She describes her path as “renegade pagan or shamanistic” and that has on occasion brought about some harsh feedback from fellow pagans.

“I was raised Catholic but my parents gave me a choice at age 13 and I took off from there. I have a tendency to piss pagans off because I don’t get offended by

By SwordsFlameSong
The original intent of this article was to share signs that a Coven/Grove may not be all that it appears to be. But, as I sat down to commit these words to paper, so to speak, I found they would not come. The reason being this is very much a story, and it is a story of personal experience that spanned more than a handful of years. I found I could not divorce the personal from the objective. So, I have decided to share the story with the hopes …

by SwordsFlameSong

Voices: Prologue
Once upon a time, a time not so far distant, a bright and “peaceable” kingdom existed. This kingdom was believed to be one of the strongest and most beautiful of kingdoms in the world. Knowing this, it is perfectly understandable to see why its citizens were proud of their land and its leaders. The citizens of this jewel were also innocently arrogant in their belief that the future of their home was full of promise and only good things. Don’t get me wrong, they had known their share …