Can you be pagan without actually calling yourself pagan? That is a question that is worth pondering, considering certain developments in people’s spiritual beliefs that are not explicitly labelled as pagan, heathen and the like, but are certainly shared by pagans, heathens and witches. (With pagans, heathens and witches I mean those, mostly in the … Continue reading New information about religious and spiritual beliefs in the Netherlands, from recent research by Pew Research Center
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Beautiful 1400 year old golden raven head found in England
Imagine being a metal detector searching a field and discovering two beautiful 1400 years old golden objects. It must be a thrill. Especially if one of the items is a stylized raven head in typical Anglo-Saxon style. Below is a drawing of this find, which you can see in all its splendor in this article. … Continue reading Beautiful 1400 year old golden raven head found in England
Hares in the city
While everyone in the Netherlands is discussing the wolves re-entering and reclaiming their place in our country, other animals are even entering our cities without humans so much as blinking their eyes. The same is happening in other places in Europe. Danish researchers noticed how in a couple of cities hare populations are thriving. The … Continue reading Hares in the city
Free online art history lessons!
I had fun with my art history lesson about Hekate together with a small group of attendants last week! To me this feels like a step up to do this more often. View a list of the upcoming free monthly lessons for the rest of this year. Please note that all these lessons will be … Continue reading Free online art history lessons!
National witch monument – a ritual of commemoration
In the last couple of weeks there has been a lot of discussion among Dutch witches, pagans and heathens about the initiative of the “Nationaal Heksenmonument”, the national witch monument. I wrote a bit more about it here. In short, this project is meant to commemorate the people who died in the Netherlands during the … Continue reading National witch monument – a ritual of commemoration
New book: Arcadia Britannica – a modern British folklore portrait
A wonderful looking new release from Thames & Hudson, one of my favorite publishers. Henry Bourne has a great track record as a potrait photographer. In Arcadia Britannica he depicts the colorful characters from British folklore as they are portrayed by people from all over the island. Green men, horn dancers and other creatures abound! … Continue reading New book: Arcadia Britannica – a modern British folklore portrait
New this month (May 2015)
This is a monthly blog post to keep up with all the new information, images, sources, etc. posted on this website - handy for those who have better things to do than check Thimsternisse every day ;) - Added two new sections in the Well of Knowledge: Death Culture and Elves and Fairies - Added … Continue reading New this month (May 2015)
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