Hrafnar

01/13/2026

From Hrafnar Kindred,
January 14, 2026
Time to Stomp Some Trolls!!!!

January has come in with storms, earthquakes, and icy cold! It's time to chase the trolls out, send them back to sleep, and look forward into the New Year!

Every year, at this time, we gather in ritual to bang the pots, stomp our feet, and generally make enough noise to scare the mischief out of the trolls who run riot during the Yuletide season. This year, the number of trolls rampaging through the lands of men is historic. It’s time to chase them back underground. ! Please join us at Greyhaven, if you are local, or on Zoom, if you are not, to add your energy to this cause.

We'll share a feast, spend time in community together, and generally have a grand time.
After we do the loud work, we'll draw Runes for the coming year and see if we can get some general direction to help us through.

This is a Potluck event! In the interest of NOT getting fourteen trays of brownies, please sign in on the Spreadsheet with your RSVP, (page 1) and what you are bringing (page 2).

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What: Monthly Kindred Blot
When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Time: Doors open at 7:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:30 pm
Where: Greyhaven, Berkeley Ca

If you cannot attend in person, please join us by Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81762270197?pwd=paN5ArHBe9seeKhTEDp9srGqlvy2Lj.1

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10/19/2024

To anyone who was going to come to the SciFi Saturday today. It starts at 1 pm - the poster was unclear...

10/19/2024

Tomorrow afternoon, starting at 4 pm, Ian and I, Lezlie Kinyon and some other friends will be reading at "SciFi Saturday" at the Raxacoul cafe at 299 Arlington Av in Kensington. I plan to present "H.P. Lovecraft Enters into the Outer Darkness," and a Day of the Dead scene from the unpublished Westria novel if there's time.

10/16/2024

Hail the hive-mind-- home help needed--

Some of you may be familiar with the paintings of Kevin Kihn. He has been a regular at the Greyhaven tea table for many years. He and his family (mother and disabled sister) are currently in a desperate search for an apartment, preferably in the Bay area, but they would be willing to go almost anywhere they can afford. The runes suggest looking at public programs/ information/resources and/or calling on our community knowledge base and connections.

See Kevin’s description of their resources and needs below. They have been living in a motel, which is quickly eating up what money they’ve saved. Help!

"Dianne, Kevin and Cynthia are looking for a home in the greater Bay Area. Dianne is a retired school teacher, Cynthia is handicapped and receives disability and Kevin is an artist currently authoring a book on perspective. We have a modest but reliable Social Security income. We can pay $2000 per month. We need at least 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths. Ground floor or a good elevator are desirable due to mobility issues. We can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at 949-993-7477 . "

10/15/2024

In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, tonight’s dinner at Greyhaven is indigenous soup.

This is not a Native American recipe, but except for a substitution of chicken for California quail, and onions instead of local alliums, the other contents are all vegetables originally domesticated by indigenous North and SouthAmerican tribes: corn, beans, tomatoes, a little greeen chile, squash, and potatoes. Thank you for so greatly enriching the diet of the people of this world.

Writing from lands once inhabited by the Chechenyi band of the Ohlone tribe.

09/01/2024

Someone is trying to hack a new account - Diana Dian. Trying to fix,

08/23/2024

What do we want?

Freedom to speak, Freedom to hear,
Freedom to love those we hold dear.
Freedom of faith, freedom of choice,
Freedom to give the truth a voice,
Freedom to honor each one’s worth,
Freedom to guard our Mother Earth!

Kamala Harris has made "Freedom" one of her themes.
The official title of the statue atop the Capitol dome is “Freedom”. Thanks to Joanne Barrett for the image below.

07/30/2024

Dear Members, With deepest apologies for my laxness, I admit that I only today understood the Hamingja Fountation to be white supremacist and in violation of our views, inclusiveness, and diverse beliefs.
Hamingja foundation and all of their posts have been removed from the group, and their speaker, Bjorn Ekdahl, has been banned.
I will try, going forward, to be more diligent and careful.
Thank you.

Deborah Moyer
Admin.

07/04/2024

At the end of the Constitutional Convention in 1797, Benjamin Franklin was accosted by local woman who asked if they had given the country a republic or a monarchy. Hie responded, "A Democracy, if you can keep it!"

This year, when one candidate proclaims his plans to be a dictator, Pay Attention! Oppose Projct 2025! Protect the Constitution!

03/25/2024

A couple of quick shots from our Ostara picnic yesterday!

12/06/2023

A number of years ago, Isaac Bonewits was going to edit a series of books on different kinds of Paganism. His book, ESSENTIAL WICCA, and my ESSENTIAL ASATRU were the only two that were published. In '21, Citadel Books brought out a new edition, and today they are offering a special promotion for the e-book.

It’s $1.99 on Amazon and other e-book platforms all day today.

If you would like a handier version, or were wondering how I view Heathen religion, this is your chance.

11/01/2023

Happy Hallowe’en, and may only friendly spirits visit you this eve.