Today, we invite the energy of Yule, and the energies of fertility and death from the landDisir of Northern Europe to our hearthfire today.  We will explore the depths of these midwinter traditions, and how widespread they are throughout the world. We call in the landdisir- the female ancestral spirits of the land that roam wild during midwinter, and we will talk about how you can celebrate this midwinter season, and much much more….

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Watch the Romanian Bear Dance 

Music: 

Nostomo Halvar by Per OG Runberg

Holly King’s Dance by KIVA

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance by Leslie Kulbach

Friggs bon by Gotved og Hammerlund

The Holly She Hears a Berry by the Voice Squad

Tec, Peleite, Zernju Zogtu by Kitka

U.N.I.T.Y. by Queen Latifah

Knaesaetning by Gotved og Hammerlund

Freyas store Kraft by Gotved og Hummerlund

La befana by The Revels Children

Cailleach An Airgid by Niamh Ni Charra

Nornegaldr by Runahild

Disir by Runahild

Gloucestershire Wassail by KIVA

The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper and Robert J Lurtsema

In this month's plant lore episode, we explore the world through Mugwort's eyes.  First discussing the historical use of Mugwort, their spiritual offerings, and then talking about how you can cultivate a relationship with Mugwort in your daily life.  *Caution: Mugwort should not be consumed by pregnant people or people trying to get pregnant*

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Music throughout: 
Nöstmo Halvar by Per OG Runberg
Greensleeves by Mountain Man
O Leafy Branch by Stevie Wishart and Sinfonye
Kecharitomene by Loreena McKennit 
Tomtehallingen by Øyonn Groven Myhren, Eilert M Hægeland, Alf Tveit

Introducing my podcast Hearthfire.  This episode covers the broad variety of topics that will be discussed in this virtual space.  Here we will be centering artists, story holders, herbalists, ancestral lineage healers, and many other wise folk.

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Featured songs:
Nostmo Halavar by Per O G Runberg
King of the Faeries by Aine Minogue 
In the Forest by Sylvia Woods

Cover art: Ivan Bilibin 'Vasilisa the Beautiful' The White Horseman 1900