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: Freya
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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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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Reblog: Art, Beauty, and Permission
My friend and colleague Rev. Gina Pond posted this wonderful essay about the nature of art and beauty, and how our society jealously guards the boundaries of these concepts, to the detriment of pretty much everyone, but especially artists. As … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Personal, Politics, ST4R
Tagged #ShowMeFreyja, Art, Beauty, Crafts, Fat, Freya, Freyja, Gatekeeping, Look What I Found!, Rev. Gina Pond
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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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Hurts So Good
“Have you ever loved somebody so much it hurts?” “Every time.” –Ember–
Posted in Mysteries, Personal, Polytheistic Theology, Praxis, ST4R, Vanatru
Tagged Devotional Polytheism, Emotion, Freya, Freyja, Love, Religion and Spirituality, Self Work, 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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PCon Crash
PantheaCon went well, by and large. Never without incident, of course – there’s waaaaaay too many people there for that to ever be the case. But far more good than bad. Being me, and hypercritical, and moody in February, I … Continue reading
Posted in Divination, Interfaith, Ministry, Personal, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Devotional Polytheism, Dionysos, Frey, Freya, Freyja, Freyja's Aett, Freyr, Nerthus, Njordh, Pagan, PantheaCon, PantheaCon 2016, Religion and Spirituality, Thiasos Bakkheios, Trance Work, Vanatru, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanir
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PCon Prep
PREPARE ALL THE THINGS! WAAAAAAAAAAAUGH! That is all. –Ember–
Posted in Divination, Interfaith, Lighthearted, Ministry, Personal, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Devotional Polytheism, Dionysos, Frey, Freya, Freyja, Freyja's Aett, Freyr, Nerthus, Njordh, Pagan, PantheaCon, PantheaCon 2016, Religion and Spirituality, Thiasos Bakkheios, Trance Work, Vanatru, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanir
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PantheaCon 2016 – See You There!
I’m running or helping run three rituals this year at PantheaCon, which is being held once again at the San Jose DoubleTree hotel on Presidents’ Day weekend, February 12-15th. There are WAY too many amazing things on the program this … Continue reading
Posted in Divination, Interfaith, Ministry, Praxis, RedWood Vanatru, Ritual, ST4R, Trance Work, Vanatru
Tagged Cara Freyasdaughter, Devotional Polytheism, Dionysos, Frey, Freya, Freyja, Freyja's Aett, Freyr, Lon Sarver, Nerthus, Njordh, Pagan, PantheaCon, PantheaCon 2016, Religion and Spirituality, Thiasos Bakkheios, Trance Work, Vanatru, Vanic Conspiracy, Vanir
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EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 