Here you will find stories and articles relating to a particular path of spiritwork and devotional polytheism, that focuses on a set of unattested deities who are referred to here as the Wanderers. In legend, the Wanderers are a sort of “found pantheon”, along the lines of the found families of queer folks and other marginalized populations. These gods wandered from their pantheons of origin where they felt like they didn't fit, found support in each other, and together built a place and a tradition that could be a home for other lost and unusual folk.

The Wanderers come from no historical culture, and any specific allusions to other deities aren't intended as connection or appropriation; my experience of these gods is that they actively resist syncretization, wanting to be known on their own terms.

This has been the work of years, but is still, by its nature, personal gnosis. My interaction with and experience of these deities may not match anyone else's, and is not intended to be definitive. You may read what's here and find it inspirational, or absurd. You may take it as a set of cute stories, or as a basis for further personal exploration. I can only share what I've found.

Latest 3 Posts

1. Book Review - How to Read Nature

   Mon 05 May 2025 21:08 review

   This book is maybe a bit further afield of what I usually review in my spiritwork blog, but it felt like it fit well in with some of the things I’m focusing on this year. My read of Braiding Sweetgrass made me want to turn more attention to the world around me, and my morning ritual for the land spirits involves a thoughtful walk through our lush suburban neighborhood, which has made me want to understand better what the land is telling me. It also didn’t hurt that the book was a rather serendipitous find; my eyes just landed on it during an unplanned bookstore trip, and the above connections made me decide to pick it up.

2. Book Review - Liber Indigo

   Wed 02 Apr 2025 19:35 review

   It felt like I came across Liber Indigo by Justin Kirkwood by chance, though it really may have been a good call by the YouTube algorithm (where the companion videos are posted). I was instantly intrigued; the subtitle “The Affordances of Magic” may just sound like word salad to many folks, but someone who works both in UX design and in magical practice, it jumped out at me as something combining both of my special interests. What I found wasn’t quite what I expected, but was still a very worthwhile excursion into esoteric thought.

3. Grounding? Centering? Balancing?

   Tue 11 Mar 2025 11:50 ritual practice

   I’m fascinated by the commonalities and differences in various pagan and magical practices, and also in the terminology we use for them. A perfect example is the first thing that pretty much every “how to do magic” or “how to do ritual” guide covers, the topic of “Grounding and Centering.” It seems like a simple topic, but there’s still a ton of diversity, and to some extent confusion, in how we talk about it. Today, I want to go a bit into the theory behind those things, to try to figure out just what we mean when we use those words, and share the approach that I’ve landed on, which seems to be a bit different from a lot of others I see.