Answering the Call of Cernunnos
“I feel called to Cernunnos – how do I get started?” There is no one right way. But this is what I’ve done, and what I’ve seen others do that worked for them.
View ArticleTo Everyone Who Was Called by a God Five Years Ago
You were called for a reason. You said yes for a reason. The world has changed in the past five years, but the essence of the human condition and the essence of the Gods have not. If you wait for...
View ArticleA Pilgrimage to Yosemite
My trip to Yosemite National Part was as much a pilgrimage as my trips to Brú Na Bóinne and Orkney. There was a call, a journey, and a spiritual experience.
View ArticleDo the Gods Care About Everyone?
Does Apollo care about me? I’ve never poured the first offering for Him, never called to Him in prayer. I’m not a Hellenist or a Greek-inspired Pagan. Does Apollo even know who I am? I don’t know, and...
View ArticleTop 10 Posts of 2022
The Top 10 posts of 2022 on Under the Ancient Oaks: Loki’s three messages for the world, 8 pieces of bad advice, worshipping Gods from different cultures and different pantheons, answering the call of...
View ArticlePaganism in a Post-Christian World
The Archbishop of Sydney complains that Paganism doesn’t bring fulfillment, communion, and transcendence. He’s wrong. We are moving toward a post-Christian world, and Paganism is particularly...
View ArticleThe Book of Cernunnos is Now Available
The Book of Cernunnos, the new devotional anthology dedicated to the Lord of the Animals – and of many other things – is now available.
View ArticleYearning For Wildness
I’m one of the most order-obsessed people I know, but I’m yearning for wildness. Because the roots of the wild are still very much in us, and the wolf and the dog both howl at the moon.
View ArticleA Foundation of Many Gods
I don’t know what I’m going to do when I’m no longer tied to a corporate job for 40+ hours a week. But this much I do know: the many Gods, my oaths, and my practices have built a foundation for what I...
View ArticleThe Call of Cernunnos
The natural world is in turmoil and so of course a God of Nature is concerned – and active. And He’s showing us the way through. Respect Nature. Take refuge in Nature. Remember that you are a part of...
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