House of Apples

10/19/2026

Strong Roots Wide Branches, Episode 4: Embodying the Sacred

When we engage in any kind of religious or spiritual activities as a living human, we must have a physical form in order to be most effective in our work. Many who engage in spirit work disparage the body, seeking to get closer to Spirit by “ascending”, attempting to leave the body behind. However, this undermines all the unique skills and gifts we possess by virtue of having been born mortal. But embodiment is hard work, and not always our best strategy for being able to survive the day to day. In today’s conversation, we will explore the role embodiment, dissociation, and our ability to choose awareness and engagement impacts the way we practice and experience the sacred.

While our live group discussions are not recorded, you can listen to our which shares common themes with the live sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8clq89NEa0

Live discussion registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

10/05/2026

Pagan Peer Counseling + Strong Roots Wide Branches Meetup is this Sunday October 11th at 10am PT, and every second Sunday! This discussion will feature topics from our Polytheist Education Curriculum as well as tips for service providers in Pagan Community. Newcomers are welcome! 🍁🎃🍂

Free Registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

09/18/2026

The Autumn Equinox occurs on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 5:05 p.m. Pacific. This is one of the two times per year when day and night are in perfect balance. In a rapidly changing world where so much is uncertain, balance can be elusive. What can you do to connect with this moment of balance and bring yourself more into balance? Take the time to connect with nature, and tend to that which needs balancing in your life, as we honor the changing of the seasons.

Blessed Equinox from House of Apples! 🍁🎃🍂

09/13/2026

Strong Roots Wide Branches, Episode 3: Nuts & Bolts

What exactly do we DO as polytheists? Let's talk about the nuts and bolts of a regular polytheist practice. This podcast is an opportunity to explore our regular (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, periodic) practices: What are they? Why do we do these practices? Where do our practices come from? It is said that practice makes perfect – what exactly are we practicing for?

Strong Roots & Wide Branches (SRWB) is a polytheistic curriculum developed by River Devora as a way of providing a framework for practitioners to develop the foundations of their personal religious practice with an emphasis on reciprocity and mutual consent.

While our live group discussions are not recorded, you can listen to our which shares common themes with the live sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWWka-AYY9o

Live discussion registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

09/07/2026

Pagan Peer Counseling Learning Community + Strong Roots Wide Branches Online Meetup is this Sunday September 13th at 10am PT, and every second Sunday! This combined discussion will feature topics from our Polytheist Education Curriculum as well as tips for service providers in Pagan Community. Come check it out! 🍎🍏🍎

Free Registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

08/09/2026

In today's Peer + Strong Roots Wide Branches Meetup, we discussed how our early religious experiences and the culture we grew up in creates biases and assumptions in the ways we approach paganism and religion. By bringing these unconscious assumptions to the surface, we have the ability to let go of old beliefs that no longer serve us, and make conscious choices about what we want to believe going forward. While the live sessions are not recorded, you can listen to our which shares common themes with the live sessions. Listen on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhcPeyB9EKg
Episode 2: Unpacking

08/05/2026

Pagan Peer Counseling Learning Community + Strong Roots Wide Branches Online Meetup is this Sunday August 9th at 10am PT, and every second Sunday! This combined discussion will feature topics from our Polytheist Education Curriculum as well as tips for service providers in Pagan Community. Check out the link to learn more and sign up! 🍎🌞🍎

Free Registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

07/29/2026

Blessed Lammas and Lughnasadh from House of Apples! May you take the time to enjoy the harvest and first fruits of your labor, and celebrate with loved ones. 🍏🍞🥐🥖🍎

07/11/2026

Pagan Peer Counseling Learning Community + Strong Roots Wide Branches Online Meetup is this Sunday July 12th at 10am PT, and every second Sunday! This combined discussion will feature topics from our Polytheist Education Curriculum as well as tips for service providers in Pagan Community. Check out the link to learn more and sign up! 🔥 🍏 🔥

Free Registration:
https://houseofapples.org/learningcommunity

07/09/2026

Hey all!

We wanted to let folks know about some shifts happening! For the last couple of years, we have been running a free monthly support group for service providers and peer counselors as part of our Torchlight program. We are going to be shifting that group to be more of a hybrid between peer counseling and the original Strong Roots Wide Branches polytheist religious curriculum. This free monthly drop-in group will focus both on helping individuals deepen into their religious and spiritual practices as well as exploring how to support others who are doing that work.

You can find information about how to participate on our website https://houseofapples.org/. We also have a discord server!

Our next SRWB monthly group will be meeting on Zoom this Sunday, 7/12, from 10-11:30 AM pst. We would love to see some of you there ♡

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