Spiritual Seeker

Posts about finding my way through spirituality and religion

July 31, 2021

Finding a (New) Polytheist Identity

My friend Sarenth Odinsson recently wrote a blog post about how important it is to being a visible heathen. He’s not wrong; both Polytheists and Heathens need to have a strong visibility in today’s society. We need to make sure that we are not swept under the rug anymore; we are here and always have… Continue reading

Devotional Practice, Druidic Heathenry, My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker

God, Heathen, Identity, Neopaganism, Odin, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, Solitary pagan, spiritual practice, spirituality
December 6, 2020

A Note on New Year’s Resolutions

Back in high school I had a yearly tradition. Every December I would make a list of New Year’s Resolutions that I wanted to take on. The list was carefully folded, put in an envelope, and pinned to my pegboard near my desk. The following December I would reopen the envelope and look at the… Continue reading

My Shadow Work, Personal healing, Spiritual Seeker

God, Goddess, Pagan, pagan practice, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, religion, religious practice, resolutions, spiritual healing, spiritual practice, spirituality
March 2, 2020

The First Center: The Self

It was a no-brainer for me to start with the center of the self when doing this mental baseline. Ultimately, in any endeavor in life, it is our own life experiences, our own thoughts and behaviors that will shape the environment around us. It’s no different with spirituality; your learned behavior affects what you will… Continue reading

Druidic Heathenry, Personal healing, Spiritual Seeker

divination, divine relationship, Heathen, Heathenry, Magical Practice, Odin, Pagan, pagan practice, paganism, pantheism, polytheism, polytheist, spirit, spiritual practice, spirituality
February 24, 2020

The Four Centers of Paganism: Finding a Baseline

In my last post I named my spirituality for the first time in over a decade. I chose a name that fits where I feel the most at home. While it’s been wonderful to sit with that name for awhile, I fully understand that to be a living, breathing spirituality and religion, there needs to… Continue reading

Devotional Practice, Druidic Heathenry, Spiritual Seeker

Druid, Druidcraft, God, Goddess, Heathen, Heathenry, Norse Paganism, Norse Tradition, Pagan, pagan practice, paganism, pantheism, pantheist, polytheism, polytheist
October 7, 2019

Spirituality and Politics: What I Need to Say

I wish we weren’t so politically polarized in this nation. I wish we could go back to having a president that, regardless of political party, was doing what they thought was right for the nation instead of doing things to enrich themselves and their friends. I wish we had political parties that focused on their… Continue reading

My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker

Activism, activist, afterlife, Belief, neopagan, Neopaganism, Pagan, paganism, pantheism, pantheist, Politics, polytheism, polytheist, Solitary pagan, spiritual practice, spirituality
September 19, 2019

Personal Heathenism: The Gods

When I was pulled into Heathenism, I was lucky enough to have an established physical community of Heathens around me to draw from. I also had a regular personal discernment practice, which became very valuable in those first months. These two tools helped me more quickly understand whether the things I was hearing was coming… Continue reading

My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker, The Godds

Devotion, Devotional Practice, God, Godslave, Godspouse, Heathen, heathenism, loki, lokian, norse, Odin, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, spiritual practice, spirituality
September 18, 2019

Finding the Roots of My Religion

Almost every Christian mass or service that I have been to has some sort of statement of faith that is recited by the congregation. In the Catholic church, it’s called the Nicene Creed (or in the masses of my Catholic School youth, it’s the Apostles Creed). And while the creed is ultimately there to unify… Continue reading

Druidic Heathenry, My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker

Belief, divine relationship, Druid, Druidcraft, God, Goddess, Heathen, loki, lokian, Neopaganism, OBOD, Odin, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, religion, Wicca, Wiccan, Witchcraft
July 2, 2019

To Pray or Not to Pray…

I am currently doing a brush-up on my herbal lore, and picked up a couple guides for me to review. One of the guides that I picked up for this refresh suggested I write a prayer to say as I am harvesting and using the herbs that I am working with. Saying prayers while cutting… Continue reading

Devotional Practice, My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker

God, Goddess, Herbal lore, Neopaganism, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, praying, religion, spiritual practice, spirituality
June 28, 2019

Concede to My Will…

I’ve been struggling again with the thought of doing work that I know will affect others. I thought I had my opinions on it figured out awhile ago, but now I’ve come across some new material that has made me revisit the topic. And now I find I’m almost as frustrated as I was before.… Continue reading

My Shadow Work, Spiritual Seeker

Binding, Druid, Druidcraft, God, Goddess, Hex, magic, neopagan, Neopaganism, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, spell, spellwork, Witch, Witchcraft
June 3, 2019

Worshiping the Gods of Your Ancestors

Last week I wrote a post that talked about my personal spiritual practices called Mixing Traditions. I posted it in one of the social media groups I frequent, and was surprised to immediately get feedback from several people telling me that I should not suggest that you can only worship a God from your ancestry.… Continue reading

Ancestry, Spiritual Seeker

Belief, God, Goddess, Lineage, norse, northern tradition, Pagan, paganism, polytheism, polytheist, racist, religion, Shaman, shamanism, spiritual practice, spirituality

About Me

Hi there. I’m Annora.

The name Annora has English roots from my own genealogy. Its meaning is ‘honor’, which is something I hold dear in myself and others.

Over the years, I’ve done a lot of spiritual and religious study, but every time I think I’ve reached the pinnacle I want to rest on, I’ve found another mountain that deserves to be climbed. Or it’s a mountain that has been ‘suggested’ for me to climb. Because of this, my personal religion, Druidic Heathenry, is a living, breathing thing that is sometimes hard to give a voice to. This makes things challenging to write a blog such as this. However, in my mind, the fact that I don’t have all of the words to communicate my personal religious practice makes it even more important for me to try. The more I can communicate specifics about my practice, the more I understand my practice. The more I understand my practice, the more I can see how to relate with other practitioners out there. And because of all of this work, my practice becomes richer and more authentic.