Spiral Rhythm is a pagan band with 3 decades of history. Its growth mimics its name. In the 30 years of ritual, bonfire drumming, performing and recording, its spiral has expanded and reached out. We’ve created and shared in countless chants and rhythms, and still strive to connect to the divine through music. Rung 3 …
The Goddess blesses us in many ways, bestowing Magic and Spirit as we construct ritual, ceremony, song and craft through our various devotions. So we end up with a cauldron full of Magical “stuff”- herbal packets, tokens crafted from collage, straw figures, copies of spells and invocations. There are a great many lovely and meaningful …
Pagan music is communal. It is meant to be sung in circles, chanted around fires, drummed beneath the stars, whispered as prayer, offered as spellwork, and shared from one heart to another.
Here we are sitting at the very tippy top of summer, held there like a giant swing about to be plunged back into the liquid heat that is Arkansas from June to September. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of reasons to be super excited. Watermelons from Cave City in just a bit, we …
Uzume: Stripper Goddess and Sacred Clown Once upon a time, the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu had a fight with her brother. I don’t remember exactly what the fight was about, probably one of those sibling conflicts that feels monumental at the time, and in retrospect is revealed to be a mere trifling. But at the …
There is a place within uswhere the waters are still and waiting. When we grow quiet enough to listen —when we dare to open —the voice of spirit rises from that deep place,and magic answers. Sometimes, that magic becomes song.Sometimes, it becomes the kind of song that is not meant to be sung alone —but …
I’m often asked about my inspiration for the songs I write, and very often there is no easy answer. May Morning is different. But to fully explain what happened we have to go back a bit further, to the start of my own pagan journey and apprenticeship. How It Started I was asked, back in …
One of our favorite bloggers has passed into the Summerland. Ariana Lightningstorm began writing for us in 2021, and published nine articles about her music here on Pagan Song. My heart is heavy. Ariana was such a pleasure to work with. As the editor of our blog, I exchange many messages with the writers as …
Under the canopy of leaves I breathe.I am rocked by the mother.I am held. Under the tapestry of trees I believe.I am rocked by the mother.I am held. Mother carry me.To your deep blue sea.Mother keep me safe from harm. Excerpt of lyrics from “Held By The Mother” by Celia Farran Of my four children, …
Springtime has revealed itself in all its glory here in Wisconsin. The robin, our state bird, has returned. Magnolias are now in bloom and their soft, sweet cream fragrance fills the air. Early morning sunshine pours in through our yards to spark life within the greening grass, as well as through our kitchen windows to …
