One Goddess I remember learning about as a child was Persephone- the Maiden of Spring, daughter of Demeter, who was kidnapped by Hades and taken to the Underworld. Demeter mourned the loss of her daughter and so the land became barren whilst she searched for her daughter, not knowing that she was in the Underworld. …
Autumn is one of my favourite times of year to be out in the wilderness. To witness the changing season on a windswept landscape. I’m surrounded by beautiful countryside right here in North Yorkshire and I am blessed by that. I can’t help but think of my ancient ancestors at this time. How they would …
The equinox may not be until Sunday the 22nd here in the UK, but it certainly feels like autumn has rolled in early this year. The harder I tried to hold onto the last warming rays of summer sunshine, the more I noticed the changes and transitions into a new season. How the mornings became …
These past few months seem to have gone both really fast, and so slowly, too. The months of June, July and August are traditionally the months that I embrace the sun and take pleasure in the simple things- spending time with family, being out in nature, and living for the moment. It’s when a lot …
As I sit to write this post, the skies are blue, the sun is shining and the colour I can see from the window is no longer just fresh new shoots- green is everywhere, with colour pops of pink, red, white and yellow. The energy shift from Winter to Spring was a gradual one; each …
I love this time of year; where everything is vibrant and colourful. Beltane season, every year, seems to almost appear as if by magick. I watch closely for the signs- the budding flowers, the bees buzzing, the grass growing. One day, it just seems to explode and the colour everywhere I look seems like I’ve …
The season of Beltane is a time I spend a lot of time out in nature; wandering my own garden, visiting places in nature, and places of interest. This year, I had a specific thought in mind each time I headed out. Where is the land around me enchanted? Enchant is my WOTY and so …
April is a time to celebrate one of my favourite forms of creativity- poetry. I’ve spent a lot of time writing, recently (a project I’m undertaking that I hope to share soon!) and I’ve really been honing in on my muse- how to nurture her, where I find her, how to listen to her as …
I find it interesting to witness how quickly a season can begin to shift here in the UK. During the month of January, I spent a lot of time outdoors. During the progression of storms we received I found the back of my garden flooded and my summer house surrounded by a moat of water. …
My word of the year for 2024 is Enchanted. Each year a new word finds me- inspired by nature, spoken in a dream, divined through the tarot; the forms in which the word comes to me differs as vastly as the words themselves. Surrender. Fear. Imagine. Joy. For the past five years (I didn’t have …