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02/10/2022

21/06/2022

Happy solstice - may it bring you blessings

01/05/2022

May Day folk-lore tells us to wash our face in the morning dew this morning for luck and a flawless complexion! Best get out there...

27/03/2022

Working with Blackthorn

27/02/2022

I find this a really helpful clip to watch in these kind of time.

"Strike it from your heart"

09/01/2022

Each one of us is alone in the world. It takes great courage to meet the full force of your aloneness. Most of the activity in society is subconsciously designed to quell the voice crying in the wilderness within you. The mystic Thomas a Kempis said that when you go out into the world, you return having lost some of yourself. Until you learn to inhabit your aloneness, the lonely distraction and noise of society will seduce you into false belonging, with which you will only become empty and weary. When you face your aloneness, something begins to happen. Gradually, the sense of bleakness changes into a sense of true belonging. This is a slow and open-ended transition but it is utterly vital in order to come into rhythm with your own individuality. In a sense this is the endless task of finding your true home within your life. It is not narcissistic, for as soon as you rest in the house of your own heart, doors and windows begin to open outwards to the world. No longer on the run from your aloneness, your connections with others become real and creative. You no longer need to covertly scrape affirmation from others or from projects outside yourself. This is slow work; it takes years to bring your mind home.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from the book, Eternal Echoes
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Books Europe Walking on the Pastures of Wonder Poet and Philosopher John O'Donohue left behind a remarkable body of work on the subjects of spirituality and Celtic mysticism. Walking on the Pastures of Wonder is a poignant and inspirational collection of radio conversations and presentations fro...

07/01/2022

A quick look and talk about the Huichol jaguar...

01/01/2022

I love this from David Spangler of The Lorian Association. It feels like a properly soulful prayer with which to make my way through the year.

May this be my prayer each day of this New Year:

May I appreciate this day the presence of love in my world.
May my actions increase this presence.
May I appreciate this day the value of my life and my power to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
May I act with this power.
May I appreciate this day the wonder of the world and all its life.
May my actions serve the wellbeing of this life.
May I appreciate this day Humanity’s efforts to unfold a global awareness that brings peace and nurture to the Earth.
May my actions support this unfoldment.
May the Light of my Soul be present to me this day, and through me, to all whom I meet.
May I make this day a chalice to hold and share the blessings seeking to manifest in my world.
May I make this day a seed of Hope

29/12/2021

Here are some methods to cleanse and purify yourself and your house all ready for the new year ahead

20/12/2021

Winter Solstice (see post about the Deer Mother below) is a great time for a fire ceremony to let go of what is not needed and bring in what is needed for the year ahead. Here are some ideas for a fire ceremony...