Living
Pilgrimages: Brigid’s Blessing
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TWH correspondent Elyse Welles shares the magic of her spiritual travel to Ireland and Brigid’s Well.
Paganism
A pilgrimage to Sweden’s Stonehenge and the lost temple of Uppåkra
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Setting out on his bicycle in southern Sweden, Lyonel Perabo heads out in search of the Ale’s Stones and the Uppåkra archeological site, once home to one of the most important Heathen temples ever excavated.
Paganism
Column: Nordic Heritage and Scandinavian Idyll
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As my wife takes our daughter to bed for a well-deserved nap, Hanne takes her bicycle out of the shed, hands me the map, a helmet, and a bottle of water. In less time than it takes to recite the runes of the elder futhark, I am out adventuring.
Paganism
Commission releases report on religious freedoms around the world
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The annual report issued in June by the U.S. Government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlights the countries and entities around the globe where religious freedoms are under serious attack or being threatened.
Living
Column: Safe Travels in Troubled Times
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I love to travel by car, train, or boat. Whether a planned trip or an impulse adventure, making the most of an opportunity to revisit familiar and well-remembered places or explore new settings always makes me happy. For me the journey itself is as important as the destination. Music, conversation, comfortable silences, roadside diners, scenery, and side trips to see an old cabin or a waterfall or a special little bookstore add immeasurably to the width of each adventure. Research into the historical and natural elements also plays a part, and my love of actual, in-my-hands folding maps and atlases sweetens the depths.