A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

  • Ostara: Spring Equinox

    Now Playing: Gone Epoch by Elvenking So Ostara was a bit ago. (Like almost a full week ago, at this point, get off my ass, my brain sucks.) Ostara is the name most pagans use to describe the spring equinox, especially in pan pagan spaces that involve multiple traditions. A feast of fertility and new…

  • The Western Myth of Classical Music

    Now Playing: Incantations by Elvenking So I’ve talked about how there’s some elitism in Western classical music in the past. (Go read that mini rant here.) Now, I stand by that. There’s potential for elitism and racism basically everywhere in Western classical music, because a lot of the composers that we play and study were…

  • Oaths and Pagan Paths

    Now Playing: Noldor (Dead Winter Reigns) – Remastered 2007 by Blind Guardian Oaths are a concept that are at least loosely known to the general population, especially if they’re in any way familiar with the concept of paladins in TTRPGs and various other fantasy media. (You know, those youth camp counselor types who swear an…

  • Language and People: The Constraints of Society Made Manifest

    Now Playing: Gone Epoch by Elvenking Humans trying to put things in near little boxes is nothing new; we’ve been doing it for centuries and we continue to do it to this day. In some cases, this does help us understand the world in some capacity. However. It’s so rare that anything can fully ever…