
What does “The Ancestors” bring to your mind? A grandparent? People living in the 1800’s, without electricity? Like the unfathomable oceans of time before and behind us, and like the depths of space beyond our little Milky Way galaxy (“only” 200 million light years across), our Ancestors are far too vast for our minds (well, at least mine) to grasp very well. Read More
Many aspects of our Ancestors’ lives are shrouded in mystery for us all. That cloak of ignorance makes it harder for us to celebrate our Ancestors, and so, so easy for our Ancestors to disappear from our minds, our daily lives, and our spiritualities. One of the many areas of that ignorance is how, and how long ago, human migrated from Asia into North America, becoming the first Native Americans. Now, as Samhain approaches, new evidence shows that Native Americans were very likely here for many thousands of years longer than previously established – solving a mystery I’ve had my whole life!
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We all have inner issues to deal with, and confronting them can be hard. Along with that topic, and others recently discussed on The Wonder, we also have the delightful path which brought Sedna Woo to being a Naturualistic Witch Youtuber. All that, and more, are in the recent THE WONDER podcasts! They are on the page here.
This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual. I’ll be decorating my house the day after tomorrow, and our family is already doing our Samhain Ancestor card dinner graces (see below). Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is less than a month away! Read More
Our Pagan community is always changing, and it’s especially hard to understand these changes when there is so little data available. There are a few past surveys which provide some information (see below), but this survey will provide more up to date information. Plus, after the most recent census, the existence of “Atheist Witches” was explicitly mentioned! Here’s the direct link to take the 2021 Witch Census.