I'm moving... 19 Oct 2012 | 10:23 pm

...to a new site that is! Yes, I let myself get caught up in all of the recent migration within the Pagan blogosphere, and decided it was time to try something new. I'm hoping to post more often at my...

Finnish Folk Music Friday 12 Oct 2012 | 09:40 pm

Happy 75th to The Hobbit! 21 Sep 2012 | 10:54 pm

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit (September 21, 1937). In honor of this anniversary and Tolkien's love of the Finnish language and the Kalevala, here are a few random ...

Finnish Orchestral (?!) Music Friday 15 Sep 2012 | 12:27 am

I will never be able to watch Fantasia without thinking how much more awesome it could have been if Disney had included this piece.

On the Misrepresentation of Belief 14 Sep 2012 | 04:15 am

In what did the Proto-Indo-Europeans believe, or, to use their own words, to what did they 'put their hearts'? This archaic expression is still preserved in a roundabout way in English where the Latin...

Karhunpäivä 14 Jul 2012 | 01:52 am

I don't seem to have it in me to write a serious post about the important holiday celebrated today by Finnish Pagans, Karhunpäivä or Bear's Day. The bear has long been a sacred animal to the Finns and...

As if Carmina Burana wasn't already awesome enough... 7 Jul 2012 | 04:34 am

Not in anyway related to anything Finnish, but I just had to share this as it is my new favoritest thing in the world (at least until next week).

Finnish Folk Music Friday 7 Jul 2012 | 02:03 am

Artist: Hedningarna Album: Karelia Visa Song: Ukkonen Ukkonen ylinen herra mies tarkka taivaallinen tempaa tulinen miekka mustan käärmehen verinen tulisen tupen sisästä iske tulta ilmarinta väläh...

Finnish Folk Music Friday 30 Jun 2012 | 01:59 am

Ukon juhla 21 Jun 2012 | 02:10 am

In the Finnish tradition late spring and early summer were an important time to seek the favor of the god Ukko/ Ilmarinen, the god of thunder, weather, the sky etc (the identification of Ukko with Ilm...