It keeps me in balance in the body, mind and spirit. When seasons are aligned externally I am aligned internally. When it is off, I am off. It is a point of reference for me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is a way… Continue Reading “What nature does”
Category: abundance, authentic living, awareness, earth magic, Earth-based spirituality, Earthly peace, ecological disaster, elements, English nature, four elements, global warming, healing in nature, nature based spirituality, nature spirituality, nature walks, nature wisdomTags: balancing yourself in nature, be nature, devastation of nature, hiking for joy, lessons from the wild, nature and us, nature wisdom, save nature, spirit in the land, the heart of nature, we kill nature we kill ourselves, what nature is for, what nature means
From a Druid, writer and poet, Nimue Brown, the author of many wonderful books on nature-based spirituality, comes a review of my poetry collection. I am so pleased she enjoyed it. I love how she framed them as Bardic songs, letters. So interesting, which… Continue Reading “Soul Land review”
Category: Earthly peace, English nature, healing in nature, heart chakra, land energetic analysis, land signature, love, nature based spirituality, pagan writing, poetryTags: bardic poems, love poetry, Nature poetry, soul home, soul land, spiritual poetry, Transpersonal
Posted on May 21, 2019
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There’s a place in North Wales where forest is like no other. Gentle yet imposing, soothing yet dark. It never fails to stir the soul within me. The air is so fresh it speaks of the deepest, most nourishing sturdiness and wisdom and compares… Continue Reading “Forest bathing”
Category: Beauty of nature, English nature, forest bathing, freedom in nature, nature based spirituality, nature spirituality, nature walks, spiritual experience, transpersonal psychology, trees spirituality, walking in natureTags: connecting with the forest, forest bathing, nature spirit, pine forest bliss, spiritual experience in nature, woodland spirit
This month has been all about death. I just read this powerful essay and I cried and cried. Reality is real and it is here and it will either jolt you into action or into being or will paralyse you. Part of the signature… Continue Reading “January – all about death”
Category: destruction of nature, Divine Goddess, ecological disaster, English nature, existential, Four seasons, freedom in nature, global warming, Goddess Divine, green witch, grief, human nature, nature based spirituality, Nature cycles, nature spirituality, witch, witchcraftTags: death of nature, ecological disaster, extinction of nature, land is dying, modern witchcraft, witches at work
Posted on December 15, 2018
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The promise of spring lies deep within the earth we walk on With every hour and every day the light grows brighter into being The silence and nakedness of it all is loud with life stirring deep in the darkness Like spring life blooms,… Continue Reading “Hope rises”
Category: Alchemy, dark part of the year, Darker part of the year, Earth-based spirituality, English nature, freedom, magic of seasons, nature based spirituality, Nature cycles, The Moon, The Sun, winter magic, Winter Solstice, Yule, Yule tideTags: Fire element, keeping hope alive, life and death, light and dark, light within darkness, not long till spring, The Wheel of the Year, walking in nature, Winter Solstice, Yuletide
Posted on November 15, 2018
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Edwardian houses line up clean streets with flower baskets hanging symmetrically on doors, as if keeping things in order. It has classic and elegant look to things. Every time I go somewhere I am taken back by just how different each place feels. It… Continue Reading “In search of silence”
Category: Beauty of nature, Earthly peace, English nature, forest bathing, freedom in nature, healing in nature, human nature, Inner peace, nature based spirituality, nature spirituality, nature walks, nature wisdom, walking in natureTags: being still, finding silence, forest walks, learning in nature, nature teachings, silence within, wisdom of nature
As summer begins to spread her warm embrace throughout the land for me achieving a balanced state of mind becomes challenging. I begin to feel enclosed with everything blooming into thick foliage and undergrowth. As winter is a time of spaciousness and openness for… Continue Reading “Summer overwhelm”
Category: Beauty of nature, English nature, Fire element, nature based spirituality, Nature cycles, nature walks, nature wisdom, sacred space, walking in nature, woodland walkTags: embracing summer, healing from patterns, summer depression, summer overwhelm
