hey hey! Just popping into your podcast feed to remind you that registration for the last ever live session of Radical Runes closes at midnight on Saturday, February 3rd! You can register here: https://www.sirivincentplouff.com/shop/p/radical-runes-winter-2024 Radical Runes is a six week course in Nordic divination practices using the Elder Futhark as a launchpad. Each week, I will cover a different topic in depth from a queer, modern perspective. All are welcome - you do not need to be of Nordic descent to practice this kind of magic or divination. You will be learning from a rune expert - I've been studying the runes for years, and made my first set of runes nearly 20 years ago. I think it is especially important to bring queer perspectives to Nordic magic because there is so much shape shifting, trickster, and transformational energy within the Nordic myth cycles. So join us! I would love to have you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Perthro is a mysterious rune that means luck, mystery, and the mead. In this episode of the podcast Siri covers the beauty of this rune in a solo-episode. We talk about the different soul parts, and how Perthro is connected with the Hamingja. This rune disappears in the Younger Futhark, which only adds to its mystery. We also discuss the sacred quality of mead and seeking the mead as spiritual initiation. Read the Transcript Register for Radical Runes Support the podcast on Patreon Buy my book (and Ryan Smith's "Spinning Wyrd") on my bookshop.org affiliate shop Kari Tauring's Soul Parts and Healing Course ** Sources: Kvilhaug, Maria. Seed of Yggdrasil. Three Little Sisters Press. Smith, Ryan. Spinning Wyrd. Llewellyn Books, Woodbury, MN. 2023 Tauring, Kari. The Runes: A Deeper Journey. Minneapolis. 2015. Tauring, Kari. “Soul Parts and Healing Course.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Happy Winter Solstice! Have a rerun episode! This episode was originally released on Dec 30 2020. Did you know there's no future tense in Old Norse? It's a huge part of why I (Siri) don't use the runes for predictive reading - instead, I use them for assessing the situation and figuring out what the best path forward is for me or my client. But there are plenty of other divination methods in Nordic folk magic and heathenry! Listen to this episode to learn all about them. Sign up for the newsletter to be informed when a Radical Runes Registration is available * Support the Podcast on Patreon * Read a Transcript here --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Welcome to the 2023 Halloween Werewolf Spectacular! There is a LOT of wolf lore in Nordic mythology and throughout folklore all around the world. I spoke with my friend Matt who has been obsessed with werewolves for most of his life. And at a certain point, doesn’t obsession beget expertise? So I decided to invite him on the podcast for a special werewolf bonanza. We’ll talk about the Werewolf Trials of medieval Europe, the Ulfheidnar in Germanic and Norse culture, Werewolf Saints, and so much more. ** Transcript for this episode can be found here: https://www.heathensjourneypod.com/episodes/s2-e12-halloween-special-werewolf-spectacular You can support this podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/heathensjourneypod Want more writing from Siri? Subscribe to the Troll-Brev Newsletter! Buy Siri's book and more at their Bookshop Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincent... ** References for this Episode: Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/O/bo46813477.html Werewolf Magick by Denny Sergent https://www.amazon.com/Werewolf-Magick-Authentic-Practical-Lycanthropy/dp/0738764450 Wolfs-Head: Óðinn, the Ecstatic God of Tethers & Skin-Turning [Volume II of the Óðinn Trilogy within the Northern Otherworld Series] by Shani Oates https://www.anathemapublishing.com/books-prints/p/wolfs-head Werewolf: The Apocalypse free intro kit https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3370/werewolf-the-apocalypse-free-introductory-kit --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Today I'm sharing a conversation with my mentor Kari Tauring. She is the author of “The Volva Stav Manual,” “The Runes: A Deeper Journey,” and today we’re discussing her newest book: “The Day Begins at Sunset.” This is a collection of poems reflecting on the Primstav, an Old Norse calendar stick that helped people follow the seasons and the Saint Days in the Middle Ages. I spoke about this with Sara Axtell as well in episode 19. In that episode we focused on the concept of Unsettling Ourselves - on how we as settler colonizers can actively