Irene Glasse

A set of Sunwait candles with 5 candles lit.

On the 5th of Sunwait, we honor Algiz: protection. May this home be safe and protected from harm. May we be able to offer shelter & safety to our beloved ones when needed. We welcome Algiz with the returning sun. May your protection shine in the next solar year. Hail, Algiz!

#sunwait #HeathenSky

A set of four Sunwait candles with four candles lit

On the fourth of Sunwait, we honor Wunjo: joy. Joy to all who dwell here, all who visit and spend time within these walls. May joy flow radiate outward like light. We welcome Wunjo with the returning sun. May you shine your joy brightly in the next solar year. Hail, Wunjo!

#sunwait #HeathenSky

So looking forward to seeing you!!

My favorite part was the slooowwww creep closer and closer to the cutting board like I somehow wouldn't notice 🤣

Exactly. These two are normally really well behaved around food, but that goes out the window on Turkey Roasting Day. Lol

A large roasted turkey in the foreground and two dogs watching closely in the background

Saga and Lìfa slowly inching closer to the cutting board with the turkey on it, hoping I won't notice

Saga and Lìfa on the other side of the kitchen island, hoping that somehow the turkey situation will be different.

Hope: A Triptych

Subtitle: Reasons I can't leave the kitchen while the turkey is resting.

#DogSky

A set of Sunwait candles with the first three candles lit

On the third of Sunwait, we honor Ansuz: inspiration and the gathering of knowledge. Clear communication so that wisdom may flow. The power of language when coupled with acumen. We welcome Ansuz with the returning sun. May you shine with inspiration in the next solar year. Hail, Ansuz!

#sunwait

A Thanksgiving cactus with bright red flowers is fully in bloom.

The Thanksgiving cactus is READY for some feasting 🤣

A set of Sunwait candles with the first two candles lit

On the second of Sunwait, we honor Uruz. Strength: strong, healthy bodies. Vitality and steadiness. Strength of heart as well: resiliency, courage, determination and dedication. We welcome Uruz with the returning sun. May you be strong in our lives in the next solar year. Hail, Uruz!

#HeathenSky

Irene in Faerie Con attire for the final day

Kindred Crow (plus our baby crow) before our set last night

Ash pushing Strix on one of our gear carts through the parking deck

Faerie Con lewks, final day. Another outfit that's easy to move in for load out and the drive home. Amazing underbust vest from Oh Jessa, blouse and pants are goodwill finds, boots by Verillas. Some silly stuff from yesterday too.

Irene Glasse dressed for a Kindred Crow set. Lots of black, feathers, and shiny things.

Close up of the makeup for tonight's Kindred Crow show

Faerie Con lewks, day two evening. Time for a Crow Show! Kindred Crow plays at 8 PM after the Dustbowl Fairies and before Frenchy and the Punk.

A photo of Irene wearing mostly black con-wear

A photo of Ash and Irene kissing while wearing lots of black con-wear

Faerie Con lewks day 2, daytime (we'll Crow it up more for our set). Blouse from Goodwill, studded leggings from Torrid, skirt thingy from a vendor at FSG, Verillas boots. Ash is wearing a lot of Holy Clothing items along with their Verillas stuff.

YAY! See you tomorrow!!

I will! I'll drop by. When is your shift?

New one :) Baltimore Faerie Faire in Towson, MD.

A photo of Irene Glasse wearing an asymmetrical black blouse, black faux leather leggings and knee high black boots with silver rivets.

Faerie Con lewks: day one. Super simple since I needed to be able to drive and unload in this. I adore this asymmetrical blouse and of course will take even the slightest excuse to wear my Verillas boots. More feathers tomorrow - Kindred Crow plays at 8 PM. #FaerieSky #PaganSky

A promo graphic for the Sacred Space and Between the Worlds Conference February 19th - 22nd in College Park, Maryland.

Engine's starting to rev up for the Sacred Space & Between the Worlds Conference in February in College Park, MD. Want to study in person with the top teachers, writers, and do-ers in the occult world? This is it. Hit SacredSpaceFoundation.org for more info. #PaganSky #HeathenSky #WitchSky

(7) As the adults in the room, we need to defend them with good choices just as they defend us with their lives.

It is the best way to serve those who choose service.

(6) as there always is, but I want you to remember something else amidst the patriotism: veterans are people. Complex, flawed, beautiful, imperfect people.

When we send troops to do our bidding, remember: these are kids who chose service....

(5) But the heroes behind them? They're people who choose service, for myriad reasons. Most of those reasons have less to do with defending the American way and more to do with trying to make the best choices we can at 17, 18, 19 years old.

There'll be a lot of flag waving today...

(4) We lionize veterans a lot in our culture. We turn them into faceless heroes, risking it all to defend us. It's easy to love people when they're just archetypes. And some of that heroism is legitimate: we choose service, and all it entails. Incredible, selfless choices are made...

(3) In my sister platoon was one of the prettiest girls I'd ever seen. Her ex-boyfriend back home was a bad egg, and she was used as the driver of the getaway car for his robbery. The judge gave her a choice since her record was clean: the military or jail.

She chose service....

(2)...(legal age of consent be damned, we were *kids*) who fell in love with a black boy in her small town. When all the parents found out, both kids were disowned. They were just 18, so they enlisted. They were going through boot camp at the same time.

They chose service....

(Photo of the wild streak and her siblings in arms at Iwo Jima, probably 1999)

I joined the Marine Corps for several reasons, not least of which was my family's financial situation at the time. If you don't have money, and already have a wild streak, college is a risky gamble.

So I chose service.

In my platoon at boot camp, there was a southern white girl...(1)

A repair on a lightweight black jacket using black thread.

The part about being goth that I had not anticipated was the part where I would be middle aged with crappy vision and *still* hand repairing my beautiful but hard to replace gothic finery 🤣

A set of Sunwait candles. The first candle, Fehu, is lit.

On the first of Sunwait, we honor Fehu. Abundance, prosperity, and the rewards of hard work. Enough to share, to shelter others, to add more seats at the table. We welcome Fehu with the sun's return. May you be abundant in our lives in the next solar year. Hail, Fehu!

#sunwait #HeathenSky

We were just talking about that find yesterday! Super exciting.

...from being married to an abusive sociopath for over a decade is that there will be a reaction. Every win for us triggers an attempt to punish/control/put us back in our place.

Celebrate today. Soak it all in. Tomorrow, batten the hatches. Renew the wards. Hold the line. (2/2)

Good morning, lovelies. Today, enjoy the victory. Savor it. We needed a win and a sweep is a good one. Take the joy of this moment and lay it in as winter fuel. Stack it high in your heart.

Tomorrow, revisit/revise/renew your mental/emotional/psychic protections. What I know (1/2)

Sunlight shines through green and gold leaves against a bright blue sky.

All I'm saying is that if this is the view from my kitchen window, I shouldn't have to cook 😍