The Pagan Raven's Nest

Find the old me at https://tr-ravenwood.tumblr.com/ Still a bisexual, eclectic, witch, who now accepts their genderfluidity, with rantings, ramblings, writings and art to share ;)

[paganravennest]

A little about myself...

Hello 👋 I'm glad you found my little corner of Tumblr! I was here before, but then things got weird and restrictive, so I left. Now things are weird and restrictive over on the Book of Faces so I'm back but unfortunately unable to access my original account.

I've been a practicing eclectic witch for 15 years now! (15 yrs as of Oct. 2025) I am a polytheist who mostly works with Greek and Egyptian gods, although there are a few Celtic, Norse, and Roman gods I also work with from time to time. I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and love working to help the Pagan community flourish up here. 😊

I am a 1st degree initiate in Gardnerian Wica. I am also an ordained minister for marriages.

You probably won't find much in the way of spell work on this blog, but you will find I share plenty of devotional poetry and liturgy here. I also make jewelry and will be sharing pieces I am particularly proud of as well as any quilted wall art (that I want to get back to producing). If you are in need of a devotional piece for a particular deity, feel free to ask! I may already have one written and if not, I may be able to write one for you. 😁

[paganravennest]

Life was very upset with Death,

For everything She created, He destroyed,

And so She sought to confront Him,

And demand He cease destroying what She had created,

But He calmly stated,

"Do not rage at Me, for I could not be, without You. The existence of You necessitates the existence of Me."

[paganravennest]

I just got a deeply insightful tarot reading from the awesome Navi. Check out all their cool stuff (priestex, author, blogger, podcaster, content creator, lecturer) at their Linktree.

If you do get a tarot reading from them. Let them know RavenSong from Michigan sent you! 🥰

[paganravennest]

Pan, Pan,

God of Man,

Dwelling in the wild land,

Playing your pipes oh so sweet,

While you dance upon your cloven feet,

All of nature keeps the beat,

Pan, Pan,

God of Man,

Dwelling in the wild land,

With horns upon your shaggy head,

Causing panic, causing dread,

When awoken from your midday bed,

Pan, Pan,

God of Man,

Dwelling in the wild land,

All laughed and shouted your name,

Keeper of flocks, keeper of game,

You and yours shall never be tamed,

Pan, Pan,

God of Man,

Dwelling in the wild land,

Bestow upon me your ecstatic gifts,

Bring me visions, bring me fits,

With spilled seed and addled wits,

Pan, Pan,

God of Man,

Dwelling in the wild land,

You never died, our spirit did,

So in the caves you waited and hid,

For our wild rebirth and shackles rid,

Pan, Pan,

Greatest God of Man,

Forever dwelling in the wild land.

[paganravennest]

All of the birds merrily sing,

Of the Solstice Sun upon their wings,

And the joy its warmth and power brings,

On this longest day.

The weather is clear as the sun climbs high,

To reach its zenith in the sky,

As the stag snorts and the eagle flies,

On this longest day.

The bees buzz lazily,

As the soft breeze stirs the leafed-out trees,

And the land is awash in shades of green,

On this longest day.

Let's raise our voice and loudly sing,

With the merry birds upon the wing,

As the Wheel turns on to the next thing,

On this longest day.

[paganravennest]

Donate to Safety for a struggling couple, organized by Alex Reid

Hey guys. You all know me and you know how hard it is to ask for help… well, I’m swallowing m… Alex Reid needs your support for Safety for a

These are friends of mine. They are currently stuck living in a trailer with 3 other adults, 2 cats, and a dog, without a working fridge, and without a vehicle. They are one step away from being homeless in Texas and with one of them being trans and the other non-binary, this situation becomes even more unsafe. Any amount of money you can donate would be super helpful! Also please share to get the word out.

[paganravennest]

No matter what is happening,

Within the walls of man,

There is always beauty and wonder,

To be found,

Out in the care of Nature,

And while She also tends harshness,

It is without malice,

And that makes it somehow seem,

Just a little bit softer.

