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 […]
Month: November 2020
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 […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
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. […]
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Exercising at home? Are we sure about this?
The World Health Organisation tells us that during the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are staying at home and sitting down more than we usually do. I know that this is certainly true in my […]
Thoughts from the Aether
Family Deities – Chantico
Chantico (pronounced chan-TEE-ko) is the Aztec Goddess of the family hearth and home and a very comforting Goddess to have around. She is a domestic deity who lives in your fire and keeps your home […]
Thoughts from the Aether
November Blues and How to Beat Them
Samhain can be an intense experience for many. Whether you use this time to connect with ancestors, reflect on the year so far, or it’s your New Year’s Eve or day, it’s a huge event […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Tai chi – a gentle form of exercise
When I had a stroke some three years ago, I was fortunate enough to spend six months in rehab, getting myself in a better place to cope with the aftermath. I was taught tai chi, […]
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Deenagh: The Pictish Years Chapter 16 – Fond Farewells
This is a Disabled Pagan Voices Project Submission In the days that followed Deenagh’s first Dragon flight, preparations were being made for her departure. The Dragon knew that it would be Duira that she would […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Thoughts on Samhain
Those who came beforeWe remember you.We learned from you,We evolved from you.We are one and the same. We live, we grow, we bleed, we die,Your story, our story. We look around this changing world.We don’t […]