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Continue reading →: 31 Days of Devotion – Week FourA quote, a poem, or piece of writing that you think this deity resonates strongly with. Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. – Edgar Allen Poe The most common and widely referenced when speaking of…
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Continue reading →: 31 Days of Devotion – Week ThreeAny mundane practices that are associated with this deity? I don’t see anything that he does as mundane, so I’ll leave this post here and come back to it. How do you think this deity represents the values of their pantheon and cultural origins? Being that he began his journey…
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Continue reading →: 31 Days of Devotion – Week TwoVariations on this deity (aspects, regional forms, etc.) He was local to London, to Berkshire, and to Windsor Forest. His reach extended out from there through story, through generations, and then through his comparison to Cernunnos. He certainly isn’t Cernunnos, as Cernunnos is as old as time. Herne was once…
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Continue reading →: 31 Days of Devotion – Week OneA basic introduction of the deity. Herne the Hunter is an old British Deity, often associate with Cernunnos and Pan, as they are all antlered Gods. However, they are all very different individuals. Herne was once a Hunter of King Richard II’s court. He was beloved by the King for…
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Continue reading →: Updating 31 Days of DevotionIt’s been two years since I first posted the “30 Days of Devotion” for Herne the Hunter. Two years! Holy crap, Batman! Hearth Witch Down Under over at patheos.com has posted that the “31 Days of Devotion” is somewhat of a blog challenge for the month of August, and has…
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Continue reading →: Visiting Sacred Space in Central AustraliaAround the time of studying Mangamai’bangawarra (Indigenous Science) at university, I mentioned to my mother how amazing it would be to visit Central Australia, to see Uluru and Kata Tjuta, and to experience what some describe as the heart of Australia as a continent. And thus our girls week away…
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Continue reading →: The Longest NightYule, or the Winter Solstice, this year astrologically falls at 8.34am EST on Tuesday 21st June. While I would absolutely love to take tomorrow off so I can celebrate at that exact moment in time, I began a new job today and simply can’t. So tomorrow night it shall be…
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Continue reading →: The Oracle of the Antlered RoadElen of the Ways is an antlered Goddess of British mythology. She is Sovereignty, she is the Green Woman. She is of the ancient tracks and path ways, and is helping me journey down one particular path Herne has claimed as “Women’s Business”. There is not much written about her from…
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Continue reading →: In Keeping SilentThe Pagan Experience – To Be Silent. What does “silence” mean to you? How does it inform your spiritual practice? How is it expressed in your mundane life? And, what is it we are being silent about? Silence is memories of fingers on lips, of the shhh in the library, the awkwardness…
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Continue reading →: Altar Freshen Up
I feel like I’ve been a bad lil Pagan of late because I haven’t done much. I haven’t done anything for Mabon or for the Sydney equivalent, I haven’t given a daily offering or had a proper yarn with Herne in way too long. I haven’t felt the desire to…
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Continue reading →: Traditional vs. Local – How do you celebrate the festivals of the land?It’s that time of year again. The stores are chock full of chocolate eggs, there are bunny decorations and fun things for children to occupy themselves with. The hot cross buns came out sometime in January – there are even cards with gorgeous symbols of Spring and fertility (when did…
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Continue reading →: The Path AheadAt the moment I’m trying this new routine where I eliminate one or two things from my diet each month. I’ve so far successfully eliminated alcohol, energy drinks (after consuming at least 1 a day for the last 8 years) and by the end of the month I will have…
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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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