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Continue reading →: Day the Seventh: Names and epithets.
Day the Seventh: Names and epithets. ep·i·thet (ɛpɪˌθɛt) noun 1. any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I. . Herne…the Hunter. I sometimes refer to him as Herne of Windsor. Depends on both…
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Continue reading →: Finding your Local Quarters
I know there are a lot of traditionalists out there, and I am by no means one of them. When I first began on this path, there was very little online. Each website said you HAD to be in a Coven, which HAD to be Gardinarian or Alexandrian. As for…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days of Devotion – Day Six
Day the Sixth: Other related deities and entities associated with this deity. His association with Cernunnos is certainly his most popular association. Margaret Murray, in her book God of the Witches published in 1931, suggests that Herne is a localised version of Cernunnos. There isn’t a great deal of Herne’s influence…
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Continue reading →: Day the Fifth: Members of the family
Day the Fifth: Members of the family – genealogical connections. None from a historically accurate point of view. He’s told me that he had a wife and child, and that he was one of many children, I was somewhere in the middle and there were a few of us, but since…
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Continue reading →: Plight of the (Pagan) Fan Girl
Let’s face it – at one stage or another, we’ve all Fan-Gender-Neutral’ed over something. As my 30th was soon on the horizon (last week!) I found myself reliving my over-the-top Fangirl attitude over my childhood favourite band – Hanson. Why? Tickets to their show at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney…
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Continue reading →: Day the Fourth: A favourite myth of Herne.
Day the Fourth: A favourite myth or myths of this deity. My favourite is the ending of the story that many writers, and I guess myself when I wrote my short story, graze over. Once Herne died, other men of the hunting party were promoted to his role. With each…
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Continue reading →: Day the Third: Symbols and icons of Herne
Day the Third: Symbols and icons of this deity. Hunting. He always knew where they would be. He knew the forest like the back of his hand, he knew their tracks. He would read his surroundings – the moved earth, the broken branch, the echo of sound. He never came…
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Continue reading →: Day the Second: How did you become first aware of Herne?
Day the Second: How did you become first aware of this deity? I grew up in the suburb of Herne Hill in Victoria. One day at TAFE, which would be about 11 years ago now, I got bored. Google wasn’t around, so I typed “herne hill” into the best search…
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Continue reading →: I’m the only Pagan in the…err…relationship
I couldn’t very well say, “I’m the only Pagan in the Village” because as I’ve mentioned previously, Sydney has a wonderful Pagan community! Although I’m probably the only Pagan in my suburb…does that count? Trends come and go, but one I’ve been noticing on forums and Facebook groups is the,…
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Continue reading →: Day the First: A basic introduction of the deity.
Day the First: A basic introduction of the deity. Herne the Hunter is an old British Deity, often associate with Cernunnos and Pan, mainly due to the antlers. They are all very different individuals. He was once a Hunter of King Richard II’s court. He was beloved by the King…
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Continue reading →: 30 Days of Devotion – Herne the Hunter
I first stumbled across this idea two months ago. I can’t remember the blog I first saw it on, but when I find it I will post a link to it here (Serpents Labyrinth) This morning at 4.04am Sydney Eastern Standard Time (or thereabouts) it was the official August Full…
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Continue reading →: Organised Events
I cannot organise a house warming party, let alone a major event. Organising my handfasting was stressful enough. I really just wanted to use this post to thank the Pagan Awareness Network (PAN Inc), in particular the wonderful Pete, for organising such a wonderful evening on Saturday night. It was…
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I’m Rowan
Welcome to BookOfEucalypt, my little piece of the internet since 2011. I write about all things Paganism, Herne the Hunter, my path, with bits of poetry and short stories thrown in for good measure.
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