Paganism
Mask making workshop draws on ancient traditions
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Pagan mask making workshop utilized found and upcycled items for creating a mask for the upcoming holiday.
Living
Column: On Masks
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As I settle into the house I find myself living most of my life in that space, surrounded by my allies. Hermes near the door, gathering small bright things like a magpie. Athena by the window, firm and steady and unexpected, watching with her grey eyes. The Good Neighbors at the threshold, honey in their cups and hawthorne close to hand.
Division
Column: Happy Interdependence Day!
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Clio Ajana calls for a reevaluation of the United States’ fourth of July celebrations as an “interdependence day.”
Editorial
Column: Speak from the Heart
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Editor and Columnist Eric O. Scott considers the benefits of structure and the power of spontaneity in ritual composition and execution.
Paganism
Column: Masks of the Gods
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It’s the last night of Heartland, and the gods are dancing around the fire. Drums pound out a rhythm for their revel. Masks hide their eyes in wells of shadow as they ambulate, a counter-widdershins curve of bodies spinning, twirling, cycling in and out from the red glow of the flame and the blue dark of the field. Some of their bodies I recognize: friends caught up in the trance. They have answered the high priest’s challenge, donned masks inscribed with sigils that contain the breath of gods, and surrendered themselves to the whims of the powers beyond.