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: Land Spirit Work
Guest Poem: Lament of Aristaeus
One of my longtime favorite artists, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law shared this poem, and gave me permission to share it with you here. I find it moving, bittersweet. Enjoy! -E- Lament of Aristaeus I mourned once for their passing. Must I … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Land Spirit Work, Poetry, Polytheistic Theology, ST4R
Tagged Aristaeus, Beekeeping, Bees, Guest Post, Poetry
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RedWood Vanatru Daily Prayers
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here regularly for a variety of reasons. I’d like to get back to it, but I admit, my spoons and motivation for this kind of writing have been low for a while now. … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Animal Spirit Work, Community, Crafts, Land Spirit Work, Poetry, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Reference, Ritual, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged basics, Music, Prayer, Sigdrifa's Prayer, Sigrdrifa's Prayer
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Election Prayer – VOTE!!
This is a modification of an Election Prayer I wrote 8 years ago to present in a pre-election interfaith service. I believe we need it again now: Elhaz – Manaz – Tiwaz – Jera Call we now the children of … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Ministry, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged American Founders, Ancestors, Election, Election Prayer, Founding Fathers, Founding Mothers, Interfaith, Prayer, VOTE!
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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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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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Happy Groundsquirrel Day!
Once again, I love my Mom. Today she sent me another announcement, to inform us of this important development in her religious tradition the California Local-Wight Pagan Society**: In this year of hoping for MORE WATER instead of more dry … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Lighthearted, Mysteries, Personal, Praxis, Seasonal, ST4R
Tagged California Local-Wight Pagan Society, CLWPS, Drought, Groundhogs day, Groundsquirrel day, Humor, Jan Parcel, Look What I Found!, Mom, Rain, Religion and Spirituality, Silly, Spring, Water
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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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In the Barrow
The seasons turn, the clock sets back, and I bleed. Our Lord – my Lord – Freyr, enters the mound, sacrificed a tithe to Hel, for the winter, and as He descends, so do I. The depression is a slow … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Gnosis, Land Spirit Work, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, Seasonal, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged Daylight Saving, Drought, Emotion, Freyr, Halloween, Heathenism, Lady Clare, Land Spirits, Landvaettir, Landwights, Pagan, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, Samhain, Santa Clara, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self Work, Winternights
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Seeking Prompts for My Lady
I still owe my Lady Clare 9 entries for the Month of Written Devotion I had to pause in the flurry around Many Gods West. But the reason I haven’t returned to it already is that those prompts were just … 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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EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 