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: #BlackLivesMatter
Reblog: The Thing About Baltimore Is…
This is a really worthy (and helpfully linkful!) blog post from a friend-of-a-friend who lives in the Baltimore area. If you read it be sure to scroll down to see the main body of the post! Here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Folkism and Racism, Politics
Tagged #BaltimoreUprising, #BlackLivesMatter, Baltimore, Classism, Look What I Found!, politics, privilege, Racism, rebellion, uprising
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“Criminals”
As much as I hate to think of violence as a solution, these riots really are this rebellion really is necessary for change. On a personal level, I totally get it that if somebody isn’t respecting a peacefully expressed boundary, … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Folkism and Racism, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Praxis
Tagged #BaltimoreUprising, #BlackLivesMatter, Baltimore, Classism, politics, privilege, Racism, rebellion, riots, uprising
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The Privilege of the Perfect Solution Fallacy
Between the protests peaceful rebellion turning to riots violent in Baltimore (and associated media bullshit), and the earthquake in Nepal, it’s been a week of very, very bad news. Here I sit, safely in my sanctuary of a home in … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Folkism and Racism, Personal, Politics
Tagged #BaltimoreUprising, #BlackLivesMatter, Baltimore, Classism, despair, earthquake, perfect solution fallacy, politics, powerlessness, privilege, Racism, rebellion, riots, uprising
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Hrafnar speaks up in support of #BlackLivesMatter
I am pleased to say that Hrafnar has posted a Statement in Support of Solidarity with Black Pagans and Heathens. Diana and Lorrie took some time to take stock of the circumstances prompting it, and the needs of the local … Continue reading
A Better Link Roundup for #BlackLivesMatter
The Wild Hunt did an article that serves as a better link roundup for community support of #BlackLivesMatter. In addition to the links throughout the article, there’s a list at the end. If you wrote a response and aren’t in … Continue reading
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Ministry, Politics, Praxis
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Ethics, Folkism, Look What I Found!, privilege, Racism, Religion and Spirituality, The Wild Hunt
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Sharing Anger
I realize, going over yesterday’s statement post, that I didn’t necessarily say what really needed most to be said. I SEE what the news is documenting. I SEE my friends and family who are people of color, and more directly … Continue reading
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Personal, Politics
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, anger, politics, privilege, Racism
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A Statement of Hospitality, and Frith
With the recent widespread news of the murders of black men by police officers who are not even brought to trial, there has been a combination of outraged voices, tired and despairing voices, victim blaming, and silence. I wish I … Continue reading
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Ministry, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Vanatru
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Ancestors, Ethics, Folkism, Frith, Heathenism, Hospitality, Inclusion, Pagan, Pagans of Color, People of Color, politics, privilege, Religion and Spirituality, Solidarity, Vanatru, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanic Values
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EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 