Year: 2022

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June Moon

7th June 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on June Moon

Continuing our exploration of what celebration looks like in modern Pagan families, this is the next in our series of blogs from the Children & Families Team write about the traditions they have developed to […]

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Covid, lockdown and the Jubilee

7th June 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Covid, lockdown and the Jubilee

The estate I live on is probably like many other estates across the city. People busy living their own lives, bustling in and out to work, taking kids to school, fighting to make ends meet […]

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The keeping of lists

31st May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on The keeping of lists

I make lists all the time. It started with the simple ones such as what must I remember to do today –  buy milk, put the vacuum round, pay the electric bill. I found out […]

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Coping

24th May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Coping

Last week I explained the problems I have with my memory. I have come a long way from when I first came home from hospital into the strange new world I now inhabited. I thought […]

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May Moon

20th May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on May Moon

Continuing our exploration of what celebration looks like in modern Pagan families, this is the next in our series of blogs from the Children & Families Team write about the traditions they have developed to […]

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Family Deities: Utu

20th May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Family Deities: Utu

Thanks for joining us for another Families’ Deity! We’re exploring deities that tie into families and family values, or who are important to the family unit or children in some way. This month, we are […]

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Hidden disabilities

17th May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Hidden disabilities

It’s been five years since I had a stroke. In many ways, I am one of the lucky ones – I survived. I haven’t had to learn to walk again, nor how to speak. I […]

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Beltane

10th May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Beltane

I have loved seeing the posts on Facebook of all the people celebrating Beltane – lots of pics of woodlands strewn with bluebells. Glastonbury looked awesome. Did I wish I was there? Yes. Why wasn’t […]

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Heathenry is not hate

3rd May 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Heathenry is not hate

It’s one of those unfortunate facts that heathenry is seen on the greater pagan landscape as relatively more conservative than other beliefs. While this reputation isn’t entirely unwarranted, thanks mostly due to the alt-right co-opting […]

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Memories

26th April 2022 Sarah Kerr Comments Off on Memories

I have a regular slot with a pagan magazine. The heading for this slot is Words from the Witch’s journals and I write about – you’ve guessed it – things I have recorded in my […]