In Spring, growth blooms wild and untamed around us. Buds burst open, branches stretch toward the sun, and green seeps back into the landscape. At first glance, it seems simple. Linear. A seed is planted, it grows, it blooms, and eventually, it fades. But nature tells a far older, deeper story, one that spirals rather …
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Each year, Earth Day invites us to pause and remember our place within the living, breathing fabric of this world. It’s a day of awareness- but also of gratitude. A day to honour the land beneath our feet, the winds that carry our stories, the water that sustains us, and the quiet wisdom of the …
Rolling tides stretch from coastline to coastline. Water, as far as the eye can see, covers over 70% of our planet- home to creatures that bask in shallow waters and roam the depths where sunlight never reaches. The ocean is a place of wonder and mystery, a realm of ever-shifting beauty. Sunlight dances across the …
Valentine’s Day is almost here; a day of expressing and celebrating love in all its forms. But love is so much more than flowers, chocolates, or grand gestures. Love is sacred- woven into the very fabric of the universe. It’s timeless, and ever-present. For centuries, cultures have shared stories of divine, eternal love- stories that …
It’s hard not to be enchanted or swept away into the world of mythology when there is frost on the ground. When everything is coated in frost, and it glistens beneath the weak winter sun, it really does look like we’ve stepped into a fairy tale.My muse delights in this winter wonderland. My blank canvas …
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I have some exciting news. My first book of poetry, Witch. Priestess. Storyteller is now available to purchase! Several years worth of writing, nurturing my muse that culminated into the past several months as I worked through the practicalities of publishing a book, and I can now announce that it is available to purchase! Inspired …
I’ve spoken a lot about Persephone recently- She is the Goddess I work with October through to mid-November, during the Scorpio season. She is the Goddess of Spring, but my connection with her is Queen of the Underworld. The Dark half of the Year though, is for the Dark Goddesses. Those who bring to the …
The pomegranate.It’s a fruit of myth, mentioned in the stories of Persephone and Hades, of the Garden of Eden. It’s a super food, rich in nutrients. I’ve eaten the seeds of this fruit for pleasure and ceremony. I’d read the Greek mythology of the pomegranate long before I’d heard it referred to as fruit of …
Scorpio season is upon us- a time of transformational energy and expanding on our knowledge. I like to counter-balance this with reading fictional books- and as I’m a bookworm (or a book dragon is perhaps more apt, as I like to collect books!) I’d like to share some of my favourites, as well as what …
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. …