Tag: Paganism
A Dream and a Journey: The Writing of “The Black Knight of Avalon Chronicles”
The Black Knight Rises In the many adaptations of Arthurian Mythology, the character of the Black Knight’s story has never been truly told; to many he is a mysterious and evil man, who appears…
Your Planetary Self
Let the birds take your clothes Let the waves undo your holding back Let the vines unravel your tired mind And the earth savour your sweat and tears. Let your stories burn off like rising…
Christian or Pagan?: An Analysis of the Religious Influences in British Literature and Lore
Recently an article went up on The Atlantic by writer Colleen Gillard titled, “Why the British Tell Better Children’s Stories.” A friend sent it to me today and I will admit initially to…
Mystical Waters
I am the gentle caress of the spring rainI am the reflection of a pondI am the ebb and flow of the tide revealing hidden treasuresI am the crest of the ninth waveI am the…
A Hallowed Eve: The Spiritual and Cultural Traditions of Halloween
Halloween has always been a complicated holiday, laced together with many threads of different spiritual traditions and cultural customs. It has always stirred up controversy, morphing into an excuse for mischief and mayhem and a…
Dreaming Culture
Fire on the earth. Seeds in the garden. Rain from the sky. I sit. I breathe. I dream. Big trees, dancing over many years – too slow to really see, without living oneself as they…
Connecting with a Tree
Breathe out through the mouthPush from the stomachThen the chestRoll the shoulder inPush out the breathPush it awayBreathe in slowly through the noseFeel it pass the throatFill the chestArch your back to fill in every…