There are a couple of ways I find the word “polyvalence”* useful in talking about polytheistic religions and beliefs. Some folks use the word “ambiguity,” also a good and useful term. The […]
Pantheonic Ramblings
When I was growing up, books of mythology were always among my favorites. Often these books would include a list of gods, a “cast of characters” that comprised the pantheon of deities […]
Facets of Deity
I am a polytheist, which means that I feel that each god is a unique entity with their own unique character, but I also consider the gods in their full complexity to […]
Thoughts on the worship of little-known gods
![By Tony Grist (Photographer's own files) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://hearthfirehandworks.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/genii_cucullati_and_goddess_relief_corinium_museum.jpg?w=100&h=80&crop=1)
I have a real fondness for little-known gods, gods whose names are known only from a handful of sites, or even those who make a single (known) appearance. There’s no way of […]
Five Reasons to Write Prayers
While I am a writer of prayers and (like most other prayer-writers, I think) I am happy and honored whenever someone uses one of my pieces* in their practice, I am also […]
Why I Do What I Do
Back in another life, I studied technical communication; I’ve never actually worked in the field (due to a combination of factors including settling down so very far away from anywhere it’s a […]
Movable Gods
![Matrae. By Urban (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://hearthfirehandworks.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/matrae-from-bibracte_deesses.jpg?w=100&h=80&crop=1)
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research into the gods of continental Europe, of the areas once known as Gaul and Germania, as well as those British gods we know from […]
How Hard is Your Polytheism?
Over the last however-many years, I’ve observed the terms “hard” and “soft” polytheism becoming less and less useful, both in the larger community and personally. Getting to know the Egyptian deities was […]
On the Evolution of Personal Polytheism
I’ve been pagan for over 20 years, and actively a polytheist for perhaps 17 of those years. My practice back then was quite a bit different from my practice now; some things […]
Any requests?
I know I haven’t been posting as much here as I used to. Partly it’s because I’ve already written some of the things I could write quickly and easily, and the things […]
Hearthfire Handworks 