The Hermit's Lamp
What is a friend?
Is it a person with whom you share interests? Someone that you can have a laugh with? People who make you feel safe and included? Sure, I think friends are all those things but there’s […]
Year: 2021
The Hermit's Lamp
Philosophy of Frith
First of all, I would like to thank the Pagan Federation for the invitation to be part of this years Spring Equinox Online Festival. For those who do not know me yet: my name is […]
The Hermit's Lamp
Friendship
Growing up in a military environment you get good at making friends quickly. With new schools every few years, or in some cases every few months and other pupils coming and going with the same […]
The Hermit's Lamp
Friendship – extending it towards others of different traditions/faiths
20 years ago, I got a big scare. My wife, who I had married and handfasted with only a year before, returned to her Christian faith. She had been part of a church that was […]
Thoughts from the Aether
Who is Gabija?
Gabija is the Lithuanian goddess of the hearth fire. Her name means to cover or protect and she is the protector of the home and family. She could take the form of a cat, stork […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Spring Equinox
Eggs, in many cultures and traditions, are a symbol of spring. I have always accepted this without giving much thought to the reasoning behind it. I assumed it was because eggs symbolise new life. Today […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
Found words
Sometimes words just won’t come when you try to write. You can have paper in front of you, a pen in your hand, but the mind that creates the words plays tricks with you. ‘I […]
Spoons and Broomsticks
So how about we write a poem?
Last week I looked at my list of favourite things that translated into my poem called Fear. I wrote down the things I could see, the things I could hear, touch, smell and taste. Work […]
Thoughts from the Aether
Spring Equinox with the Children and Families Team
Continuing our exploration of what celebration looks like in modern Pagan families, the Children & Families Team write about the traditions they have developed to mark Spring Equinox with their children aged 3 years and […]
Spoons and Broomsticks