I find myself thinking of Demeter as I watch Autumn take hold of the land around me. She’s the Goddess I walk with during the season of Virgo, though my connection with her this year feels different.Usually, I walk more closely with her daughter, Persephone- especially as she begins her descent into the underworld and …
Over the course of the last 12 months, I’ve been honouring my word of the year- Enchantment. I’ve journeyed through the seasons, paying close attention to the signs of the seasons, and looking for the enchantment that each season brings. It feels right that the season that teaches us how beautiful it is to let …
I had planned a different blog post for today. Something around the elemental energies of fire, now that we’re in Sagittarius Season. As Winter fast approaches, we balance out the coldness with fire to warm our homes, our bodies and our imaginations. As the days went by though, my week had different intentions. We lost …
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 …
I walk forward in silence. Surrounded by a vast field that stretches to each horizon. A mist clings to the ground- I assume that there is grass there, but I cannot see it, cannot hear it. I am faintly aware of my heartbeat, unusually loud in this otherwise silent landscape. It sounds like a drum, …
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 …