The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum

Do you have any experience working with them?

 
Well now I do mate! Just made my first today using an altoids tin. I left the outside untouched, just did the inside earlier. I feel it's a little barebones right now but hopefully I can add more things into it. This one's to Odin. Made it today because it is after all, "Wodensday" (Wednesday).



I hope to use these (once I make more) for more regular prayer.

I was wondering if daily prayer is a part of people's paths and personal practices, as I find it very satisfying and grounding, though I haven't heard very much about it in pagan religions.

 
My daily prayer comes courtesy of the beautiful written words of Victor Anderson and Thorn Coyle:

"Holy Mother, in whom we live, move, and have our being, from you all things emerge and unto you all things return…

Open our hearts this blessed day, touch our bodies and our minds. Walk with us through the gates of power: in shadow and starlight, in fire meeting earth, in the wind on the ocean, and the sweet kiss of life. Blessed be our journey."

I speak this daily as I make a morning offering and meditate.

There are a couple of other practices/rituals that I try to do daily but this one is my only MUST DO.

As far as my personal practice, I tend to do daily libations of water to Saule in the morning (which, by the way, is a much simpler religious practice than it sounds), and when I take the water away in the evening, I talk to her.

I'm interested in learning about Saule. Can you recommend any resources?

Thanks!

I was wondering if daily prayer is a part of people's paths and personal practices, as I find it very satisfying and grounding, though I haven't heard very much about it in pagan religions.

My prayers tend to be of a Christian nature from a Catholic prayer book, just because I like the structure and am pretty open to various religious practices. I haven't found pagan "daily devotions" that particularly speak to me, and I don't have the talent to write my own. I know in recon paths people often should honour gods in their personal shrine, or give libations and prayers, on a daily basis. I personally don't want to bother with incense and offerings every day, but I do like the idea of prayer. Some neo-pagans seem to do daily meditations and visualization work, though I'm not too interested in that. I prefer a more devotional practice.

Maybe because of my Christian background, I like the idea of long, traditional prayers from a prayer book done on a daily basis without much variation. There are ancient hymns to ancient deities that I have found, but not much in the way of prayers without propitiation, which is fine, just not what I'm used to.

I'm wondering what daily practice looks like for other people here.

I have a few prayers I run through every day: in the morning, a prayer to the morning star, the Goddess of the dawn, and Sunna asking for the light and hope that comes with daybreak.  I also offer tea to my ancestors along with a prayer each morning, and recently have started saying a prayer to Freya and drawing a rune for the day. I have a long prayer that addresses each of the Vanir I tend to say around lunch, and now that the weather is nice I usually eat outside and leave a bit of my lunch with a prayer to the land wights. In the evening I say a prayer to the evening star, a star Goddess, and Nott the personification of the night. It sounds like a lot, but once I got in the habit it doesn't actually take much time at all.

I would love to. Right now I can't do much, but my blog has a little bit about her, and tomorrow I can pass you the sources I've used/am using. (I've been working with her for a while, so the list might be a little long.) Would you like me to PM you, or would posting on the board work?

Whichever you prefer. If it isn't personal info, you might post it publicly, in case others are interested. It might not be a bad idea to start a new thread for the info, too, so it's easier to find.

But PMs are fine, too.

There's no hurry. I have a lot going on, too. So please don't feel rushed.

Thank you!

Whichever you prefer. If it isn't personal info, you might post it publicly, in case others are interested. It might not be a bad idea to start a new thread for the info, too, so it's easier to find.

But PMs are fine, too.

There's no hurry. I have a lot going on, too. So please don't feel rushed.

Thank you!

Thank you, too! Seriously. I love researching Saule, and the times that I get to share that research are far and few between (and usually to a less than captive audience ).

In any case, here's the link the the board I started. Hopefully it's somewhat helpful.