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Posted on April 30, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I celebrate Beltane from sunset tonight, May eve, throughout tomorrow- and even into the weekend at times. It’s a festival of fire, of creativity, of passion and of hope for the coming summer. Unable to attend festivals or gather with friends, there are still… Continue Reading “Beltane at Home”
Category: pagan, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: beltaine, Beltane, Coronavirus, covid-19, festivals from home, lockdown, may, May Day, May eve, pagan, pagan festivals, quarantine
Posted on April 12, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Content Warning: Blood, donating blood, sickness. Inspired by the NaPoWriMo Website’s prompt to take a line from a poetry bot on Twitter and turn it into a poem. And tales of human blood, Oh, dear digital Shelley, these are The tales for our times… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: And Tales of Human Blood”
Category: health, history, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, Crisis, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Legacy, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nhs, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on March 30, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Today wasn’t quite as I expected it to be. I thought we’d all get up early, get breakfast, burn some calories with Joe Wicks then settle down to some Purple Mash or fractions and be done by early afternoon. Instead, everyone slept in. However,… Continue Reading “Home Schooling Hope”
Category: childhood, education, parenting, society, UncategorizedTags: children, Coronavirus, covid-19, education, fractions, home education, home schooling, kids, lockdown, music, parenting, purple mash, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on March 27, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Covid-19 U.K. lockdown day 4, self isolation day 7, social distancing day 11; I think. Starting to lose track now! This blog post is slightly self-indulgent, but I think we all deserve a little self-indulgence from time to time! I’ve been going through my… Continue Reading “Writing for Change”
Category: followers, health, mental health, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: accounts, Coronavirus, covid-19, equality, inclusive, paid writing, positive, self isolating, self-indulgent, self-isolation, social distancing, taxes, work from home, writing
Posted on March 25, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I’ve been meaning to keep a bit of a journal because in years to come, I’ll want to look back and remember what was going on now. If I don’t write it down, the anxiety and constant dealing with stuff will wash away the… Continue Reading “COVID-19 So Far”
Category: mental health, Nature, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, health, isolation, lockdown, mental health, nature, outdoors, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on March 22, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Break up the boredom with our Online Moot which is all about trees. The Pagan Federation hosts this two hour event for the Spring Equinox which you can dip in and out of. Hear some great music, take part in discussions, and wind down… Continue Reading “Online Moot Today!”
Category: health, mental health, pagan, societyTags: moot, nature, online moot, outdoors, pagan, pagan community, pagan federation, self-isolation, social distancing, spring, spring equinox, trees
Posted on March 20, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Blessings of Alban Eilir, the Light of the Earth. Praise the new shoots bursting up through the ground, may we have their resilience to push on through. Please come join us this weekend for the Pagan Federation Spring Equinox Online Moot which is all… Continue Reading “Merry Spring Equinox!”
Category: environment, health, mental health, pagan, societyTags: Alban Eilir, equinox, pagan, pfonlinemoots, pfspringequinoxmoot, self isolating, social distancing, spring equinox, stay safe stay home
Posted on March 16, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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At the Pagan Federation we’ve been talking about what sorts of content we should be putting online for our communities, to help them out when they’re in isolation and unable to leave their homes. We already do online moots and festivals, in fact, do… Continue Reading “Online Support for You”
Category: feedback, health, pagan, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: community support, Coronavirus, covid-19, health, isolation, mental health, online support, pagan, pagan federation, self-isolation, spring, spring equinox
Posted on March 12, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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Anyone who is excited for the spring equinox and who loves trees, come along to our online moot next week! With crowds and gatherings not being a great idea right now, the Pagan Federation have decided to help you celebrate the Spring Equinox from… Continue Reading “Spring Equinox Online Moot”
Category: education, environment, health, mental health, Nature, pagan, society, UncategorizedTags: accessibility, accessible festivals, accessible moots, Coronavirus, covid-19, festivals, health, moot, moots, nature, online moot, online moots, ostara, outdoors, pagan, pagan federation, safety, spring, spring equinox, tree, trees
Posted on February 8, 2020
by Mabh Savage
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I sometimes feel In the singular Even in my own home Flicking switches Tightening taps Rinsing our eggshells Crushing them Like brittle dreams But over time My way is becoming The way Save the jars Scrub and recycle the plastic Make towers of tubs… Continue Reading “Keep Turning the Lights Off”
Category: environment, Nature, observation, parenting, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: America, Australia, energy saving, environment, environmentalism, family, green, green activism, green living, Greta Thunberg, planet, Portugal, recycle, recycling, reduce, reuse, save energy, save the planet, wildfires