Hawthorne's Blog – July 2012 Archive (3)

Happy Thor's Day! This week on the Spiral Dance every day is Thor's Day as we celebrate the Norse God, Thor!

First we take a look at how and where Thor's stories have played an important role in History.

Then, we look at one of Thor's most important roles - Thor at Ragnorak

Then, I will share with you Thrym's Lay, from the Poetic Edda

And, from modern times we have the poem, "The Challenge of Thor", by Henry Wadsworth…

So, have you gotten away on a vacation yet? The Summer Time is a time for getting lost. So our theme for this week's show is Sacred Travel. But then, Sacred Travel means different things to different people, and that's a very good place to start our conversation; the different kinds of Sacred Travel.

Now, if you want to bring the Sacred into your VayKay, then you have to think of different spells to do for different purposes, and you have to time your get-away for when it is most…

My guest this week is Diana L Paxson. A well-known leader in the Pagan community since the 1970's, Diana Paxson has written numerous books, traveled and taught classes around the world and served as Elder in many Pagan traditions. She joins us to talk about her new book, "The Way of the Oracle; Recovering the Practices of the Past to Find Answers for Today". Pagan Writer Michelle Belanger calls "The Way of the Oracle" "a fascinating journey into the oracular tradition: personal, profound and…