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September 2014

September 22, 2014

Autumn Equinox: The Scottish independence referendum, balance, and forward motion

Each equinox is a time of balance between dark and light, night and day. And...

August 2014

August 04, 2014

When water is cut off: from Cochabamba to Detroit, by way of my bathroom

We all need water, but we are not all in control of our water supply.

July 2014

July 02, 2014

Finding Home

Glasgow and Seattle both whisper in my ear and tell me that they could be...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

The power of the song thrush: life, death and the feast of St. John

The Jug of Punch, the song thrush, the summer solstice, the feast of St. John,...

June 02, 2014

Home.

What home means.

May 2014

May 20, 2014

The Housing Bubble

When you visit a friend's home, you can feel if you are welcome or not....

May 07, 2014

The language of birds

I'd love to be camping right now, somewhere nice and inaccessible, but the fact is...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Wishful Ducklings

There is something here, a notion of human beings living in community with nature; not...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Connecting with the sound of place

Sound is often neglected as a way of relating sensually to place. Elinor explores why...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

The ordinary, everyday occult knowledge of herbs, flowers and beasts

Like many other Pagans, I seek occult knowledge and personal gnosis in formal ways, through...

July 19, 2013

Stories of Gods and mortals: myth and Pagan practice

The Gods of Pagan mythologies are involved not in an elaborate theology, but in an...

July 12, 2013

How a valley in Scotland changed my theology

Something started to change fundamentally in my theology once I moved to Scotland. I often...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Place and vulnerability

A series of medical misfortunes prompts Elinor to reflect on the varying vulnerabilities of rural...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

House and Home

House hunting means listening for the land to speak, too.

March 20, 2013

Finding place through the eyes of a child

Turns out, any green space is magical to a child.

March 11, 2013

Knowing our places, inside and out

T. Thorn Coyle's book "Make Magic of Your Life" focuses on desire and making desires...

March 04, 2013

Aliens on our own planet? What science fiction and space exploration can teach us about our sense of place.

We may often feel alien to ourselves and to the life around us - alienated...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

In love with the Gods of the city

Joshua Graham hates trees! --No, not really. But he loves the city. This month's guest...

February 15, 2013

How to be a tourist

What is it like to make your home in a "tourist" town?

February 11, 2013

A time of change, a place of resilience

This valley, like most places, has undergone massive shifts and changes in population, in livelihood...

February 08, 2013

When one’s home shows up on television

Are any of you fans of Bravo's tv show, Top Chef? I am. I love...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Saying goodbye to home

As we make our way through the last day of 2012, though, I find myself...