Spoons and Broomsticks
Winter Solstice
I was awake just after 5 am, unable to get back to sleep. Or should I say unwilling to fall back to sleep. I was too excited, like a kid on Christmas morning, up and […]
Year: 2020
Spoons and Broomsticks
Decorating Yule
My family includes pagans, and non-pagans. Together, we celebrate secular Christmas traditions with a Christmas tree and decorations, and gathering over the Christmas holidays, though not necessarily on Christmas day if people are working. This […]
The Hermit's Lamp
The Winter Celebration of Fire and Light by Diana Young
At the depth of winter, when the light is at its lowest ebb, when chill winds blow, and icy rains pelt barren fields, when naked limbs stand stark against leaden skies – at that moment […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Connecting When You Can’t Get Out
As Pagans, we tend to feel a deep seated connection with nature. There’s a realisation that something underlies the busyness of our day to day life. For many people, a walk in the open air, […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
The Alchemist
Alchemists in the Middle Ages tried to find a way to change ordinary metals into gold. It was a process of taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary. I think I have a […]
Thoughts from the Aether
Celebrating Yule with the Children & Families Team
Creating family traditions or finding ways to celebrate the festivals with children can be tricky. Here are some ideas from the children and Families Team on how they celebrate with their children, aged 3 years […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Ritual and Disability
Enter your sacred circle from the West, then walk clockwise to North, Bow and greet the element of Earth, warden of the North, Follow your circle now to the South, light the candle and greet […]
Education News
Commission on Religious Education Final Report (Sept 2018)
September 2018 saw what is potentially the biggest game changer in Religious Education in a generation, with the publication of the Final Report by the Commission for Religious Education (CoRE). As well as making sweeping […]
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Staying at home because of Covid – how’s your mental wellbeing holding up?
Last week, I looked at the NHS web site for tips on how to keep active while staying at home during Covid restrictions, and found some really good resources. I was fascinated. I hadn’t realised […]
The Hermit's Lamp
A short Interfaith Collaborative Film: Together we can get through this
I think that most of us can agree that this year, things have been decidedly different. For most of us this year has been a series of very unfortunate and many times decidedly distressing events. […]