LONG AGO, in the time-out-of -time, when we were all connected in one harmony, the Tree Women; trees who lose their leaves and bear fruit, were in union with Raven, the creator-transformer. When Raven died the Women were so distraught they wept and pinched themselves disfiguring their skin, this is how trees came to […]

One of the first verses in the Kalevala, the ancient Song Cycle, from the Circle of Hel, speaks beautifully of where the Magic Songs live,
where the Source of Power is…
The Cold offered me Runes out There
The Rain brought me often Songs
Other ballads the Wind brought me
The Waves carried them to the Shore
Birds shaped Words into […]