Blog Posts
Finding the Bear within
I didn't ask to become a bear. Always thought I was a wolf, yet the Spirits let me know beyond a doubt that I have been wrong about that these past 35 years. Maybe it was because ...
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Coyote, teaching to step past trickster ways
Coyote ... known by many as the trickster. Painting an image of one primarily out for his own self interests. Those of European origin / descent do not have the best track record ...
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Go BOLDLY!!!
Over the past few months, I see goldfinches EVERYWHERE. Walks ... drives ... even from our balcony. It's too a point that I cannot ignore the fact that this small, colorful birds...
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Rune Reading for August 11, 2024
OVERVIEW Holly / Tinne (Ogham / Inverted) — Boundaries, protection and empathy. Life force that endures difficulties. CHALLENGES URUZ (Elder Futhark) — Represents a Stength...
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FINALLY finding my path ...
Life is filled with circles … or a path that likes to arc back around as it follows a spiral course. It’s why it feels like we keep coming near to points in self and life where it feel...
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From the land of the ancestors
The Scottish lowlands around Perth is the ancient homeland of some of my ancestors … especially the Ruthven clan. Although I haven’t managed to visit this land yet, I still feel my co...
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Wearing Mjölnir for my ancestors
The reason I choose to put on this Mjölnir every day is to honor my ancestors … especially those who are traced back to Norse settlers who settled into Scotland and formed clan Ruthven. ...
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Máni or Luna?
Máni or Luna? ... Which name to call the moon when addressing its spirit during prayer? This is a question that has been in my thoughts off and on for a time now. Although I've gr...
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Defining a spiritual practice for myself
For too long, I feel like I've been stumbling around in the dark ... hobbling pieces of this and that together in a fashion that doesn't even full make sense to me. It always leaves m...
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Updating the shield
I've been running with the shield design with the Viking ship on it for quite some time. And that design has slowly evolved over the years ... the addition of the hawk / owl in flight,...
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Seeing "Joy" again ...
A hummingbird seeks out nectar in a Mimosa tree in Staunton, Va., on July 22, 2023. (Photo by Hauk the Wolfseye / aka. Mike Tripp) Every year, I look forward to the arrival of the h...
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Are sunflowers speaking to me ?
Sunflowers grow in a field alongside a country lane on a farm outside of Charlottesville, Va., on July 23, 2023. (Photos by Mike Tripp / F8 Explorer ... aka. Hauk the Wolfseye) For ...
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