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.…
The first of my Gay Spirituality LGBTQ+ blogs this month (June 2021) in honour of Pride month focuses on the Pride Flag. Sometimes called the Gay Pride Flag, the Rainbow Flag or the LGBT Pride Flag it has evolved and changed since its creation into that flag depicted at the header of this post but I want to start with…
Remembrance Day will soon be upon us and as always it remains a contentious affair – particularly amongst the spiritually minded. On one hand honouring our ancestors, those who have gone before us is something dear to the spiritual communities heart and very much entered into in ritual and ceremonies across the spiritual board. Acknowledging those who have – in…
What seems like a long, long time ago Halloween was a very different affair, in South Yorkshire – where I was raised – it largely consisted of a turnip lantern in the window sill and a VERY occasional fancy dress party. Trick or treaters not reaching South Yorkshire for another good 5 years or so! Aged 16 I was just…
Andrew and I are away for the weekend – working of course – at the Mansfield Mind, Body spirit Festival. Many – many – many – years ago I cut my psychic teeth at Psychic Fairs (long before I met Andrew) offering readings. It was – needless to say – quite the baptism of fire, challenging for a lad of…
On the Tuesday of our holidays we went to see Downton Abbey – the movie! I know … cliche, cliche BUT we are homosexuals after all! There is a character in the film called Mr Barrow – who is also a homosexual – and who at the conclusion of the movie encounters his first “gay night club” – a rare…
Once upon the fairy folk lived all around us, dancing with us side by side under the light of the full moon, sharing their sacred groves. Once upon a time the Fairy Folk aided us in our endeavours, invited into our homes, tending our gardens, milking our cows. Then the Christian folk came – seeing the Fairy Folk as demons…