Recap: Morrígan Practices Group #2 (June 2026)
On June 3, 2026, we had our second virtual Morrígan Practices Group — and it had probably twice the number of attendees as the first one! This means we had more input, but on fewer questions.
As people spoke, the facilitator took brief notes of what folks shared in response to each question being discussed, and those notes are shared below. (All personal and confidential information has been removed and attendees were made aware of this prior to the meeting.)
Questions Discussed
What should someone expect from having a deeper relationship with the Morrígan?
How does having a relationship with the Morrígan impact your relationships with other gods? (Ex: does she require you to have no other gods? Does she simply leave little time for you to maintain deeper relationships with other gods?)
Does trance possession factor into your relationship with her, if at all?
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“What should someone expect from having a deeper relationship with the Morrígan?”
A more complicated life. (When the facilitator asked if this person wanted to elaborate, they said it would take too much time. 😂)
Surprising - I wasn’t expecting her, but no doubt it was her, even though it’s taken time for me to understand why she’s in my life and what the goal is. She’s patient, but will keep pushing.
Challenged to reclaim your power, sovereignty. Discouraged from staying small or being distant self. Awaken fire within, especially around injustice, boundaries, how power is given or taken away. Strong and intense energy, protective. Helped me get back parts of myself, walking through darkness without being consumed by it.
Being tested. At first a lot of upheaval, but find out later it’s for the best, even if doesn’t feel like it at the time it’s happening. Learning to see things as they are and not what I want it to be. Really thinking through beliefs, how to preserve them, what to give up or sacrifice to do so. Lot of love, but tough love. (Facilitator note: lots of folks nodding along here.)
Similar to above. Learning to fight injustice, learning what injustice is for you and finding your inner strength, learning to stand up for yourself.
Keeps me on my toes. Always has my back. Makes sure I always have my sovereignty.
Having my boundaries of comfort pushed to explore the ‘darker’ sides and integrate them, have true humility and not the false humility I was raised with. Life taking unexpected turns.
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable, be unafraid of sitting in those spaces that many struggle to confront. Getting more in touch with aspects of the self that require that attention.
Becoming comfortable existing. Learning to walk through topics that others aren’t so comfortable with, learning to understand how doing so can feel so comfortable to me and handling the social ramifications of that. Stripping away things I thought were valuable but were standing in my way; it was tough but I’m stronger for it.
Main words: Transformative and strength. Measurably not the person I was when she first found me. Working with her has helped me find the strength I need to keep going everyday. She’s intense but does good things with that intensity. I trust her and whatever happens, we’re on the same page.
Made my life a lot harder, some of the worst things I've gone through have been during my time with her, but it’s also cut away things I don’t need and given me paths to power I didn’t know I had. Feel like I’m carved out of rock now. Other people who get close to me seem to also experience increased complexity in their lives too, which is always a weird conversation to have.
Some personal similarities in terms of being unmarried, childless (in a manner of speaking). I love that she’s on the periphery of the action, making stuff happen, rather than being directly involved.
My life is very different than it was before her, mostly in ways that are genuinely amazing. My experience of knowing her is challenging and also she has my back, supportive and protective in ways I wasn’t.
“How does having a relationship with the Morrígan impact your relationships with other gods?”
Negotiated our relationship that it couldn’t be ‘monogamous,’ just me and her.
My relationship with the Morrígan slots neatly in with my own preexisting devotional relationships, which do share some similarities and characteristics that probably smoothed that over.
She’s my only relationship at this time. I was atheist.
I believe the gods talk to each other. Hasn’t been an issue.
She’s actually encouraged me to have other divine relationships. Occasionally she explicitly sends me to others for a specific purpose for a time. Encourages confidence and independence, helps me shed monotheistic baggage that I grew up with.
She’s so multifaceted that I don’t feel the need or draw to other deities.
She’ll enlist other entities to help provide alternative approaches and perspectives, but it always comes back to her.
Not a problem as long as she has her time and space.
She’s encouraged me to explore polytheism. Actively led me to other deities and perspectives. As long as she has her space and time, I can do other things.
She tends to need more time and altar space than others.
I haven’t felt the need for other deity relationships, she’s fulfilling everything I need.
She’s helped a lot in shaking off religious guilt/trauma/programming. Doesn’t mind me working with other deities, in fact my deities’ characteristics tend to work well together, have some shared values and purposes.
Currently in process of renegotiating relationship with Morrígan. My relationships are predominantly Norse and she fills a gap I didn’t know I had, but now having to negotiate how to balance her with my primary tradition.
Facilitator’s note: I also come from a different religious background, one that has stricter and more traditional views on spirits, and the hardest part is actually about human communities. She occupies a central space for me that would otherwise be taken by an Orisha on my crown, but since I’m prohibited from receiving certain initiations because of her role for me, I can’t participate in some of my human community’s activities. That impacts my relationship with other people, including my formal elders. But as long as I maintain that central place for her and the purpose she puts on me, then I can have pretty much any relationships with other spiritual beings and religious practices. I should note that this is an arrangement I agreed to with full consent and disclosure and which I don’t regret, even if some side-effects aren’t my favorite things.
“Does trance possession factor into your relationship with Her, if at all?”
Unfortunately, I got too drawn into the conversation to take more detailed notes. Here are some broad strokes of what came up:
Differentiating between trance/altered states of consciousness, channeling, and spirit possession
Channeling is a common factor when doing divination; additional conversation on the challenge of discernment (a concern which is also very common!)
Many attendees described how trance states can help deepen their sense of connection
Several people described feeling like they were engaged in an activity in which the Morrígan was actively participating with them, especially in creative works, and how that deepened their trust and/or understanding of her (and sometimes themselves)
Some described not having had these experiences; a few explained that they have mixed feelings about it, in part of the fear of losing control of oneself, while others were intrigued
A few people described engaging in possession, either in part or in full, but this was the smallest number of people*
Facilitator’s notes:
*I add this observation because it’s been my experience that a lot of pagans seem to place great importance on a person’s ability to communicate directly with the divine, with extra points for genuine full possession. This leads to a lot of unnecessary hierarchy, judgment, and feelings of inadequacy. I would argue that possession, at the very least, is in the minority of practices, not the majority, and that it’s not a necessary skill for someone to have a strong, deep relationship with their gods and spirits. This statement seems to be reflected in the very small number of people disclosing to the group that they engage in what I would describe as possession. Channeling, or being able to perceive some form of direct communication from the unseen world, is much more common, but even that had a lot of variation and perspectives being represented.
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