Skin Spirits – NaturalPagans

Updated Editions of Early Books Now Available!

May 19, 2020 lupa Animal Totems, Books, Nature Spirituality, News, Paganism, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Totems, Writing

I am pleased to announce that I have released updated and annotated editions of my three earliest books: Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone; DIY Animism (formerly DIY Totemism); and Skin Spirits! These were originally published between 2006 and 2009 by Megalithica Books, an imprint of Immanion Press. My parting with them is on good … Continue reading Updated Editions of Early Books Now Available! →

Vulture Culture 101 is Here!

May 22, 2019 lupa Animals, Books, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things has arrived! This is the first book about the subculture (fandom?) surrounding hides, bones, and other animal specimens. In it you’ll learn about who Vultures are, how to build your own collection, tutorials on… Continue Reading

Vulture Culture 101 is Here!

May 22, 2019 lupa Animals, Books, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Bella Morte

February 26, 2019 lupa Animals, Artwork, Creativity, Ethics, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Note: This was first published on No Unsacred Place around 2011-ish, which went defunct a few years ago (RIP–it was a good site). Then it was on Paths Through the Forests, but I split from Patheos a couple of years ago due to philosophical… Continue Reading

Bella Morte

February 26, 2019 lupa Animals, Artwork, Creativity, Ethics, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Introducing Pocket Osteomancy: A Simple Bone Divination Set

November 28, 2018 lupa Books, Divination, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, News, Paganism, Ritual Tools, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, The Tarot of Bones, Writing

Surprise! I have a new book! Well, booklet, anyway. And there’s a nifty handmade divination set with it, too! Pocket Osteomancy is a bone divination system that I created based loosely on the Minor Arcana of the Tarot of Bones. It’s a bone casting… Continue Reading

Call For Writers For Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things

February 27, 2018 lupa Animals, Artwork, Books, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, Nature Writing, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

Hey, everyone! So in case you haven’t heard, I am writing a book about Vulture Culture, the “fandom” that’s sprung up around the appreciation of hides, bones and other dead things in recent years. The working title is Vulture Culture 101: A Book For… Continue Reading

The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign is Live!

February 6, 2018 lupa Books, Creativity, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, Nature Writing, Science, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign is officially live at http://igg.me/at/vultureculture101! What compels me and many other people to fill our homes with the preserved remains of animals, and how can you join in the fun? Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who… Continue Reading

Coming Soon: The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign!

January 8, 2018 lupa Books, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, News, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

I am excited to announce that the official IndieGoGo campaign for my next book, Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things, will launch on February 6, 2018! More than a book on taxidermy or bone identification, Vulture Culture 101 is… Continue Reading