participate in decolonization while appreciating the land around us. This is pretty different from that episode - here, we talk about the Primstav as a relic of the transition between Paganism and Christianity, violent histories, ancestor work, and more. Kari reads some of her poetry and it is absolutely beautiful. Learn more about Kari and buy her books here: karitauring.com If you are in the Twin Cities area and you're available, you should come to Kari's book release party! It's on Sunday, October 29th 2023 at the Bryant Lake Bowl. Details here Listen to a previous episode about the primstav with Sara Axtell here: Episode 19 You can support this podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/heathensjourneypod Want more writing from Siri? Subscribe to the Troll-Brev Newsletter! Buy Siri's book and more at their Bookshop Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincent... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

It's been one year since Cassandra Snow and I published "Lessons from the Empress: A tarot workbook for self-care and creative growth!" In celebration of the book's birthday, I invited a special guest host to interview Cassandra and I. Maria Minnis is a tarot reader and author of the forthcoming "Tarot for the Hard Work: An Archetypal Journey to Confront Racism and Inspire Collective Healing." She is absolutely fantastic and we get to talk some juicy details about creativity, where we are now, and how it feels to be one year out from publishing the book. If you don't have your copy yet, you can buy "Lessons from the Empress" here **affiliate link** You can preorder "Tarot for the Hard Work" here **affiliate link** Support the podcast on Patreon Subscribe to the newsletter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Ren Zatopek is a heretical, hedgeriding witch of the Ced Tradition with more than fifteen years of experience working full-time as a spiritual guide, healer, and ritualist. She has a special interest in helping folks with exceptional intensity, sensitivity, and creativity explore the deeper, more troubling waters of witchery without losing their shit. She believes that a healthy, intentional relationship with trance is a great place to start, so she created the online Hedge+Riders Trance Training Ground as a place for folks to work on the kinds of wide-awake, walking, talking trance states that are most conducive to conscious spiritwork, spellcrafting, and ritual. + Ren offers accessible online training through renspiritwork.com + Folks local to Raleigh, North Carolina can email hello@renspiritwork.com for info on in-person gatherings. + Ren’s elders in the Ced Tradition teach out of The Green Man Store in Los Angeles, CA You can support this podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/heathensjourneypod Want more writing from Siri? Subscribe to the Troll-Brev Newsletter! Buy Siri's book and more at their Bookshop Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincent... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Eiwaz is the first tree rune in the Elder Futhark. It is a highly toxic tree that is used to both poison and heal, and is thought by many to be the tree that Odin hangs himself on to take up the runes. Learn more about this fascinating rune in today's episode! You can read a transcript of this podcast here: https://www.heathensjourneypod.com/episodes/s2-e8-eiwaz-a-portal-to-the-underworld You can support this podcast on Patreon: http://patreon.com/heathensjourneypod⁠ Want more writing from Siri? Subscribe to the Troll-Brev Newsletter! Buy Siri's book and more at their Bookshop Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincent⁠... Sources: Boyer, Corinne. Under the Witching Tree. Troy Books, London. 2016. Smith, Ryan. Spinning Wyrd. Llewellyn Books, Woodbury, MN. 2023 Tauring, Kari. The Runes: A Deeper Journey. Minneapolis. 2015. Vesta, Lara Veleda. Wild Soul Runes: Reawakening the ancestral feminine. Newburyport, MA. 2021 Yew - Paradox. Tree Spirit Wisdom. ⁠https://treespiritwisdom.com/tree-spirit-wisdom/yew-tree-symbolism/#:~:text=In%20Norse%20mythology%2C%20the%20yew,nine%20nights%20and%20nine%20days⁠. Accessed on 4/27/23Carboplatin-Taxol page. National Cancer Institute. ⁠https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/drugs/carboplatin-taxol⁠. Accessed 4/27/23 Success Story: Taxol. National Cancer Institute. ⁠https://dtp.cancer.gov/timeline/flash/success_stories/s2_taxol.htm#:~:text=Taxol%C2%AE%20(NSC%20125973),as%20well%20as%20Kaposi's%20sarcoma⁠. Accessed 4/27/23 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Today on the podcast, Siri is in conversation with Ryan Smith, author of The Way of Fire & Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism, and Spinning Wyrd: Exploring the Nordic Mysteries. Expanding on the progressive ideas and practices in The Way of Fire and Ice, this next-step book teaches you how to tap into the forces of the Nordic cosmos. The greatest of these forces is wyrd, the symphony of life cocreated by all beings, from the humblest plants to the mightiest gods. You can purchase Ryan's books (as well as many others) at Siri's Bookshop.org Affiliate Shopfront: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincentplouff Support the podcast on Patreon: https://patreon.com/heathensjourneypod Sign up for Troll-Brev --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

I am honored to have Tomás Prower as a guest on the podcast this week. When I started planning this season, I knew that I wanted to bring Tomás on. Tomás Prower is a graduate of the University of California: Santa Barbara with degrees in Global Socioeconomics and Latin American Studies. With fluency in English, French, and Spanish, he has worked for the French Government as a cultural liaison throughout South America with extended assignments in Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, and the Amazon jungle. Since then, he has been the External Relations Director for the American Red Cross of Nevada, LGBT+ Programs Director for entertainment productions in Los Angeles, and a licensed mortuary professional in California and Nevada. Currently, Tomás resides in Palm Springs, California, as the Director of Communications for the LGBTQ+ Center of the Coachella Valley. Link to the LGBTQ+ Center of the Coachella Valley Antiracist Heathenry Resources Support the podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

In an episode that I didn't plan I swear, Siri discusses harvest festivals and the rune Jera. To Siri, Jera is not just about the year, but it is related to earth itself. This is a rune of appreciation of the gifts of nature, as well as of cultivation. The shape of the rune - two v’s turned on their side and intertwining - speaks to me of cycles. This episode happens to come out on Mabon, and so of course Siri discusses harvest festivals and the deity Freyr. ** Buy "Lessons from the Empress: A tarot workbook for self-care and creative expression" Support the podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Isa represents Ice: That which is frozen. It is a barrier. It is water that has become so still, it has been made solid. Ice is one of the elements that signaled the birth of our world. "Ice is hard and without motion. It constrains the movement of waters, but those who try to walk on it may find themselves moving out of control." - Diana Paxson, "Taking Up The Runes." Resources:  National Geographic video on singing ice Jonna Jinton's Atmospheric video of singing ice sounds Information About Lessons From The Empress Support me on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

After the storm, we must rebuild. After Hagalaz comes Nauthiz. In this episode, Siri explores the ways that the Nauthiz rune reveals what is truly necessary in our lives. Nauthiz, need-fire, rune of potential and action and making choices to get ourselves out of the direst of circumstances. Here is a YouTube video I found that provides a really nice view on making needfire for yourself. Just be careful! Preorder Lessons from the Empress Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Fill out the sponsor interest form. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Welcome back to the Heathen’s Journey Podcast! Siri took some time off to recalibrate and think through the direction of the podcast. We’re back now, in seasons! Each season we will be focusing on a major theme within heathenry and the runes. This season, we’re covering the second aett of the Elder Futhark through the lens of an Underworld Journey. In this opening episode, Siri covers Hel, Hagalaz, and the Underworld. Browse the new Heathen's Journey Website: heathensjourneypod.com Support the Podcast: patreon.com/heathensjourneypod Preorder "Lessons from the Empress" and buy suggested reading here: https://bookshop.org/shop/sirivincentplouff --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Lex Ritchie returns to the podcast to talk about all things Underworld with Siri. They share wisdom from their wealth of knowledge about the Underwolrd, tell a queered version of the Persephone myth, and talk about the Underworld as a threat to capitalism. Lex Ritchie is a tarot reader and folk magician weaving spells for liberation, living in the Great Black Swamp. They believe individual liberation and enchantment create collective liberation and enchantment. Lex helps witches connect to their power, agency and magic so they can make magic that makes change. They offer tarot readings and folk magical education and can be found online at thelexritchie.com, and on IG & Twitter @thelexritchie. Read the transcript on the Heathen's Journey Website Sign up for Lex's newsletter: https://artisanal-painter-6163.ck.page/eab4ed3ee9 Read Lex's blog posts about radical ancestor work: https://thelexritchie.com/2022/07/finding-magic-and-healing-through-ancestor-work/ Sign up for Siri's Newsletter: https://motivated-painter-7114.ck.page/8b3528173f Support the Podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Aidan Wachter has been actively involved in magical practice since the 1980’s. His work reflects a wide ranging, eclectic, and non-dogmatic approach with influences from many paths including witchcraft, folk magic, and chaos magic. His books focus on the practice of the craft as a learnable set of skills that can be developed rather than innate talents that must be inherited or granted to the seeker. They are field guides rather than philosophy. In this episode, Aidan and Siri talk about using Black Books for working magic and changing your fate.  If you loved this episode, you should consider attending Siri's talk at the Salem Witchcraft and Folklore Festival, which runs August 5-7 2022. You can register here. Take the Heathen's Journey Podcast listener survey to help Siri shape the future of this podcast! Purchase Aidan's books here Preorder Lessons from the Empress here! Support the podcast on Patreon! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Cory Thomas Hutcheson is the cohost of the popular podcasts New World Witchery, Chasing Foxfire, and Myth-Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, and author of the book New World Witchery: A Trove of American Folk Magic. He has a doctorate in American Studies with specializations in folklore, religion, and ethnicity from Penn State. He is a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies and American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales. Visit him online at www.newworldwitchery.com Support this podcast on Patreon Preorder your copy of Lessons from the Empress Check out my website --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Katy Swallow is a spirit worker, reader, mage and reiki practitioner, who tends to specialize in uncomfortable things. Death, grief, and intergenerational and ancestral trauma are her frequent companions. Her work can be accurately described as “navigating the lines between everything.” In this episode, Katy and Siri talk about their experiences working with spirits, speaking with ancestors, and ancestral healing. We also laugh a lot and have an overall amazing conversation.  Katy has some classes coming up! Please check out her website for more information: katyswallow.com You can also follow her on Twitter here: @kswallowtarot Register for Intro to Spirit Contact on February 7th here Read my blog here Support this podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

While being incarcerated for her struggles with drug addiction, Awyn Dawn began to actively look for her spiritual side - and she found it in Paganism.By developing a profound relationship with the gods, Awyn gained greater clarity and a deep sense of peace. You can too with help from this empowering guide to starting and strengthening your spiritual practice. Her book comes out in December and is available for pre-order now.  Support the podcast on Patreon Register for Creative Grimoiring on December 5: https://www.northernlightswitch.com/creative-grimoiring-december-5 Book your Year Ahead Reading: https://northernlightswitch.as.me/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support

Lex Ritchie is a tarot reader and folk magician weaving spells for liberation, living in the Great Black Swamp. They believe individual liberation and enchantment create collective liberation and enchantment. Lex helps witches connect to their power, agency and magic so they can make magic that makes change. In this conversation, Siri and Lex talk about ancestor work - including some ways for those who are new to ancestor work to get started.  Lex's Website: thelexritchie.com Instagram + Twitter: @TheLexRitchie More on the Viking calendar: https://www.vikingsofbjornstad.com/Viking_Calendar.shtm How to Host a Dumb Supper Support this podcast on Patreon --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heathens-journey/support