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. Spirit Anchors Part 2

   Tue 12 May 2026 20:47 theory practice

   In part 1 of this series, I talked about what a spirit anchor is, in my terminology (any object that helps bring someone in closer connection with a spirit), and the spectrums of distinction that different ones can have (Is it a body or a home? Is it dedicated or flexible? Is it discovered or constructed?). These questions aren't just a way to catalog an anchor; they're intrinsically part of defining and understanding the relationship that's at the heart of the work. Considering them helps answer two much more complicated and central questions for any magical activity: how, and why.

2. Spirit Anchors - Part 1

   Sun 03 May 2026 18:07 theory practice

   I have a lot of plushies. Anyone who's visited the Eyrie for one of our seasonal rituals has at least seen them: watching over the goings-on in the gameroom, providing cozy spots to recline in the greatroom, or practically blanketing the Junction. Given I'm an animist, I'm sure it's not surprising that I have a sense of them as people. It may not even be surprising to know that I've explored some magical practice involving that. But it was surprising, even to me, that playfully exploring the question "how do I get to know my plushies as people?" led me to a deeper understanding of spiritworker practice more broadly.

3. Book Review - The Serviceberry, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

   Wed 08 Apr 2026 20:03 review

   Sometime last year, a friend of ours bought a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry for one of my housemates. I'd just finished reading Braiding Sweetgrass so I was excited to read this newer book too. But life went as life tends to do and I forgot about it. Then, a month or so ago, I saw a copy of the book in the Little Free Library in front of my house.

   "Huh," I thought, "my housemate must've finished reading it and decided to share it on. Well, I want to read it, so I'll take it and put it back in the box when I'm done." I grabbed it, and asked if he'd finished and put it in next time I saw him.

   "Nope, got it right here," he said. "Gonna be sharing it with other folks."

   "Well then!" I replied. "I guess we have two copies! I'll extra-especially put this one back when I'm done!" I didn't know it yet, but we'd already been doing a wonderful job of just what the book describes.