Monday 28 January 2013

In the hedgerow - Alexanders

Alexanders
(smyrnium olusatrum)

Known as parsley of alexandria in medieval Latin it is one of the many plants introduced into Britain by the Romans.

It grows all over Britain and Western Europe, particularly near the coast, if it does grow inland it is usually on chalk. A strong bushy biennial it grows up to 1 1/4 metres high. The leaves appear at the end of Winter and are a bright green, consisting of three broad, toothed leaflets with a veined, membraneous bract enclosing the base of the leaf stalks. The flowers grow in fat, round umbrels which are tightly massed and a vivid green. The plant flowers in spring.

It was planted originally as a vegetable in the gardens of monastries, but was also used medicinally.

Cook the stems in boiling salted water for 5-10 minutes and serve as a vegetable. Use the unopened flower buds, cooked for 2-3 minutes in salted water sprinkled over a salad.

Tansy
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Sources:
Edible Wild Plants & Herbs by Pamela Michael

Thursday 24 January 2013

Shaman Pathways - Web of Life


Shaman Pathways
Web of Life

A new approach to using ancient ways in these contemporary and often challenging times to weave your life path.


Every single one of us lives our lives within a wheel, a circle, a hoop or a web and every single one of us can benefit from learning how to live our lives to the full within it. The problem though, for many of us, is that because we do not belong to the culture of a medicine wheel or wheel of direction, we find that the wheels do not really fit us or we have trouble connecting with or remembering the attributes. This book provides information, guidance and exercises to help readers find ways to connect with the web of life and weave their path within it.

Yvonne is a practicing shamanic healer, shamanic drum maker, holistic therapist and trainer living in West Cork, Ireland. 

By Yvonne Ryves

This is a wonderful little book within the Moon Books Shaman Pathways series.

Yvonne Ryves shows you how to make your own Web of Life she offers up exercises and suggestions to help you put together your own, personal and very unique Web, based on the idea of a Medicine Wheel or the Wheel of the Year – enabling you to personalise it to suit your own needs, thoughts and pathway.

Yvonne takes the reader step by step from creating sacred space, connecting with the compass directions, finding your very own teachers and ultimately weaving your own Web of Life.

Very interesting and inspiring read.


Tansy/Rachel
x

Monday 21 January 2013

January's Stone - Garnet


Garnet – The “Warrior’s” Stone.

A stone of great protection adorning crowns and swords of Kings and worn into battle by soldiers and warriors of old. Wives often sewed Garnet gemstones into the cloaks and capes of their warrior husbands for their protective value. It was believed to heal injuries and stop blood flow in wounds. Known as the stone to bring Peace, Victory and Tranquility it’s not a wonder that so many of these were worn into battle. It is even reported that Noah used a lantern from garnet in order to safely steer his Ark through the darkness of the night. Many a traveller wore Garnet for protection, it was considered a popular talisman as it was believed to protect its wearer from evil and could illuminate the night.

The word Garnet is derived from the latin “granum” meaning “grain”. This refers to the shape of the Garnet which was said to be reminiscent of the seeds of a pomegranate.

Garnets have been found in Jewellery from the ancient Egyptian, Roman and Greek eras.

The Technical Stuff :

The fact that these stones have a hardness of 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs’ scale explains why they are excellent gemstones to wear. They are sturdy and resistant to bangs and knocks from everyday wear and are easily worked into jewellery.

Although when we think of Garnet, a deep rich, dark red springs to mind, there are also Garnets in different shades of green, pale to bright yellow, fiery orange and earth colors. Blue is the only color that is not naturally available in Garnet. Garnet unlike some gemstones is not artificially enhanced in any way. Garnets depending on the chemical composition can be found the world over.

Below are the different compositions available and their color and Country of origin: Pyrope: Red, frequently with a brown tint – china, Madagascar, Myanmar, South Africa, USA Rhodolite: Purplish Red or Rose – Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, USA Almandite: Red with Violet tint – Brazil, India, Madagascar, Sri Lanka & USA Spessartite: Orange to Red Brown – Brazil, China, Kenya, Namibia & USA Grossularite: Colourless, Green, Brown, Yellow – Canada, Kenya, Mali, Pakistan, Russia, South Africa Hydrogrossular: Opaque greenish variety of grossularite – Myanmar, South Africa, Zambia Hessonite: Brown-red – Brazil, Canada, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, USA Leuco Garnet: Colorless variety of grossularite – Canada, Mexico, Tanzania Tsavorite: Green to Emerald Green – Kenya, Tanzania Andradite: Black, Brown, yellow-brown – Russia Demantoid: (the most valuable garnet) Green to Emerald Green – China, Korea, Russia, USA, Zaire Melanite: opaque black – France, Germany, Italy, USA Tapazolite: Yellow to lemon yellow, topaz-like – Italy, Switzerland, USA Uvarovite: Emerald Green – Canada, Finland, India, Poland, Russia, USA

World Famous Garnet

At the auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis at Sotheby’s on April 24, 1996, a striking cabochon garnet flower brooch from the 19th century was sold for $145,000. In the same year a university student unearthed in central Australia what is believed to be the largest single garnet find ever. The giant rough is thought to weigh thousands of tons and measures nearly a hundred feet across. Can you just imagine how many pair of earrings that would make?

