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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Tag Archives: Ancestor Reverence
Hail Keith “Cynan” Roberts! Rest Well, Old Friend.
Keith Roberts, better known to the extended SF Bay Area Pagan, Fandom, SCA, Poly, etc. communities as Cynan, died earlier today. I’m not up for writing a glowing obituary just yet. Cynan was a dear friend of mine, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Personal, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged #FuckCancer, Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, Beloved Dead, Death, Emotion, Keith Cynan Roberts, Pagan, Religion and Spirituality, RIP
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The Season of the Beloved Dead
This time of year is very important to me, as holiday after holiday explodes around my home lands, and my birthday approaches. Winternights, Samhain, Halloween, All Saints Day, Dia De Los Muertos… they’re not all the same, but there is … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Interfaith, Lighthearted, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, Ritual, Seasonal, ST4R
Tagged All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, All Souls Night, Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, Beloved Dead, Dia De Los Muertos, Emotion, Halloween, Look What I Found!, Pagan, Religion and Spirituality, Samhain, Winternights
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For Orlando
Originally posted on Drinking From the Cup of Life:
Awake, you ancestors and mighty dead! Awake, throw open the doors to your halls! New souls come to join you Souls who died in lead and blood There are new ancestors…
Posted in Abuse, Ancestors, Community, Interfaith, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, Death, Emotion, Ethics, gay, GLBT, LGBT, Lon Sarver, Look What I Found!, Orlando Shooting, politics, privilege, Queer, QUILTBAG, Rest In Peace
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David Bowie is Dead
Originally posted on Drinking From the Cup of Life:
One more leaves the sunlit lands One more feasts in the hall of the ancestors David Bowie is dead I remember riding the bus with Ziggy I remember dancing with the…
Posted in Ancestors, Personal, Poetry, ST4R
Tagged Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, Death, Emotion, Lon Sarver, Look What I Found!, Music, Poetry
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Reblog: Remember Upon Whose Bones Your House is Built
Originally posted on Drinking From the Cup of Life:
I am mildly torn on the subject of Columbus Day. On the one hand, Columbus was an evil bastard who deserves to be burned in effigy every year, preferably as part…
Posted in Abuse, Ancestors, Folkism and Racism, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, ST4R
Tagged American Indian, Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, animism, Devotional Polytheism, Emotion, Genocide, History, Home, Indigenous American, Land Spirits, Landvaettir, Landwights, Native American, Pagan, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, Vanic Values
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DPM 24: Twisting Roots
This is the last of the Galina’s Devotional Polytheist Meme questions! Click the tag on my and Lon’s posts to see all our answers! 24. What have you inherited from your ancestors? Um, everything? Honestly, the first response that comes … Continue reading
Many Gods West – Saturday
So, Saturday. Those who know me know I’m not much of a morning person, so alas, I missed the first two presentation slots entirely, which is sad, as I was actually very interested in several of them! But it would … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Dreams, Gnosis, Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Lore, Ministry, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, animism, Cathubodua, Coru Cathubodua, Devotional Polytheism, Divination, Emotion, Heimlich A. Laguz, Hex Magazine, Home, Land Spirits, Landvaettir, Landwights, Lon Sarver, Many Gods West, Morpheus Ravenna, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, Santa Clara, The Morrigan, theology, Trance Work, Vanic Values
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Many Gods West – Friday
It’s very hard for me to separate Many Gods West itself from everything that lead up to it and has come out of it, much less the rest of our trip to Washington. For the sake of brevity and relevance, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Divination, Gnosis, Interfaith, Land Spirit Work, Ministry, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Ancestor Reverence, Ancestors, animism, Devotional Polytheism, Divination, Emotion, Home, Land Spirits, Landvaettir, Landwights, Lon Sarver, Many Gods West, polytheism, Religion and Spirituality, Santa Clara, Seidh, theology, Trance Work, Vanic Values
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Honoring the Spirits of Here
Originally posted on Drinking From the Cup of Life:
On the one hand, I think it’s a good idea to honor the deities of the place one lives. Otherwise, it would be like living in someone’s home, eating their food,…
Problems with cultural pride — if you’re white.
Originally posted on Strip Me Back to the Bone:
As I write this, Beth’s daughter (again, my not-quite-step-daughter) is in NYC taking part of the protests going on there. I’ve got various news sites running in the background. I’ve touched…
EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 