November 1st Winter Solstice / First Day of Winter - Dec 20-23 Good June, yall. The Wheel is slowing turning to the First Day of Summer, aka the Summer Solstice. In other places, this High Day is known by many names such as Midsummer, Midsommar, and Litha. 2024 - Sunna’s Summer Solstice Healing Throw. If you’ve learned anything about me, in my neck of the woods, Solstices and Equinox’s are always the beginnings of a season, so I don’t like to use Mids for the quarters—because it’s not the middle of the season. I save the ...

This morning I got up to see a subscriber email from Druid and author John Beckett. In his newsletter he talked about Seo Helrune’s post about Tweens And The Unseen Not Your Typical Tween Drama —about spirits and your kids. It definitely resonated. Psychic abilities run in both sides of my family, but are stronger on my mom’s side. I’ve always been able to see and hear entities. When I was little, my “imaginary friends” were spirits who often took animal forms, as well as Ancestors. My first goddess was Sister Moon, but my first encounter with a goddess appearing to me was the Greek Hestia when I was really little, somewhere between 8-10. I used to read children’s art books (I think Disney had a series in the 80’s and early 90’s, maybe older, but I remember Mickey Mouse) and read children’s mythology books—reading about Pagans and their Gods and wishing that they were real or still around. Hestia came to me and said that they were. Eventually, I’d get my first Wiccan book when I was ar...

Posted to my Substack ,  " Last night, I tried sending energies to the LA protestors (which is how I help when I’m not able to be there—I’m a völva and so I cast), but the Gods stopped me, saying it’s being handled and that I need to focus on my family and local area. Today I woke up from a dream where I was getting my entire body painted and I had to hold really really still. I tried, but my body was cramping and exhausted. I was trying so hard, and the artists were understandably frustrated. After a break, I was able to relax and focus—meditate. Finally I was able to sit up so they could work on my face and my front. Next break, I was able to take a peek and see that they were turning me into a beautiful black Medusa and peacock phoenix hybrid, covered in storyboard “tattoos” that I couldn’t see. Excited for the final, I closed my eyes, and patiently waited for the artists to finish. I woke up before, but I feel that last night and the dream have something to do with each ...

Apparently, I was sorely misinformed about the ownership of Paypal and Venmo (thanks goes to an ADF Membership Renewal person for correcting me).  Turns out that Muck did own it, but gave it up back in 2000-2002.   I try to stay up-to-date on information and to make sure that I'm comprehending it, but I was wrong on this bit of information.  My apologies.   I'm accepting Paypal and Venmo again!

  It’s one of my favorite  secular days of the year . It’s a day to educate oneself about the world’s pollinators and their importance—I don’t just focus on honey bees, they have another day on August 17th (the others probably have their own days, too). I also celebrate Honey Bees on August 1st. Today is a great day to: Learn about all of the different pollinators in the world—bees, wasps, bats, moths, butterflies, etc. Plant some pollinator friendly plants, preferably plants that are local to your area. Eat some honey foods and beverages, fruits, and edible flowers. A favorite kid friendly beverage my family has is Fairy Milk—the recipe I use is warm milk, cinnamon, and honey. Favorite adult bev is mead. Or we may just have a simple piece of bread with honey on it, or something more elaborate like honey cake. Learn about the history and medicinal properties of honey. Read. There’s a lot of books about pollinators, from childrens to scholarly; scientific and spiritual. Some bo...