Garnets Mystical Properties

This is a stone of romantic love and passion. It is used to enhance sensuality, sexuality and intimacy. It is said that garnet will bring positive thoughts and boost energy. It’s excellent for manifestation and can assist in boosting ones self-confidence as well as building success in one’s chosen profession. The Garnet is commonly known as “the” stone for a successful business.

Place three or more Garnets on your desk and success will be forthcoming. Placed under the pillow it is said to prevent bad dreams, as well, wearing the gemstone in jewellery is said to help generate popularity amongst peers, and alleviate depression; it will also bring constancy to friendships. When given as a gift, it is said to grant loyalty and affection.

If you wear garnet and notice it has lost it’s luster, it is said that there is approaching danger or disaster. And a stolen Garnet is said to bring the thief nothing but bad luck until returned to its rightful owner.

As mentioned already, Garnet is a protective stone and is believed to protect against evil. Healing Properties Garnet is to be used for a gentle spiritual healing. It can heal the blood, heart and lungs. And although, Garnet is found in a myriad of colors…it is only in Red that we use for healing. Garnet is associated with the thyroid and spleen. Both organs may benefit with cleansing and purifying with Garnet when the gemstone is held directly over the organ.

Held in the hand or placed atop the head while searching or meditating on past lives can be quite useful in bringing about what is being sought. Beneficial information for the searcher may be released, although the information may be painful, it will be what the searcher needs, the garnet is a stone of truth and purity as well as a symbol of love and compassion. For women, wearing Garnet through your menstrual cycle will help relieve cramps.

Magical Properties

Energy: Protective Element: Fire Powers: Healing, Protection, Strength

It is said that Garnet holds not only the power to protect its wearer from negative energies, but to send those negative energies back to where they originated from. If you are suffering from malicious gossip and lies, wearing a garnet will send the negative vibrations directly back to whence they came.

Zodiac Correspondences Associations:

Mars Garnet is the traditional Birthstone for the month of January. It is the stone of Scorpio, Capricorn and Aries. It symbolizes constructiveness. It’s believed to brighten dark souls and bring hope to people.

Chakra Correspondence:

Garnet is typically associated with the first or Root/Base chakra, but also with other chakras depending on its color. Garnet is a stone that can connect with the kundalini energy of transformation. It can regenerate and transmute, and at the same time lift depression and help keep thoughts on a higher level.

The information here is presented to you to use as you see fit, but is never to take the place of professional medical advice. Crystals, Gemstones and Metal can accent, help, negate, protect, encourage, strengthen and balance thereby promoting healing. Their effects can be extraordinary, but use in addition to medical advice, and not as a substitute for traditional care. If you are ill, I urge you to seek professional medical attention from a qualified physician. Crystal Therapy is a wonderful adjunct to traditional Western medicine. Seek out a certified Crystal Therapist for treatments.

Tintagel
x


Information Sources: The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall, 2003 Wheels of Life by Anodea Judith PhD 2000 Crystal Enchantments by D.J Conway, 1999 Smithsonian Handbooks Gemstones by Cally Hall, 1994 Crystal, Gem and Metal Magic by Scott Cunningham, 2002 Chakra Healing and Karmic Awareness by Keith Sherwood, 2005 The illustrated Directory of Crystal Healing by Cassandra Eason, 2003 Healing Crystals and Gemstones by Dr. Flora Peschek-Bohmer, Gisela Schrieber, 2002

Sunday 20 January 2013

Celtic Tree Month of Rowan



“In the yard there grows a Rowan. 
Thou with reverent care should'st tend it. 
Holy is the tree there growing. 
Holy likewise are it's branches. 
On it's boughs the leaves are holy. 
And it's berries yet more holy.”

Excerpt from The Kalevala  
a compilation of Finnish folk lore


21st January marks the start of the celtic tree month of the Rowan and so I wanted to share a little information about this lovely tree with you.

Tree of Perseverance

Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) is also known as Mountain ash, Caerthann (Old Irish), Caorthann (Irish), Quicken, Quickbeam, Wicken and Witchwood.  They tend to thrive in poor soils and often inhabit disturbed areas. They are able to grow on higher ground that most other trees and can often be found on craggy mountains.  The rowan's wood is tough and resilient, making superb walking sticks, and is suitable for carving. It was often used for tool handles, and spindles and spinning wheels were by tradition made of rowan wood. For this reason the tree can be associated with perseverance and tenacity.

Tree of Protection

Rowans flower in May and can grow as tall as 50 feet high. They are members of the Rose family (Rosaceae).  They have red berries in the autumn and if you look closely you will see that each berry has a tiny five pointed pentagram opposite its stem.  As you probably know the pentagram is a symbol of protection and so the tree, its wood and berries have been used in protection magic for centuries.  In Scotland there was a strong taboo against cutting down a rowan. Sprigs or pieces of rowan were used to protect especially cows and their dairy produce from enchantment. The wood was used for stirring milk (to prevent it curdling). In Ireland it was planted near houses to protect them against spirits, especially of the dead. In Wales rowans were often planted in churchyards. It has been planted near houses for centuries to ward off evil - witches too, but we all know that this is a corruption of an earlier tradition.


