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Posted on February 16, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Plenty of fish in the Shop, striking, slicing batter and Chip off the old block Out the lights, the blinding Light the candle, don’t curse the Dark before dawn, the morn, the Yawning chasm of emptiness Jumping and leaping from One idea island to… Continue Reading “Plenty”
Category: mental health, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, fish, mental health, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, puns, sayings, superstition, words, writing
Posted on February 14, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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I know it’s Valentine’s Day A Christian throwback To a Roman party Whips and wolves Reduced to discount chocolates Cards compete In the cheese wars; Drawers renewed With lingerie that Doesn’t fit. I know it makes no sense This consumerist cock up Of religious… Continue Reading “My Tuesday Valentine”
Category: mythology, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: love, lupercalia, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, valentine, valentine's, valentine's day, writing
Posted on February 5, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Please come and join me and plenty of others at the Pagan Federation Online Imbolc Festival! There are talks by Jenny Luddington, Robin Herne, Alex Bear, Viviane, Debi Gregory, Andy Rycroft-Price and myself. I’ll be continuing my exploration into dealing with anxiety whilst being a… Continue Reading “Online Imbolc Festival “
Category: education, mental health, observation, pagan, society, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: anxiety, Depression, disabilities, disability, Imbolc, magic, magick, mental health, pagan, pagan federation, social, social networking
Posted on February 2, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Category: mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, seasons, society, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: aos sidhe, butter, Celtic, Imbolc, imbolg, magic, milk, Oimelc, pagan, religion, seasons, sidhe, spirituality, spring
Posted on January 31, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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I was looking back through some old posts and was delighted with the flowers and offerings I photographed in 2014, so here they are again. How will you be celebrating the coming spring?
Category: followers, gardening, Nature, observation, pagan, seasons, society, UncategorizedTags: flowers, Imbolc, imbolg, nature, Oimelc, pagan, photography, religion, seasons, spirituality, spring, springtime, tumblr, worship
Posted on January 28, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Totally vegan, totally by accident! Onion, spuds, squash, tomatoes, ras el hanout, cabbage, parsley and just a touch of preserved lemon.
Category: cooking, education, UncategorizedTags: cooking, dinner, food, Iranian food, potatoes, preserved lemon, preserves, recipe, recipes, squash, veg, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian
Posted on January 16, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Sorry Madonna, please don’t sue me! I was reminded of this sentiment last night. I went to an amazing gig, with my other half and his eldest son. We saw In Flames who were outrageously good, Disturbed who were delightfully over the top and… Continue Reading “Music…makes the people…come together…”
Category: Music, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Avenged Sevenfold, blogs, bowie, celebration, David Bowie, death, Disturbed, gigs, grief, In Flames, Loss, metal, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, Mourning, music, Sheffield Arena
Posted on January 13, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Here is my ‘To Read’ or ‘To Read Again’ list for 2017. A Mystic Guide to Cleansing and Clearing by David Salisbury. I’ve read this already but am looking forward to revisiting some of the chapters when I have a bit of a clear out… Continue Reading “Friday Reads”
Category: childhood, education, gardening, history, mythology, Nature, pagan, prose, seasons, Uncategorized, Witchcraft, writingTags: birds, books, Celtic, David Salisbury, Elen Sentier, folklore, Friday, friday reads, fridayreads, herbalism, herbs, Irish, Legend, magic, magick, Mandrake, merlin, Morgan Daimler, mythology, Neil gaiman, Niall mac Coitir, norse, norse mythology, occult, pagan, paganism, parenting, plants, Reads, roald dahl, terry pratchett, Wolfsbane
Posted on January 9, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Currently I’m researching bird related myths and legends, in an attempt to create a volume all about birds and their magical correspondences. This weekend, I had the strangest dream, undoubtedly inspired by my forays into feathered folklore. I had been rooting in bins for… Continue Reading “Bacon in the Desert”
Category: mythology, pagan, prose, seasons, Uncategorized, writingTags: bacon, birds, books, crows, desert, dreams, jackdaws, monday, monday blogs, mondayblogs, mondays, nature, outdoors, pagan
Posted on January 6, 2017
by Mabh Savage
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Myrrh. Image public domain via Wikipedia. Today is Epiphany; not Epithany, as the Daily Mail would insist (I’m not linking to their error as I don’t like to give them clicks!). It’s Twelfth Night, a Christian celebration of the wise men, magi or kings… Continue Reading “Epiphany”
Category: mythology, Nature, observation, pagan, seasons, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: brighid, brigid, christian, christianity, christmas, epiphany, epithany, frankincense, gold, Imbolc, jesus, magi, magic, myrrh, pagan, ritual, three kings, twelfth night, wise men