Hearthside

It has been a very different Summer so far compared to last year. Here it has been very wet and rainy unlike the drought conditions of last year. Everything is a verdant green. It is easy to get caught up in the moment this time of year. It feels like even though you are looking outwards the pace slows to a crawl. It is okay to just sit on a riverbank lost in contemplation, or sit out on a patio with a cool drink and some watermelon and talk through the afternoon and late into the evening. I always find it easy to write about Jol or Sigrblot. I would find it easy to write about Winter Nights as well, but I always get so busy that time of year it is hard to find the time. Right now though, I want to write about Midsummer … and it just won’t flow. I have all these ideas in my head, all these sources piled beside me that I keep looking at over and over. The words don’t want to jump to the page as I type. So here goes nothing… There are 3 Heathen holidays attested to in the sources: Sigrbl...

I have been working on some colouring pages for the Heathen holidays Sigrblót, Midsummer, Winter Nights, and Jól. Just in time for Sigrblót! Please use them for your families or gatherings. All are free to use and share them for non-commercial purposes! For more Heathen resources for practicing Sigrblót with your family I recommend checking out fellow Canadian content creator, Jennifer Hartman at Pagan Kids! She has an excellent blog post about Sigrblót which I will link below. Further Reading "Sigrblót for the Family" by Jennifer Hartman  https://www.pagankids.org/post/sigrblot Image Sources Images are my own and may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes.