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October 2014

October 17, 2014

Finding Land Spirits and The Fae

Helpful tips to finding the Fae and Land Spirits, and also, advice to make your...

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...

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...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Night Sounds: An Sionnach In East Cork

What does a Witch do when she hears an eerie midnight cry on a deathly...

July 2013

July 05, 2013

The puzzle of the Mother of Modern Witchcraft — a village witch who lived in a tower block

Doreen Valiente was the Mother of Modern Witchcraft, a religion which deifies Nature - yet...

June 2013

June 06, 2013

Point to Ponder: is it all just anthropomorphizing?

This week, Traci considers how stories connect us to the lived world, and relishes the...

June 03, 2013

Crossing the boundaries of urban and rural

A visit to Bath leaves Elinor considering her response to urban environments, and how the...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Place and vulnerability

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

May 16, 2013

Pagan Ireland: the Banshee {video}

This week Traci shares a short clip from Glenafooka: a documentary about Irish folklore and...

May 09, 2013

Dandelion Syrup: a recipe for sunshine in a glass

Dandelions adorn the Irish countryside this time of year. So this week, Traci shares some...

March 2013

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...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

The importance of beauty

Beauty is a vitally important part of my relationship with place, and I think of...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

Living and belonging where clouds go to die

Eskdalemuir is a seriously cloudy place. During one period, I swear we didn't see the...

January 18, 2013

Land as Lover

David Abram, in his amazing book The Spell of the Sensuous, talks about geography as...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Saying goodbye to home

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

December 17, 2012

Feeding the Sidhe

Back in 1998, before I moved to Scotland, I was a baby Witch living in...

December 10, 2012

Letting my inner country girl out

I was born in South London (pronounced “Saaarf Laarndun”), in the area of Lewisham --...