Is it a person with whom you share interests? Someone that you can have a laugh with? People who make you feel safe and included? Sure, I think friends are all those things but there’s also something else, right? With certain friends there’s a deeper connection, a resonance that tells you that this person is…
First of all, I would like to thank the Pagan Federation for the invitation to be part of this years Spring Equinox Online Festival. For those who do not know me yet: my name is Frigga Asraaf. Many years ago I saw the light of day in the Netherlands on the hill of a giantess….
Growing up in a military environment you get good at making friends quickly. With new schools every few years, or in some cases every few months and other pupils coming and going with the same regularity, your friendship group is constantly changing. This can be a positive thing. For example, it can make it very…
20 years ago, I got a big scare. My wife, who I had married and handfasted with only a year before, returned to her Christian faith. She had been part of a church that was quite abusive, in her previous time as a Christian, and had become Pagan, in part as a response to that…
Gabija is the Lithuanian goddess of the hearth fire. Her name means to cover or protect and she is the protector of the home and family. She could take the form of a cat, stork or rooster or a woman dressed in red and she is associated with St. Agatha. Why is Gabija one of…