[vigilantlight]

A House-Blessing Prayer, to the Theoi

Hear now, great ones, where you reside above and all around The lifting of my voice and the bells I ring to you By open window and incense travel To scatter among the birds and out to your radiant and mighty halls Follow me here to the place of my resting Bring your gaze down onto me and accept the gifts laid for you First to Hestia, most honored one, bearer of all sacred flame I ask of you as your servant that you reside here in this house as you do in all others And take your rightful place in its heart Where I might revere you always and speak to you often Then to Zeus, watcher over all, who guards both from above and from within That I might recieve the blessing of your protection over all my house And all my prosperity in it, that it be preserved and redoubled onto me To find your well-keeping of me forever and to give gratitude to you in turn To Hermes, all-guiding giver of fair fortunes I ask that all my comings and goings be seen to well And that the best of luck and ease would be brought onto me That the far flung words of the immortals would pass well into my house And last to Hekate, mistress of the gates Take my offerings to you and guard me well Let knowing and success come onto me And turn away whatever fell spirits may reach my door With all these I offer myself to you In my words, my heart and my actions I say it seven times over Before your shrine and all the doors and windows Calling your names from the front of my house to the back With this giving gifts to you, oil and wine and honey And begging you reside here always so that I may worship you always

[khaire-traveler]

In times of need, it is to Hermes I call.

In times of struggles, it is on Hermes I fall.

In times of triumph, Hermes stands with me, tall.

In times of weakness, Hermes helps with the haul.

...

Children of humanity, Hermes is there for us all.

[paganravennest]

Unfortunately the poetry I am inspired to write doesn't always line up with the current season 😬. I feel like this would be a fun one to chant/sing while dancing round the circle though!

The fire is in the belly,

And the antlers are upon the ground,

The Sun is pale and waifish,

But butter and milk will make Him round.

The green is in the seed,

And on the Folk under the hill,

The candles so newly blessed,

Can't yet drive away the chill.

So bake the bread for breaking,

And separate curd from whey,

Raise a toast of honeyed milk or beer,

For it's finally Imbolc Day!

[paganravennest]

In a purple house,

There's a purple room,

With purple sheets upon the bed.

And maybe what I'm feeling,

Is just,

This purple smoke,

Gone to my head,

But babe I think we've done,

This song and dance before.

And babe I think it's time,

We finally close,

That purple door,

'Cause you're killing me,

And I'm killing you,

And that's entirely,

Too much red,

And with this blues,

I feel comin' on,

It's time to get,

My ass to bed.

These purple sheets,

Feel all too wrong,

And I keep picturing you,

In that purple thong,

But that was just a memory,

A snapshot from a brighter time,

The color,

It has faded now,

And been repainted in my mind,

And so I'll finally hang,

This gilded frame,

Above,

That purple bed,

In that purple room,

Of that purple house,

Infatuation entombed,

An imagined love,

Now finally dead.

[paganravennest]

By salt of Earth,

And Water's flow,

By light of Moon,

And call of Crow,

From the seed of desire,

My spell does grow.

By flicker of flame,

And glint of stone,

By waft of smoke,

And cracking of bone,

The power I need,

Is already my own.

By eye of Cat,

And spinning Sun,

By pounding heart,

And beating drum,

Now I complete,

What was begun.

[khaire-traveler]

Today, my gender is anyone's guess, and I bet you that Dionysus vibes with that.

[thecollectibles]

Artemis Leading the Hunt — MTG Style by Ivana Abbate

[paganravennest]

Dig under the leaves,

Through the earth,

For the bones,

And the stones,

While conversing,

With the Spirits,

And the crows,

With blood,

And mud,

On your knees,

And twigs in your hair,

And dirt under your nails,

For it is here,

In the Witch's Cauldron,

Through the alchemizing,

Of the Other,

That we discover,

Our own humanity.

[paganravennest]

Baphomet, the Supreme Androgyne,

Balancing the perceived binaries of the Divine,

Truth obtained when opposites synthesize and combine,

All hail the Great God Baphomet!

[rarestsparkle]

You are the bridge, the altar, the vessel, the medicine. Your body is the shrine. Your breath is the offering. Tend to yourself with reverence. Everything you seek already lives within you.