Welcome to my spiritual blog, which contains my experiences of finding meaning and applying spirituality in my everyday and creative life, alongside professional healing and Tarot tips. I hope you find something to interest, encourage and inspire you here!
Astrology as a key to understanding your inner and outer experience
I love astrology, because it operates as a very sharply-cut key to understanding your inner and outer experience of life. The symbols of the planets, signs, and houses in my birth chart show me the underlying archetypal patterns that run through all of my experience. That’s why it’s so helpful to pay attention to what’s happening astrologically within my own chart. It points me to the areas being highlighted for personal attention and work at any given time, so I can continue more easily and effectively with the process of...
read moreCry me a river; cleansing the pollution of water
Rivers and all water was sacred to the Celts. They knew water was the source of all life, so it was closely associated with the goddess, birth, and the gateway to the Otherworld. It was appropriately honoured and appreciated as such. The current mass pollution of water happening worldwide couldn’t be further away from this natural philosophy. In the ancient Welsh story How Culhwch Won Olwen, the salmon (specifically the Salmon of Lyn Llyw) was sought out for advice on a vital quest because it was known as the oldest and wisest of all...
read moreReweaving the basket; a poem
I was inspired to write this poem after reading Ursula Le Guin’s wonderful article, “The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction”, and imagining a return to harmony with the earth and her natural cycles. So here is Reweaving the basket: “Never put all your eggs in one basket,” so they say,But the Goddess knew what she was doing whenShe placed us carefully into the wide woven bowlThat rested on her swelling belly. “How beautiful,” she crooned as she arrangedForests and foxes, rivers and reptiles,In riotous...
read moreEffective spirituality: being an active agent
I’ve been dwelling a lot recently on the question of how to bring spiritual values and ethics back into the material infrastructure of a world gone mad with greed and lust for individual gain. While I feel the measurable impact of the energy and vibration work done by all spiritual workers, I find myself longing for a more effective spirituality. How do we make soulfulness more active in shaping the new earth we choose to co-create? How do we emerge from the fringes and claim an influential place at the centre of things? We have to find...
read moreOwning the crone; becoming a woman elder
“Samhain Goddess: The Crone” by Arwen’s Grace (Angela Jayne Barnett) I woke recently with a vivid image from childhood still imprinted on my mind. It was of my beloved Nan’s arthritically misshapen hands, plunged into a creamware bowl of flour and butter. That promising scent of deliciousness to come, the one I’d been present to so often when baking with her, still teased my nose as I floated gently back to full consciousness. It might not seem immediately obvious, but for me it was a clear indication of another...
read moreAwen – the ancient and modern super-power
In the Celtic bardic tradition when a poet was filled with Awen – divine inspirational flow – they weren’t just acting as a messenger of the gods. As they spoke or sung those exalted words there was a very real sense that they took on the being and essence of what they were recounting. They were bringing it to life. I find this idea incredibly encouraging in these times of tumult and uncertainty. As always, I and many others like me are asking, what can I do? As just one person, alone? I’ve spoken a lot recently about...
read moreThe Dawn of Everything: a book for now
I posted about how The Dawn of Everything was blowing my mind on Facebook, but I really think it merits a bit more time and attention so here we go. It’s written by archeologist David Wengrow and anthropologist David Graeber, so that’s two of my subjects of fascination combined for a start. But it ventures far beyond just another history book, literally, because it questions all the deep-rooted assumptions popular history has taught us about how human society developed. We all know the story, and I’m guilty of buying into it...
read moreThe life cycle of stars
Here’s my poem inspired by the life cycle of stars, which for me echoes the incarnation of the limitless light of the soul into the density of a human body: as above so below. I love gazing up at the night sky, and I’m lucky that we live in a place of low light pollution so they’re often astonishingly clear (when the Welsh rainclouds are taking a night off anyway)! I think that at a cellular level, literally, we recognise our origins out there in the vast expanse and we gain a sense of belonging, hope, and perspective...
read moreA Thrutopian evocation; the way through
As an essential aspect of my grounded spiritual work, I’m passionate about living in harmony with the more than human world. I’m currently on a journey with other writers called Thrutopia, in which we’re investigating how we can write a path to a flourishing future. Our media is flooded with dystopian visions because in these challenging times of climate change and social disruption it’s just too easy to imagine a disastrous future. If you prefer to listen to this article, play the video below for a podcast version....
read moreBe the change you want to see in the world – Reading for 2022
My heart lifted on turning over this beautiful card for 2022 which contains so much helpful advice about how to approach this new year. Let’s have a look at the element first. She is a Princess of the earth, and so she highlights the planet, money, your body and its health, your job, food, home, and all the practical resources you make use of in your daily life. She tells you that at this time you stand on the threshold of major changes and new beginnings in these matters, and you are pregnant (as the swelling belly of the Princess...
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The Jupiter/Uranus conjunction in Taurus is the perfect time to read The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber & David Wengrow. A more beautiful world is possible and we do know how to co-create it! x #JupiterUranusconjunction #chanceforchange #thrutopia
Post eclipse I'm craving the sea; the salty waters from where all new life emerges. The Source, the amniotic fluid in which you float before you're ready to be born anew into the world. That sense of suspension where anything is possible and nothing is yet fully formed. You? x
“Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become.” - John O'Donohue
For me, that art often means following the pull to just be outside, lost in beauty, open to small miracles x
Aries new moon and total solar eclipse at 7.21pm tomorrow April 8th (UK). Here's my one card reading of how to navigate the next four weeks making best use of the prevailing energy x #newmoon #ariesmoon #solareclipse #navigatechange #changeislife
"Sometimes tradition and habit are just that;
comfortable excuses to leave things be
even when they are unjust and unworthy." - Matthew Scully. A very apt thought as we approach Monday's new moon and total solar eclipse x