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...
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...
Coming up to Imbolc. The full moon disappearing between the roofs as the light reappears after the darkness of winter. Imbolc, and...
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...
Something well meaning adults used to say to me often. As an idealistic justice seeking youngster I ached to change the world. Stop war,...
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...
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...
When the whirling wars of chaos are all around, hold your ground. Remember the still center of heart within. The dark space of solid...
Middle of the night waking. Disturbed dreaming. Wrestling with the mind. All going on in many places I expect. Gratitude for sleep....
This beech tree, probably 700 years old is in the gardens around Tewkesbury Abbey. I have family connections there,was a bridesmaid...
The colours of autumn đ even though the weather is unseasonal,at least in Newmarket. Autumn for me is beautiful,the conkers are...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This morning I was practising a meditation when I was reminded of the mantra : Om Gaté Gaté Paragaté Parasamgaté Bodhi Svaha It's one...
"Uneasy is the head that wears the crown " William Shakespeare wrote, in his play Henry IV, way back in the sixteenth century. This...
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...