I wrote a post on the story behind Beltane yesterday, which posed some questions for consideration. It is no secret that for me Beltane has always been triggering and confusing time and the idea of the celebrations never rang true. Over the last week… Continue Reading “Beltane through Scottish traditions”
Category: abundance, ancestors, Beltaine, Beltane, Cailleagh, Divine intuition, earth magic, Fire element, life cycles, light and dark, May 1, May Day, May day festival, nature based spirituality, Scotland, successTags: Beltane in Scotland, bird mythology, bird symbology, old myth of Beltane, Scottish folk traditions, what does Beltane mean, yellow flowers and fires
Posted on December 21, 2019
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The darkest night, oh how rich and comforting your gifts Like the darkest depth of the earth it contains our sorrows and joys Care taking all potential It keeps it, churns it and later We emerge as new towards the light We stretch into… Continue Reading “Winter stories”
Category: Altar, dark part of the year, Darker part of the year, death and rebirth, light and dark, magic of seasons, nature based spirituality, nature wisdom, poetry, Sabbat altar, sacred altar, The Sun, Winter Solstice, Writing, Yule, Yule tideTags: dark part of the year, gifts of darkness, light within darkness, solstice poem, Yule poetry, Yule writing
Posted on December 20, 2019
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Outlines of Duart castle drew me in with its mossy and slate colours and ancient architecture. Like a hand of times long gone it stretched out to me across water standing in the rain on a ferry. Greens, pale blues and grey surround my… Continue Reading “Isle of Mull whispers”
Category: awareness, being whole, fiction writing, Highlands of Scotland, Inner peace, intuitive guidance, Isle of Mull, light and dark, nature based spiritualityTags: having a vision, intuitive writing, land and home, land and soul, land whispers, Scotland love, soul land, spiritual home, vision at Yule, winter visions
Posted on December 16, 2019
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Mind is our biggest ‘prison’. There is nothing more our mind wants is to be stuck on the same track over and over, go in one direction. It doesn’t like change, it doesn’t like upgrading, it is in that sense primitive and when questioned… Continue Reading “Three wishes for Yule”
Category: Altar, Buddhism, Buddhist meditation, Earthly peace, Inner peace, light and dark, nature based spirituality, Sabbat altar, sacred altar, winter, Winter Solstice, Yule, Yule tideTags: a link between thoughts and feelings, change in thinking brings better feelings, change the way you think, return of the light, thinking patterns, thoughts and emotions], wishes for winter solstice, yule log, yule wishes
Posted on September 12, 2019
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Black winged creatures flew over the loch at dusk. The scene planted me in watchful anticipation. They had bodies of a heron, wings of a bat and a sense of ravens about them. They swirled beautifully over the water with their sharp-edged wings, circling… Continue Reading “Last night’s vision”
Category: creative imagination, Divine intuition, earth magic, grief, intuitive guidance, light and dark, nature based spirituality, The dark goddess, universal messageTags: dark and light wisdom, grief, intuitive visions, messages from beyond, nature's wisdom, visions in the night
Every year’s signature contains an authenticity message at the heart of it. I believe it is the future and has always been something true evolution is made of. The energy of it will only increase with each year and that is the beauty in… Continue Reading “Authenticity dream”
Category: authentic living, awareness, being whole, conscious awareness, conscious living, dream realm, dream work, dreams, dreams and symbols, dreamwork, light and dark, nature based spiritualityTags: black and white within, dream interpretation, dream meaning, dreams, light and dark, shadow material in dreams, Shadow work, transformation, Transpersonal, unconditional love
Posted on December 22, 2018
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It is rather warm this morning. There are signs of life and light everywhere. Nothing brings more hope into my heart than encountering seeds with roots on them, young and delicate on the forest floor dig up by animals and birds to eat. When… Continue Reading “Morning walk post Yule”
Category: Beauty of nature, dark part of the year, Darker part of the year, death and rebirth, light and dark, nature based spirituality, Nature cycles, nature walks, The Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice, Yule, Yule tideTags: clever nature, gold in darkness, learning from nature, light within, potential of spring, seeds of potential, the greatest light is within, there will be light again, wisdom of nature
