I am a husband, father, farmer, and friend. I live on the banks of the Magic Skagit River, ancestral lands of the Sauk-Suiattle people. I practice rune reading, tarot, land magic, and work with many spirit guides. My life began Pagan but I veered off into the Christian church in college. I found my way back to my Pagan and ancestral roots in 2005 and have journeyed along this path since then.

  • Monthly Columns

    Cody’s Column: Connecting with Your Spirits

    We made it through our first full moon in January and still no snow.  Now it is February, and we received snow on Imbolc.  The forest is still not asleep by any means.  The tree spirits seem talkative along the well-worn paths.  Bird chatter is ever present and today I even came across a squirrel chirping in a cedar tree near the banks of the Magic Skagit River.  I drew runes in the wet sand and got Nauthiz, the rune of need for my actions to take this month.  This will be my jumping off point when I speak with the spirits of the land as well as the tree…

  • Monthly Columns,  Paranormal, Folklore & Mythology,  Spells & Rituals

    Cody’s Column

    The Land Spirits Are Still Calling      It’s Winter in the Northern Hemisphere here along the Magic Skagit River in the beautiful and wet Pacific Northwest.  The bears have decreased their movement across the land but their claw marks on the apple trees are still visible.  Black-capped chickadees are flocking by the dozens to glean the small seeds of chicory and lamb’s quarter.  Our farm cats crouch in the crumpled grass with a glimmer in their eyes.  The snow is still wandering in the upper hills and mountains and has not come down to the riverbed yet.  Land spirits are here, I can feel their calls, they are a whole…