Welcome to Puhuri Glacier.  I'm Yasmine Galenorn, author, poet, and artist. I'm also a shamanic Witch who has been practicing the Craft since 1980. This site is grounded in my own personal experience, my traditions, and my magical writings.

Once, long ago and far away--well, maybe not that long ago--I had a site called DarkMoon Rising.  I created that site shortly after the release of my first book, with the help of Netscape Composer and my husband back in early 1998. DMR has gone the way of all tales--into history. I loved DarkMoon Rising (and later on, as it was called, Foxglove Glade, a name I still love), during the time I created it and ran it--from early in 1998 until early 2003, it graced my site with a lot of information about Paganism and magic and Witchcraft and my books.  But something happened.  I grew tired of offering generalized information that you can pick up on so many Pagan sites.  I grew bored with DMR and I realized that, as tidy and fun and informative as the site had been, it no longer met MY needs as an author, a priestess and witch, and an artist.

So I dismantled it, unsure as to whether I would ever have another magical site. I stopped spelling magic with a "k" and began spelling it "magic" again. I eliminated the generalized info because I do not practice Wicca. I began to think about what represents me, my magic, my ever evolving path.

So, if you are looking for general magical/Wiccan information, this is not the place to find it. The information I present here is directly from my personal life, and often doesn't coincide with traditional Wiccan teachings, which don't meet my spiritual needs. And no, I do not accept acolytes, what I have to teach can be found in my books.

The updates to this site will be seasonal in nature.

OH!  Another tidbit: I don't have access to a lot of the old writings about Finnish history and if I did, I probably couldn't read them so I'm not the best person to ask about the subject.  I do want to learn Finnish at some point, but for now, what little I know, I've scrounged for and what is on this site is accurate to the best of my knowledge.  The magical information is based on both study and experience.

I don't guarantee all of the facts in terms of spelling, etc., so please don't cite me as an expert or consider me a scholar of Finnish myth and legend, though I'm working on it!

You can find out more about my books--both fiction and nonfiction on my primary site.

Bright Blessings,
Yasmine Galenorn
 
 
 

 

Northern/Finnish/Shamanic Specific Information
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electronic or print media.)

A Little Bit of Finnish History	The Kalevala (The Finnish National Epic)X
Great Mother Bear	Mielikki & The Creation of the Bear
Ukko: God of the  Sky & Thunder	Rauni: Mother Goddess of Lightning & Grain
Mielikki: Finnish Goddess of the  Hunt & Woodland Spirits	Tapio: Finnish God of the  Woodlands & Mountains
Modern Shamanic Witchcraft	Magical Tools
Finnish, Scandinavian  & Mongolian Links	Gods, Heroes, Elementals & Spirits,  & Realms of the Suomi A Brief Glossary of Magical Terms

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