When I was 16 – under the light of the full Moon at midnight – I performed a self initiation dedicating myself to the Old Gods and declaring myself – a witch! The small research I had done by this time having convinced me that – beyond the shadow of a doubt – this was who and what I was.…
For the second of my blogs celebrating Pride Month, Gay Spirituality and the LGBTQ+ Community I wanted to explore “LGBTQ+ Archetypes” or those gods and goddesses who are recorded as having LGBTQ+ natures. Although I am sure the list below will contain some deities that you – dear reader – are less familiar with I am sure too that some…
In Alchemy the vessel in which the Prima Materia (prime matter – the thing that is being changed) is placed is called the Alembic – other wise known as “the Philosophic Egg”. The Alembic has a rounded exterior mirroring in many ways the shape of the Yoni – the sacred gateway to the magic of the Mother of Creation –…
In many of the ancient texts it says that we – humanity – were made in the image of our creator – the Divine. If we choose to believe that in some way this statement is true then the design that we were made from must be perfect and ergo our design – unique in its diversity – must be…
Beware those men. The jokers and “Beware the jokers and the tricksters and the clowns, they will laugh us all to hell.” Muriel from the BBC Russel T Davis show Year and Years. The Trickster is a dark ally, an archetype and God form who throughout history and the world has played the part of the villain, empowering the hero…
I think it was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi – he who taught the Beetles TM – who once said (and I am definitely paraphrasing here) … “In remembrance of your creation – on the day of your birth – the Universe cries out in celebration and joy!” If this is true – and personally I think it is – we might…
A friend of mine – Sandra Duckworth I doff my cap to thee – recently mentioned in a text exchange how she was experiencing the lockdown as a liminal space, sometimes known as a space betwixt between! LIGHT BULB MOMENT! Of course this is a liminal space – I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen it myself before – a…
It’s Easter time and as the “lockdown” is still in enforcement we are all – quite rightly so – barred from enjoying our usual liberties over the Easter period. For many this will be a challenging time when as either Christians, new age spiritual thinkers or Pagans they were used to gathering with the like minded to celebrate this sacred…
It’s common place in times of crisis and disaster to want to point the finger and blame someone for the calamity at hand. It’s normal … it’s usual … it’s expected often and it’s human but whether or not it actually helps anyone is anyones guess. Of late my Facebook feed has been full of people pointing the finger –…
The scientists tell us we are approaching the peak in regards to the rates of infection and very probably the rates of death every day! This will be a challenging time for many – those of us listening at home feeling helpless and powerless, those of us grieving the lost and those of us serving on the frontline. Out of…