Musings

The place for everything else in between. A little divination, some cards, lots of thoughts and ideas in the air, with the body in movement.

  • Winding down the road in the eternal quest

    I hope the readers that stumbled upon my previous post about the 3 of coins and spring found it delightful and useful, here it is if you would like to read it. Right here and now, I want to share a few things that are developing. I started this site as a way for me…

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  • I have been thinking lately about the myth of progress. Not that I am against science and technology, I am only a partial Luddite. But I do question the effectiveness of academia and “progress” when we layer upon it titles, and awards, and confer honors that bloat the ego and cloud partiality. When ideas, concepts…

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  • The Strength of Ògún

    The Strength of Ògún

    This is inspired in many ways by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold’s “Ifá: A Forest of Mystery,” the stories of Loki in “Myths of the Norsemen” by H.A. Grueber, and particularly in Frisvold’s interview with Gordon White on his podcast, Runesoup. It all began as I looked at the sly expression on the page of swords…

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  • As this is also a space for my personal explorations, this post will be somewhat intimate.I was raised in a psychologically and spiritually restrictive environment. Even though I was endlessly curious and loved to read, my musings and mental aerobics could only go as far as my spiritual upbringing allowed. It took years and distance…

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