Beltane is one of those festivals that I feel like I struggle to connect with and yet, when I do it right I find it full of energy. Doing it right is of course making it about other people. Beltane and Samhain, I need to remember are mirrors of each other, they’re all about others, … Read More
I think this was a great idea to spend this weekend specifically painting in my Mum’s garden. Specifically pagan themed painting on a May Day weekend. I have had a hugely variable relationship with Gods over the years though my understanding of them and ability to interact with them really developed over the rituals and … Read More
I have always been fascinated by the relationship between my Mum and the Green Man. Genuinely he is all over her garden and her garden is spectacular so he clearly favours her. But then wouldn’t you favour an unconscious and wholly natural worshipper? She buys green men at garden centres and gets me to paint … Read More
I like the idea of the anglo-Saxons, that April as a whole is Eostre month. I am out of the habit of my pagan celebrations and I’m really not feeling up to it in anycase. So bits and pieces here and there is my answer, across the whole month. The new meds are wiping me … Read More
Aside from the closest I’ve come to a period of Depression this year (more like serious emotional dysregulation to be honest) I have drawn a tarot card daily. Last year when I was in Glastonbury with the Blue Cat and Tarot Pupil I picked up a deck called The Witches Wisdom deck and rather fell … Read More
I really like the process of dyeing eggs. Layering up wax and multiple colours, it’s me when faced with a process again I love a set of steps to go through. Psanky is a traditional Ukrainian art and I’m not great at it yet but I am getting better every year. I think the mechanics … Read More
One day of the week I work in a very traditional workplace. I’m providing support so not doing the type of manual labour most of the people around me are. It’s very nice to be quite honest because I get to feel like I have colleagues and sit and chat to them in the mess … Read More
My Mum really likes Green men. They pepper her garden. I like them too but I’ve struggled to really vibe with them on a spiritual level, then this year The Greenman was pretty front and centre in our Litha ritual. He was the mid point, both Hafgan and Arawn, the opener of the doors. For … Read More
Content warning: Mention of the death of a parent Ancestors. Whew. Ancestors. Dad died last year and that was heavy. There were a number of festivals and symbls before I could speak a toast to him. There was a great deal of comfort in his having visited one Yule and participated in a symbl. My … Read More
