The Haiku Edda: Mythic Edition Not another translation of the Poetic Edda, but a creative spin on already existing translations. In the Haiku Edda: Mythic Edition, Nico Solheim-Davidson seeks to breathe new life into the mythologic...

And just like that, The Haiku Edda Mythic Edition finally gets its release!

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Haikus of the High One — Lessons for Lovers Clearly I speak nowUnfaithful one can and shall beWhen one’s thoughts are falseAnd when thoughts are falseEven the wisest of heartsBy wiles will be fooledLet the ones who seekThe love of anot…

As it's Valentine's Day, I figured this would be a suitable excerpt from my Haiku Edda to share:

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Haiku Edda: Mythic Edition releases next week.

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The Sea Is A Desert Of Waves — Taking a Look at Thetis A Roman statue of Thetis with a triton, copied from a Greek statue. It’s been some time since I’ve dedicated a blog post to more discussion of nymphs, and in order to avoid finishing writing my nym…

Finally got round to finishing my blog post about the sea nymph Thetis. Only been writing it since September 🙃

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Hymn to the Fleet-Footed Nights darken as summer fadesI turn to you now in prayerFleet-footed goddessVictory-BringerHarbinger of the coming springRaise your spearSo that I might find strengthRaise your voiceSo that I might…

Slowly throwing myself back into writing devotional poetry on a regular basis. This one is dedicated to Andraste (the goddess invoked by Bouddica, not the prophet from Dragon Age)

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An image of Freya riding a boar in a style of Japanese art. The Haiku Edda is written in large, red text, and Mythic Edition and Nico Solheim-Davidson are written in smaller black text.

Y'know that Haiku Edda thing I've occasionally posted about? Well, I'm pleased to unveil the cover art, designed by @ergigoat.bsky.social

And for anyone that's interested, here's the first poem from the book in full:
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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer To Idunn To Rejuvenate The Dead Idun and the Apples by James Doyle Penrose, 1890 A few years ago, I had the idea of making apple water as an offering for the dead. Essentially a way to rejuvenate or give sustenance to the dead. I…

Aaaaand I'm back to working on my "modern galdralag" stuff

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Chthonic Hymn to Idunn Lady of the Orchards,Where your gift blossomsWith the fading daylightI whisper now unto youRejuvenator, life-bringer,Who gives blessings of youthTo the mortal and dying godsWith the fruits of your …

Been a while since I wrote a Devotional Hymn to one of the Norse deities

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Autumn Equinox Hymn to Nótt and Dag Hail to you, O Nótt,Who birthed the shining dayHail to you, O Dag,Born from night’s swarthy wombYour journeys equal in lengthYour journeys equal in timeNótt, long your ride becomesAs darkness…

Happy Autumn Equinox!

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Carmina Victricis — Song of the Victory-Bringer Sea-born, celestial, Victory-BringerRadiant one, with warmest heartStrife in battle and in loveYou do calm, for both warrior and loverSo fierce are you, that even stormsCalm their passionate rage i…

Forgot to post this yesterday, but here's a poem I wrote in honour of Venus Victrix

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[REVIEW] Pagan Portals: Brigantia — Warrior Goddess Brigantia is a goddess I’ve written about a fair few times on this blog, and even one who I co-wrote a book of devotional poetry about with Muriel Merser. So when I found out that a book abou…

Reviewed Pagan Portal: Brigantia on my blog. T'is my first book review, and probably will be my last, because I weren't overly impressed.

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Witching Around Podcast Witching Around is a podcast sponsored by Witchfest.

I was recently on the Witching Around Podcast, chatting about water nymphs. Who they are, how to work with them, etc

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer to Rán for Safe Travels I haven’t been doing a great deal with my attempts at modern galdralag recently. Partially because I’m focusing on other projects, partially because the inspiration isn’t there. T…

Been a while since I posted one of my modern galdralag things

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Untempered Flames Sea-brightener, sea-swellerThe waves you set ablazeWith fiery, golden lightWhen your tears pour down,Droplets of reddened gold,From your piercing eyesThe waves you stir to angerWhen bloodied voice …

Wrote a new poem about Freya

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Happy Beltane/May Day/Rûsciâs Cobos, friends!
BRIGANTIA: SONGS OF THE EXALTED, which I co-authored with Muriel Merser, is out as of today!!

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer to Eir For Aid in Healing Menglöð and Nine Maidens by Lorenz Frølich, 1895 Regular readers of this blog will know that Eir is a part of my practice, so it won’t be of any surprise that I wrote up one of my “mode…

Back on my modern galdralag nonsense, this time with one for Eir

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Often seen as a Celtic Minerva of iron-age Britain, or as another name for the Irish Brigid, the poems within explore Brigantia through her various roles and functions, and through the lens of other deities.

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Coming out 1st May!

BRIGANTIA: SONGS OF THE EXALTED is a collection of devotional poems and hymns dedicated to the Gallo-British goddess, spirit, and nymph Brigantia. (1/2)

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Modern Galdralag — A Prayer to Bragi for Inspiration Idun and Brage by Nils Blommér, 1846 As I mentioned in my previous Modern Galdralag post, this year, I’m attempting to write prayers based on the galdralag meter found in Old Norse poetry. Br…

Another attempt at writing prayers, loosely based on the galdralag meter

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Apples Are Nature’s Compacted Form of Wellness and Fortitude — Taking A Look At Iðunn Idun and the Apples by James Doyle Penrose, 1890 In Norse Mythology, and in the wider scope of Heathenry, there is a focus on deities such as Odin, Loki, Thor, and Freya, with others being sideline…

Forgot to post this last night. Anyway, here's some stuff I worded about Iðunn

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