by Kelley Harrell | Dec 31, 2019 | Essay
Depending on whom you ask, it’s the end of a decade. Math geek I am not, so I’m more working with the serendipity of my personal timing, and 2019 is the close of a massively important cycle for me. Big Deep Breath. I publicly talk a lot about very personal... 
by Kelley Harrell | Dec 19, 2019 | Essay
Exploring the darkness as healthy animism In pagan circles we talk a lot about how contemporary Northern culture doesn’t hibernate for winter. The lack of restorative rest contributes to our already stressed lives, leaving us spent from the holidays, and most... 
by Kelley Harrell | Oct 30, 2019 | Creepy, Essay
There are lots of stories about the Biltmore House, the largest privately-owned home in the United States, located in Asheville, NC. The mansion was built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and boasts an enormous 178,926 square feet, featuring... 
by Kelley Harrell | Oct 30, 2019 | Creepy, Essay
It’s that time of year again, when the air chills, the sun sets early, and things go bump in the night. It’s also the time that we get bombarded with images of wrinkly crones and black cats. I love anything to do with cats, though it’s the former that bears deeper... 
by Kelley Harrell | Oct 21, 2019 | Essay, Uncategorized
An expression heard in pagan circles this time of year is, “The veil is thinning,” to which my question has always been, “What veil?” The idea behind this seasonal slogan is as we get closer to Samhain, Alfablot, and The Dark Time, in many northern and western... 
by Kelley Harrell | Jun 7, 2019 | Essay
Every week my Patreon community and I engage in crafting a galdr based on The Weekly Rune. It focuses on the current runes, but also the nuance of the full interpretation and personal affinity with galdr. In short, there’s no one way to do it, no right way to... 