For those not familiar with my current project, I'm combining Runecraft with Hoodoo Master Candle work. I'm making 25 total candles, with my Master Candle being mine entirely, and then 24 candles, one for each rune. here's what Ive got so far.

Rune            Scent        Color

Algiz            ?                ?
Ansuz          ?                ?
Berkana       lavendar    yellow-green
Dagaz          ?                 ?
Ehwaz         ?                …

I see a horrid, self validating thing happening amongst the pagan cultures. It's been happening as long as i can remember, and it will likely keep happening for as long as I live. We validate ourselves by giving others the ability to validate themselves. See this screencap from a year or two ago;

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For years, likely as long as all of you have known me, I have steadfastly held to the standpoint that I am by no means a teacher of any kind. I hold this point of view because, in my eyes, a teacher needs several things to be considered thus.

1. A system. A tradition is, in my eyes, almost absolutely necessary to be able to claim the title of teacher. There are, of course, exceptions, but they are exactly that, the exception, and not the rule. A teacher is someone who…

Now, this was a message sent to another user on this site, but, I spent so damn much time writing it, and I touched on so many different subjects, and my personal views on them, I decided to drop it into a blog post. Any identifying bits have been removed, but my answers to questions have been left, albeit slightly edited for relevance and content, to make it flow better.

You will find that, when I converse, I do…