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: politics
An Era of Failed Leadership
Originally posted on Strixian Woods:
I was reminded the other day that it has been a year since I’ve written a blog post. When I started writing this blog I had planned on at least writing a post once a…
Posted in Community, Ministry, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Coru Cathubodua, Leadership, Look What I Found!, Pagan Leadership, Pagan Ministry, politics, RESIST!
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In This Time of Upheaval, Hold Together #SafetyPin
I wish to create safer space. If you too wish to create safer space, wear a simple, unadorned #SafetyPin on your person. Mine is pinned to my purse so that it is always with me wherever I go. –Ember–
Posted in Community, Interfaith, Ministry, Personal, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged #SafetyPin, Community, Emotion, Ethics, Look What I Found!, politics, privilege, Religion and Spirituality, Safe Space, Safer Space, Self Work, Vanic Values
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Triggers, Allergies, and Content Labels
Here is another in my series of “things I see a lot across the web that I want to address”. This one is less directly about religion, although since the Pagan movement has a lot of marginalized people in it, … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Personal, Politics, ST4R
Tagged Accommodation, Allergies, Allergy, Anxiety, Content Labels, Disability, Emotion, Ethics, Flashback, Food intolerance, Food Sensitivity, Hypersensitivity, Panic Attack, politics, privilege, PTSD, SPD, Trigger Warning, Vanic Values
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Women in Heathenry
Originally posted on mainer74:
Women In Heathenry You know, I thought we were getting it right. OK, for all of those who like to talk to me about white privilege, I will freely acknowledge I know nothing about growing up…
Posted in Community, Lighthearted, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Asatru, Feminism, Heathenry, Look What I Found!, Lorrie Wood, politics, The Troth, Women in Heathenry
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Isolation Won’t Help
I keep running across a particular narrative online, and occasionally in person: “There are bad things in the world. Isolate yourself to avoid harm!” “Other people don’t agree with you. Isolate yourself to avoid being tainted by them!” “Anything unapproved … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Community, Interfaith, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Community, Devotional Polytheism, Emotion, Ethics, Isolation, politics, Religion and Spirituality
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For Orlando: If You Want To Help
This is a link to a page listing many different funds that are being gathered to help people recover from the shooting in Orlando: https://www.tumblr.com/thingsthatmakeyouacey/145887898649/pulse-funds
Posted in Abuse, Community, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Ethics, GLBT, LGBT, Look What I Found!, Orlando, Orlando Shooting, politics, QUILTBAG, Survivor Support, Vanic Values
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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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USA PSA: Check your voter registration status!
If you are in the US and have not yet voted in a primary election, DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION! If you’ve already received a ballot or guide, double-check that it is for the correct party, and that you have been given … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Politics, ST4R
Tagged politics, Register to Vote, Voter Fraud, Voting Rights
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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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Interfaith Challenges – “Common Ground” Isn’t
Much of my work is interfaith either deliberately or incidentally. Representing small, mostly-modern, polytheistic, animistic, sex-positive, radically inclusive faith traditions in a context where most folks are at best quietly politically moderate, and almost entirely monotheistic, presents a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Politics, Praxis, ST4R
Tagged Ethics, Interfaith, politics, privilege, Religion and Spirituality
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EmberVoices: Listening for the Vanir 