Hello Avid Readers. Today is Friday and so it’s time for my Friday Finds post! I’ve found some great reviews for non-fiction books this is and hope at least one sparks your interest. With the Coronavirus COVID19 still keeping many of us at home, finding a way to keep our brains engaged and battling boredom […]
Hello My Lovelies, Today, I’d like to share with you a post that I read on a fellow pagan blogger’s site – A Bad Witch’s Blog – I’ve shared some of her posts before. A Bad Witch’s Blog is run by London based pagan, witch and author, Lucya Starza, who posts about a range of […]
Hello My Lovelies, My friend, fellow pagan and author Anna Franklin, brought this amazing article from The Guardian to my attention via her Facebook page. Always one to share things of interest – especially when it’s related to history, archaeology, paganism or witchcraft – I thought I’d pass it on as I know some of […]
Hello my lovelies, It is now high summer and the union of Sun and Earth, of God and Goddess, has produced the First Harvest. Lammas, Lughnassadh, Lugnasad (August 1st/2nd), is the celebration of this first, Grain Harvest, a time for gathering in and giving thanks for abundance. We work with the cycle that Mabon or […]
Hello , As you know, I sometimes wander around the internet like a magpie, picking up snippets of wisdom, browsing the beautiful art and images and generally whiling away the hours… I found this lovely idea from a fellow pagan blogger. If you have the time, I suggest you take a look at this blog […]
Hello My Lovelies, So this is the last post in my Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer theme. Over past the week, I’ve been sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year. I would […]
Hello My Lovelies, So this is the penultimate post in my 7 day Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer theme. Over last the week, I’ve been sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year. […]
Hello once again My Lovelies, This is the sixth and penultimate post in my current theme – Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer. So far, I’ve been sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year but today, as it’s midsummer’s eve, I’d like to share a few of my favourite fairy […]
Hello again My Lovelies, This is the fifth post in my Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer theme. I am sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year (with the help of some fruity tipple) as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of […]
Hello My Lovelies, This is the fourth post about Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer in my current theme. All this week, I’m sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year. I’d like to […]
Hello My Lovelies, This is the third post about Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer. Throughout this week, I will be sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year. Gaia Consort are a rather […]
Hello My Lovelies, This is the second post in my Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer series. For the coming week, I will be sharing some songs, books and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year. I can’t do a Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer theme without mentioning the festivals around Stonehenge. The summer gathering is not one that […]
Litha – 21st/22nd June (Also known as; Summer Solstice, Midsummer, Gathering Day, Alban Heffyn and Feill-Sheathain Incense: Sage, mint, basil, Saint John’s Wort, sunflower, lavender, mistletoe (specifically the berries which represent semen), oak, rowan, and fir. Decorations: Dried herbs, pot-pourri, seashells, summer flowers, and fruits. Colours: blue, green and yellow Hello My Lovelies, […]
Hello My Lovelies, I am of the generation that remembers the time before the internet, if I wanted to find out about something I would look in my encyclopaedia, go to my local library or ask a friend or family member. The information available to us via the web is immense. I was lucky enough […]
Hello My Lovelies, It’s Saturday once again and as it’s actually the May Bank holiday weekend I thought I’d share one final song with you. Rebels and folk musicians, Gaia Consort create a wonderfully, irreverent mix of mysticism and toe tapping song that you just can’t help get carried away on; Secret Voices is another […]