vintagewitch | back to the grind?

I spent all of this weekend at the Nordic Women's Retreat, and it was incredible. Heathenry can be so simple, and yet so powerful. It was also my first time truly staving with a group of people, and now I will be incorporating the Stav into my own practice.

I almost can't eveen talk about how beautiful it was. I'm such an eclectic witch, and I have to admit it felt really amazing to be immersed in a specific tradition. I really want to start working with Kari on an individual basis: right now, it's really hard for me to take weeknights to take classes. She does have an online class that I can take, that I need to take before becoming an apprentice, but it's $250. I'm going to reach out to her about the potential for a payment plan, and then I can begin working with her 1:1 after that class has finished.

Nevermind. Just emailed her. We'll see what she says.

I also participated in a Primstav workshop - all about connecting to the land and how the Norse ancestors measured time. it was fascinating, and I now have a Primstav that I can begin to decorate with my own symbols and traditions. There's an online study group, where people are interrogating how to decolonize the land we live on, how to work with this land (rather than following traditions from Scandinavia, where the phenology is different), and follow in our ancestors' footsteps. It's reminding me to slow down, that slowing down is actually a really important part of my belief system and values.

Through slowing down and reconnecting with the earth, we can interrupt toxic patterns of capitalism. And I so so SO want to interrupt those patterns.

In other news, I am trying in vain not to think about how much catch-up I have to do on this grimoire for NaNo. I really just want a day off, but I think it will look like trying to write at least 2k so I haven't shot myself in the foot later.