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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...

September 08, 2014

When the heather blooms: the end of summer

I do my best to appreciate the land as it is, today, through all of...

August 2014

August 18, 2014

Know your wild herbs: A is for Angelica

A is for Angelica: part 1 of an A-to-Z of wild herbs with medicinal, magical...

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 28, 2014

The Common Riding: Langholm’s Great Day

As Pagans, we are often used to thinking of traditions linking people to seasons and...

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.

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Signs of Beltane Approaching

Beltane is not, here, a time of courting your lover in the woods all night...

April 16, 2014

Clutha

Clyde, Clydeh, Clydhe, Cludha. The waters rise up, envelop you, take you down. Cold at...

April 01, 2014

Clutha

I felt the energy of the river as it stretches out onto land, as it...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

‘Big’ people are people, too.

Living in Eskdalemuir and not being part of the Samyé Ling community is an interesting...

October 2013

October 14, 2013

Getting clear about my place: the uses of withdrawal

The body, sex and pleasure are all sacred, and it is vital not to exclude...

October 08, 2013

The Intersection of People and Place

I felt in that hour as if the park where we walked embraced me even...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

By the light of the harvest moon: autumn equinox thoughts

I always find the shift into the dark half of the year difficult. One of...

September 03, 2013

The Weight Of A University

Last week I found myself on the Glasgow University campus and was struck by the...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

A sense of responsibility to place

Every approach to morals and ethics has its strengths and weaknesses. Elinor Predota considers Pagan...

August 02, 2013

The material, the sacred and the erotic: a contemplation for Lammas

Our chants and songs declare, "The Earth is our Mother: we must take care of...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

A Forest Walk

Humans may manage the land with the utmost care, but the plants and wild animals...

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 23, 2013

A Weapons Problem

The kinds of knives that I enjoy tossing in my backpack for a weekend of...

July 16, 2013

People and Place

Do people make a place the way it is or does a place shape the...

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...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

She cries: Summer Solstice in Scotland

Today is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, and as the sun shines, the...

June 14, 2013

Being in nature

The knowledge crept up on me: that I love being in nature, find it soothing,...

June 04, 2013

In Glasgow We Talk A Lot About Weather

Last week I wrote about the lack of Spring-like weather here in Glasgow this Spring....

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Place and vulnerability

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

May 21, 2013

Wrinkles in Space

Have you ever been to a place over and over again and then suddenly one...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Living on the ‘Roseline’ and other spiritual fantasies

Do 'spiritual fantasies' like the Roseline help us engage with place, or keep us separated...

April 16, 2013

The Fox in the Park

As we passed an open park, I watched a fox walk across the grass without...