EmberVoices
My name is Ember Cooke. I serve the Vanir - Freyja, Freyr, and Their kin - as a priestess, minister, teacher, bard, artist, medium, and witch. Or to put it the Heathen way, as a gythia, galdrakona, and seidhkona.
My personal practice is more diverse, as the Vanir have lead me into cross-training, interfaith work, and counseling for the wider Pagan community as needed. My friends and allies may span the world, but it is the Vanir I love as family. -E-
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Category Archives: Gnosis
My Core Theology: A Meditation on Existence
At my core, I am a pantheist as well as a polytheist and animist. I believe that everything comes together to a greater consciousness, a greater Being. Over the years, I’ve meditated and pondered and written and dreamed about how … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Crafts, Gnosis, Mysteries, Personal, Poetry, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Reference, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged animism, Beauty, Belonging, Brighid, Doing, Emotion, Freyja, Frith, Gratitude, Hella, Love, Meditation, Pagan, pantheism, Personal theology, polytheism, Trust, Valknot, Vanic Values
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New Song! Seeking Odr
The other day while driving home, a new song for Freyja dropped into my head. When I got home, I holed up with my tablet to work out the verses, and a few hours later I had the whole thing … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Gnosis, Lore, Poetry, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged #ShowMeFreyja, Alfheim, Alflord, Ancestors, Asgard, Crafts, Devotional Polytheism, Emotion, Freya, Freyr, Frigga, Ginnungagap, Heimdallr, Hel, Helheim, Hella, Horn, Jotunheim, Ljosalfheim, Mardoll, Music, Niflheim, Nornir, Odin, Odr, Pagan, Poetry, polytheism, Projects, Religion and Spirituality, Seidh, Skadhi, Svartalfheim, Trance Work, Utgard Loki, Vanadis, Vanaheim, Vanatru, Vanic Values, Vanir
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BRIGHID’S CALL: Reforge Hardened Hearts
My own version of the Morrigan’s spell to channel anger, banish fear and hate burned entirely cleanly in one solid interval. I’m very pleased, as my first attempt at this work got overwhelmed and the wick drowned. But that was … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Community, Divination, Dreams, Gnosis, Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, Ritual, ST4R
Tagged Banish fear, Banish hate, Banishing, Brighid, Brighid's Forge, Brighid's Well, Candle Spells, Candle Work, Religion and Spirituality, The Morrigan
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A CALL: Channel Anger, Banish Fear and Hate
I have received an urgent message this afternoon, confirmed through another reader. It was from The Morrigan and Brighid for all who are able and willing, anywhere in the world. While the whole message has not yet been made clear, … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Community, Divination, Dreams, Gnosis, Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, Ritual, ST4R
Tagged Banish fear, Banish hate, Banishing, Brighid, Candle Spells, Candle Work, Religion and Spirituality, The Morrigan
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A Skald’s Ears
A skald is given an agile tongue, to sing stories for the entertainment and education of all, this you know. A skald is also given ears, to listen, or where will the stories come from? When a person raises their … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Community, Folkism and Racism, Gnosis, Interfaith, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Divination, Emotion, Ethics, Freya, Freyja, privilege, Religion and Spirituality, Self Work, Trance Work, Vanic Values
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Walking with Freyja: On Having It Together
Yesterday I visited the park and grounds around the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. It’s been a very long time, and I had not remembered just how many little esoterically-saturated spaces they had designed there, which are open to the public every … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Gnosis, Land Spirit Work, Ministry, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Community, Divination, Ethics, Freya, Freyja, privilege, Religion and Spirituality, Santa Clara, Self Work, Trance Work, Vanic Values
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Love Will Come
This song has been running through my head for weeks now, telling me to admit my bias. I may need to make a rule that I will not do divination on the question “Will I find love?” I admit, in … Continue reading
Posted in Divination, Gnosis, Mysteries, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged Divination, Freya, Freyja, Love, Music, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, theology, Vanatru, Vanic Values
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A Message From Freyja: Pretty Is Not The Same As Beautiful
“Pretty” is not the same as “Beautiful”. “Pretty” has rules. “Pretty” has consequences. “Pretty” can tear you apart, flaw by flaw, and destroy you from the inside out. “Pretty” can also raise you up, when it’s a path to “Beautiful”. … Continue reading
Posted in Gnosis, Interfaith, Ministry, Mysteries, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged Beautiful, Beauty, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Colbie Caillat, Freya, Freyja, India.Arie, Look What I Found!, Love, Music, Ochun, Oshun, Oxun, Pretty, Pretty Hurts, Try, Video
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Valley of Flowers
Perlandria said, “One of the grace names I heard for our home when growing up was Valley of Flowers.” I should put off this post until mid February, perhaps, as that’s when the flowers will return in force. I’m curious … Continue reading
Posted in Gnosis, Land Spirit Work, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R
Tagged animism, Devotional Polytheism, Divination, Emotion, Home, Land Spirits, Landvaettir, Landwights, Month of Written Devotion, Music, Pagan, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, Santa Clara, Vanic Values
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Vanatru Parody (ABBA)
Happy New Year folks! I want to start the year fresh, with a bit of humor. I hope you like filk, and ABBA! [Finally Facing I’m] Vanatru (Or “An Example of a Vanic Conspiracy”) Lyrics by me, without apologies to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Gnosis, Lighthearted, Lore, Personal, Poetry, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged ABBA, Crafts, Devotional Polytheism, Emotion, Filk, Music, Parody, Silly, Vanatru, Vanic Conspiracy
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EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 