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: Folkism
Declaration 127: Boycott the AFA
Huginn’s Heathen Hof has organized a declaration, signed by many different Heathen and some Pagan or other Polytheist groups, declaring our intent to boycott the Asatru Folk Assembly. They are calling it Declaration 127. Here is the meat of it: … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Folkism and Racism, Interfaith, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged #notinmypaganism, AFA, Anti-Semitic, Asatru Folk Assembly, Boycott, Declaration 127, Ethics, family, Folkish, Folkism, gender essentialism, Heathenism, Heathenry, homophobia, Huginn's Heathen Hof, Look What I Found!, QUILTBAG, Racism, Racist, Religion and Spirituality, The Troth, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanic Values
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Not in our Paganism? We’re not off the hook
Lupa Greenwolf already said everything I was thinking about why this is wrong, and more clearly than I can right now. But I can’t say racism, gender essentialism, and homophobia are “Not in my Paganism” because they clearly still are, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Community, Folkism and Racism, Interfaith, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged #notinmypaganism, AFA, Anti-Semitic, Asatru Folk Assembly, Ethics, family, Folkish, Folkism, gender essentialism, Heathenism, Heathenry, homophobia, Look What I Found!, QUILTBAG, Racism, Racist, Religion and Spirituality, The Troth, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanic Values
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What Frith Isn’t – A Rambling Rant
Frith is not just etiquette. It’s not about saying what people want to hear so they don’t get upset. It’s not about avoiding making too much noise. It’s not about keeping your head down and going along to get along. … Continue reading
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Emotion, Ethics, Folkism, Heathenism, politics, privilege, Racism, Religion and Spirituality, Ryan Smith, Self Work, Steven Abell, Vanic Values
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Why I’m putting John Henry on my Thor Shrine
I’ve been contemplating lately various representations of Thor that resonate with me, and the idea of John Henry keeps coming back around: a powerful man wielding a huge hammer against a mountain and a machine, in defense of his friends, … Continue reading
Posted in Ancestors, Folkism and Racism, Lore, Ministry, Politics, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis
Tagged Ethics, Folkism, Heathenism, John Henry, Look What I Found!, Memnon, Ogun, privilege, Projects, Prose Edda, Racism, Religion and Spirituality, Snorri Sturluson, Thor
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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…
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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Why Racism Harms Heathenry
Originally posted on Sarenth Odinsson:
This comment was made on The Wild Hunt recent Pagan Community Notes in response to HUAR calling out Irminfolk as a racist religious group. “If your definition of the word “hurt” means “Anyone who holds…
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Politics
Tagged Asatru, Folkism, Heathenism, Heathenry, Look What I Found!
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How Folkish Heathenry Differs from Judaism & Native American tribes
Originally posted on The Lefthander's Path:
As I was looking thru my wordpress reader, I saw that Sarenth had written a great post-Why Racism Harms Heathenry (go read it!) responding to a comment to statement released by HUAR- Heathens United…
Posted in Folkism and Racism, Politics
Tagged Asatru, Folkism, Heathenism, Heathenry, Look What I Found!, 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 