Magic is Key

There is a great prophecy from Greenland: To survive these times we must melt the ice in our hearts. There is also the saying that the pathway between the head and the heart is the most difficult to traverse.

We are lonelier than ever, glued to our screens, spending more time with those who would further our careers than with family members. Our circles of friends predominantly feature those of a similar age and background, and our time online is a mirror in a black box reflecting ourselves back to ourselves. The pain of the world seeps through in all media. It is not just felt, it is told and it covers the entire globe.

How can we risk our hearts breaking even more if they are already broken? We must, for the sake of love.

Everyone lies to themselves. We have these stories inside of us that have to do more with the context in which we grow up in and live as adults than it does with what is true in our hearts. It is a curious thing, to witness your mind creating logical stories that make the narratives of a predominantly consumerist society make sense. Value is not placed on how loving or kind someone is, but on what level they are. This use of language implies hierarchy. Yet, when we ask the heart, we find none of that matters.
Of course life is not as simple as that, and it’s worth thinking about.

Back again! Couldn’t think of a better time than post workout, no filters, just the / getting back to this place where I’ve kept silent for the last 2 months.
Why?
I really needed a break! Every night after the kids fell asleep I would sit down and do a million different things, all for my work. What suffered? Self-love in action, meaning I did not have energy or time to take care of my body, mind or spirit properly. The other thing that suffered was my presence with my partner. Being present requires self love and being present is key to falling in love over and over even when it’s been almost 6 years of being together while raising tiny beings that are black holes sucking up all our joyous attention because little kids are just so incredibly cute!
All jokes aside, here I am, welcoming you back to this account that is once more alive again: A little cutout dedicated to love, which is what temple means in essence.
May you discover new things about love, find moments of reflection and peace, as well as little rituals to bring love into your daily life.
With love,
Pipaluk

Why do I go out to the countryside of Norway to practice Seidr in a group of 13 experienced witches?
I know I’m not alone in feeling ‘other’ and like there is nowhere that I truly belong. Always there is a yearning somewhere within. Even know, as I am here, immersed in ancient magic practice, I yearn, I hunger. For the woods, for a life I’ve never lived, for my children, for fulfillment. And. I feel normal.
Here amongst the witches I can listen and feel like my experience of the world, the self, and reality is normal. The little girl I once was who still lives within me rejoices. If only she would have known.

A cup of wisdom from the north! I can serve it cuz it’s being filled.
Love!

This is a difficult one to share because it’s so personal. And, when I remember the beginning of my forays into the magical realms and was learning to understand that living in them helps us live in the so called real world with more presence and authenticity, it was because the stories of the stories others dared to share where the public might find them.

So here is one of a spirit animal, which turns out to be more dog than wolf! Some breeds are easily confused!

Wishing you all the best,
Pipaluk

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