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Power Animal

This is Archer. Once upon a time he was a regimental drum horse in the British army. I rode him a few times after his retirement and was...

Imbolc

Coming up to Imbolc. The full moon disappearing between the roofs as the light reappears after the darkness of winter. Imbolc, and...

From the Grandfathers

I went for prayer with the grandfathers today. I'm not sure if it's pray to them or with them. I feel we stand with them in an infinite...

You can't change the world

Something well meaning adults used to say to me often. As an idealistic justice seeking youngster I ached to change the world. Stop war,...

Still

Meditation: Don't seek enlightenment Don't seek God Stop looking out there Roll up your eyes Fold up your ears Take a seat. In the...

Morning journey

I went to see Grandmother spider this morning. Drumming for help because I don't know what to do and I found myself going to see...

Hold your ground

When the whirling wars of chaos are all around, hold your ground. Remember the still center of heart within. The dark space of solid...

It's been a hard week

Middle of the night waking. Disturbed dreaming. Wrestling with the mind. All going on in many places I expect. Gratitude for sleep....

Tewkesbury Abbey

This beech tree, probably 700 years old is in the gardens around Tewkesbury Abbey. I have family connections there,was a bridesmaid...

Autumn

The colours of autumn 🍁 even though the weather is unseasonal,at least in Newmarket. Autumn for me is beautiful,the conkers are...

Morning Walk

I saw these beauties on a morning walk. Too slow to catch the bee. If I were a bee I would be there,would you?

Science and consciousness

It isn't every day you make an acquaintance of a nerve. I found this one a few weeks ago and it's been taking a lot of attention. The...

Grandmother

In the grandmother's eyes . So much love and sorrow. Tears for the sores and broken hearted. Love for the children; sons of God. In the...

Walking the path

It was another middle of the night and something came to me : I don't walk the path, the path walks me. It's more like a moving staircase...

Link to article

This is a link to an article I had published in the magazine Indie Shaman in April 2022. It is my personal story taken from the journal I...

Seeds

This morning in liminal space, the thin place between sleeping and awake I saw my body curled. Like a seed. With roots and shoot small...

The Jewel in the Lotus

And a poppy in the road. Flower can grow anywhere. Surprise you on the corner of a road. Come from the crack in a pavement,a crevasse in...

Gone beyond

This morning I was practising a meditation when I was reminded of the mantra : Om Gaté Gaté Paragaté Parasamgaté Bodhi Svaha It's one...

Henry IV part 2

"Uneasy is the head that wears the crown " William Shakespeare wrote, in his play Henry IV, way back in the sixteenth century. This...

Taking refuge (II)

I take refuge in the Buddha I take refuge in the Dharma I take refuge in the Sangha The Sangha of All Beings The Dharma of All Teachings...

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