Posted on October 30, 2013
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Samhain is now understood as the night that the veil is at its thinnest; where our ancestors may temporarily rejoin us, travelling from their abode in the Summerlands. The original meaning of Samhain was probably either ‘end of summer’ or ‘beginning of winter’, as… Continue Reading “Samhain approaching”
Category: followers, mental health, observation, pagan, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: ancestors, anxiety, celts, Depression, halloween, help, love, mental health, pagan, SAD, samhain, seasonal adjustment disorder, support, writing
Posted on October 28, 2013
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…Atlantis fell, and crumbled into the Ocean floor. All the power drained away, and the Dolphins realised they were free; no more working the generators, or counting the coins that were passed from fin to fin to ensure the power flowed, like the water… Continue Reading “When the Dolphins ran out of Electricity…”
Category: childhood, observation, parenting, poetry, prose, science fiction, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: atlantis, culture, dolphins, electricity, legends, lit, nature, ocean, prose, sci Fi, science fiction, society, water
Posted on October 17, 2013
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Last night saw Trinity Church in Leeds play host to Word Emporium, an open mic event with the aim of sharing stories and telling truths. As part of the Love Arts Festival, one of the aims of this event is to get people talking… Continue Reading “Word Emporium”
Category: feedback, mental health, Music, observation, poetry, prose, reviews, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, Depression, emotion, gig, holy trinity church, honesty, Leeds, love arts festival, mental health, open mic, poems, poetry, prose, rhyme, rhythm, rommi smith, spoken word, stories, survivors, trinity, trinity arts, truth, word emporium, words
Posted on October 12, 2013
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I was very surprised and delighted to be awarded a Spontaneous Creativity Award from Void Poetry…
Category: feedback, followers, poetry, prose, reviews, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: awards, blogging, poetry, prose, spontaneous creativity award, void poetry, writing
Posted on October 7, 2013
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“The myths of ancient Crete, her people, and their gods twine through our minds like the snakes around the priestess’s arms in those ancient temples. They call to us across the millennia, asking us to remember. In answer to that call, Ariadne’s Thread provides… Continue Reading “Book Review: Ariadne’s Thread by Laura Perry”
Category: feedback, observation, pagan, prose, reviews, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: ariadne, ariadne's thread, book review, books, laura perry, magic, magick, minoans, moon books, occult, pagan, religion, review, spirituality, theseus
Posted on October 7, 2013
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“Moon Magic is an introduction to working with the phases of the Moon, what they are and how to live in harmony with the lunar year and to utilise all the magical powers it provides. It’s filled with the basics of the lunar cycle,… Continue Reading “Book review: Pagan Portals: Moon Magic by Rachel Patterson”
Category: feedback, gardening, observation, pagan, prose, reviews, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: book review, Celtic, magic, moon, moon books, moon magic, occult, pagan, pagan portals, rachel patterson, tansy firedragon, Witchcraft
Posted on October 3, 2013
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Mud and music, tents and cans Booze a plenty, pots and pans Greasy burgers, or a crepe?? Buy a bong, or buy a cape. Miles of walking, trainers dead Sit and watch the bikes instead Dancers, wailers, jugglers too Unfortunate slight smell of poo… Continue Reading “Download 2013”
Category: Music, observation, poetry, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: download, download 2013, festival, gig, korn, maiden, metal, papa roach, poem, poetry, Twitter
Posted on October 1, 2013
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I really love this venue in Chorlton, Manchester (UK) and was delighted to be making a return to find out what vernacular vivacity was on offer for this month’s Post Box Poets. I was mightily surprised to find myself reading in the second half… Continue Reading “Post Box Poets: The Return!”
Category: poetry, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Chorlton, culture, freda davis, gig, hannah mackay, janine pinion, john darwin, jonathan eyre, mabh savage, Manchester, Martin Vosper, neil fawcett, pat selden, poem, poetry, post box cafe, post box poets, Sarah Dixon, sarah maxwell, spoken word, writing
Posted on October 1, 2013
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Foraging on the way to the farm.
Mabh Savage 