Again, I'm not a professional blogger or book reviewer, just a lover of books and writing. Seeing that I don't have any more Goddess Girls or Thunder Girls books on hand, I decided to read something more for my age and something a little bit closer to Norse Mythology: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec . The story is about Angrboda, Gullveig, seidr, her relationships with Loki and Skadi, she and Loki's children, Odin, Ragnarok, and the new world born from Surt's fires and ash.  It's about love and friendship, betrayal and loss, healing, rage, and finding oneself.  I loved how the author weaved the surviving myths together, filling in chunks that we just don't have, as we only have what's survived with her own imagination. I laughed and cried, and really felt Angrboda's pain and strength. I think it's a beautiful story, skillfully written, and one of my favorite retellings of modern mythology so far. It also highlights the issue of why...

It's slippery today, with layers of ice and snow.  I figured that I haven't done divination on my accounts in a while, so why not today?  The deity who's stepped forward is the Norse Goddess Skadi, and She has selected the Elder Futhark runes. I'm going to use one of my new products, the Elder Snowball Runes , in honor of Her. Set of 24 Half Sphere Runes. Elder Futhark Runes. The half spheres are wooden and painted with a gloss white acrylic paint and fine glitter paint. The 24 runes are hand written with a black paint marker. These runes have been varnished with a matte polyurethane. The pouch is made with a light gray acrylic yarn. This set includes: - 24 Half Sphere Runes - 1 Pouch (pouch not pictured yet) - 1 Guide Card: Rune, Name, Pronunciation, and Meaning (upright and murkstave). - A Charm from Spirit (I pick a random charm upon order, asking what message Spirit has for you.) From start to finish, all of my pouches, pendulums, runes, and art pieces are made with...