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Posted on October 30, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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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 12, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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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 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 September 27, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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Just got myself a glass of Kath’s Viking Blood Mead. It’s wrong to drink it without making a toast, so here’s a toast to everyone who is here, or will be here later, and who has put up with my hermitism and madness throughout… Continue Reading “A toast to you”
Category: UncategorizedTags: A Modern Celt, amoderncelt, book launch, booklaunch, Celtic, drinking, mead, moonbooks, pagan, publishing, slainte, toast, writing
Posted on September 27, 2013
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My book, A Modern Celt is officially released today! It’s available all over the place, and here’s the link to Amazon where you can have a peek inside and see what all the fuss is about. Remember, from 20.00 tonight I will be online… Continue Reading “A Modern Celt: It’s Here!”
Category: followers, observation, pagan, poetry, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: A Modern Celt, amoderncelt, author, book launch, books, celt, Celtic, lit, mabh, magic, moon books, moonbooks, pagan, poetry, prose, savage, writing
Posted on September 23, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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Please join me for an online discussion/debate/ramble in celebration of my first book being published. The book covers the influence of Celts on modern society through Pagan and non Pagan eyes, and through experiences both spiritual and mundane. I’d like people to get involved… Continue Reading “A Modern Celt: Book Launch! Online so you don’t have to leave the house…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: A Modern Celt, ancestors, authors, books, celt, Celtic, celts, first book, lit, mabh, moon, moon books, pagan, paganism, savage, writing
Posted on September 23, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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Taken while on Equinox Camp with amazing friends. The sun shone hot and I had to steal an Americanism for my title, simply because of how high I felt; how drunk on happiness and calm and balmy contentment; how warm and exquisite and worldly.… Continue Reading “Rising in the Fall…”
Category: gardening, observation, pagan, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: autumn, autumn equinox, fruit, mabon, pagan, prose, the fall, writing
Posted on September 15, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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I’m a bit blue and fed up so thought I would list some of the nice things that have happened in the last few weeks: 1/ Owner of San Co Co Cafe in Leeds gave Nathan some chocolate brownie. 2/ Lots of people wishing… Continue Reading “Random acts of kindness”
Category: UncategorizedTags: asian echo, being ill, cafe, cafes, childhood, eating out, events, freebies, happy, illness, kindness, list, lists, mental health, nice, nice things, ournalism, parenting, pleased, vegetables, writing
Posted on September 4, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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Hiding from the Hyenas Some people describe depression as a black dog. Having only ever seen black dogs as symbols of love, friendship and spirituality, I’ve never identified with this metaphor. For me, depression is a hyena. Hear it laugh. And scrounge. And prowl.… Continue Reading “Hiding from the Hyenas”
Category: observation, prose, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, Depression, mental health, metaphor, panic, prose, real life, relationships, writing
Posted on August 23, 2013
by Mabh Savage
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Endlessly entropic Ebbing away Says the circle so bright Dares the moon in the light Of the day hale and gay So we spin and we stick To the lines drawn before To the curves of our past Salt and water hold fast To… Continue Reading “Widdershins Whirl”
Category: observation, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: ancestors, circle, dance, lit, magic, pagan, poem, Poet, poetry, rhyme, widdershins, writing
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