“Laidley Wood"
The spells were vain 
The hag returned 
To the Queen in a sorrowful mood 
Crying that witches have no power 
Where there is Rowan tree wood.

Traditional Celtic ballad


Tree of inspiration

It is the Rowan's ability to open up communication with the spirit realms which is the key to the Rowan energy. Its name is linked with the Norse word "runa", meaning "a charm", and the Sanskrit "runa", meaning “a magician. The rowan is an important tree in Norse mythology not only was the first woman said to be made from it but is also said to have saved the life of the god Thor by bending over a fast flowing river in the Underworld in which Thor was being swept away, and helping him back to the shore. Rowan was furthermore the prescribed wood on which runes were inscribed to make rune staves.  If you wanted to make a set of Ogham staves quickly without waiting to collect a stick from each tree or a tree isn’t available then Rowan wood would be an ideal substitute.  The leaves and berries can be added to divination incenses. Rowan twigs are used for metal divining, just as hazel twigs are used for water divining. Speer posts, magically protective house timbers inscribed with runes and magically charged patterns, were traditionally made of Rowan wood.

Imbolc and Brigit

The month of the Rowan starts at 21st January and lasts until 18th February and encompasses the festival of Imbolc, the great fire festival of early February, held to mark the quickening of the year. Imbolc is a festival association with Brigit, the young maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess, she, like the Rowan, is associated with divine inspiration, illumination, intuition and the binding power of poetry and healing.

Medicinal Action and Uses

In herbal medicine, a decoction of the bark is given for diarrhoea and used as a vaginal injection in leucorrhoea, etc.  The ripe berries furnish an acidulous and astringent gargle for sore throats and inflamed tonsils. For their anti-scorbutic properties, they have been used in scurvy. The astringent infusion is used as a remedy in haemorrhoids and strangury.  The fruit is a favourite food of birds. A delicious jelly is made from the berries, which is excellent with cold game or wild fowl, and a wholesome kind of perry or cider can also be made from them.  In Northern Europe they are dried for flour, and when fermented yield a strong spirit. The Welsh used to brew an ale from the berries, the secret of which is now lost.

Correspondences
Ogham name - Luis
Letter - L 
Month – 21st January – 18th February 
Color- Grey and Red 
Animals- Unicorn, bear, duck 
Planet: Uranus 
Gemstone: Peridot 
Flower: Snowdrop 
Diety: Brigitania (Britian)or Brighid (Ireland)


Stay tuned to our facebook page for ideas on how to use the magic of the Rowan over the coming weeks.

Sunchylde xx

Sources used

British-trees.com
Treesforlife.org.uk
Whitedragon.org.uk
A Modern Herbal

Photos by Sunchylde Dryadmoon

Saturday 19 January 2013

Open Rituals - Dates




Sadly we had to cancel our planned Birch Moon ritual schedule for today - due to adverse weather conditions and areas of the QE Park being inaccessible.

However we have more planned...

Our open rituals are held at the: Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean, Hampshire. PO8 0QE

Come and join us, everyone is welcome, even if you haven't attended a ritual before come along and see what it is all about.

The Country Park has ample car park space (although they do charge £2 but that covers you for the whole day so you could go for a walk through the forest afterwards).

It also has a very nice cafe and toilet facilities.

Hosted by the Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchery

Our rituals will be held in the BOTTOM FIELD event area of the country park. Park in the first car park by the visitor centre, walk through the centre and out past the cafe, keep walking past the pond, we aren't the first field you get to we are the next one (it sounds like a long walk but it isn't!). The Visitor Centre reception can also help with directions. Or you can park in the second Meadow field car park.

Our facebook event page

Queen Elizabeth Country Park website

If you would like to join us on the day, it would help if you could let us know just so that we have some idea of numbers, thank you.

Hosted by the Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchery

Future Ritual Dates:

Saturday 23rd Feb - Ash Moon ritual

Saturday 30th March - Alder Moon ritual 
(also to include the spirit of Ostara)

Saturday 27th April - Willow Moon ritual 
(also to include the spirit of Beltane)

Saturday 8th June - Hawthorn Moon ritual

all 2pm start

Tuesday 15 January 2013

In the Hedgerow - Chickweed

Chickweed
(stellaria media)

A sprawling annual plant with soft green leaves and tiny star like white flowers. The flowers have five petals notched so deeply that they appear to be ten. The pointed oval leaves grow opposite each other on alternate sides of the round stem, with side stems branching from the angles of the leaves. A line of thin hairs grows up one side of the stem.

Watch out though as it does grow like a wild thing and can take over your garden!

Habitat
Gardens, hedgebanks and wasteground

Parts used
Above ground parts, gathered when vibrant and green

Chickweed is an excellent salad plant, especially in late winter and early spring. It is high in vitamins and minerals. Also use in soup as you would spinach.

Medicinally
Chickweed bath for itchy skin, shingles, rheumatism, rashes
Chickweed bath vinegar for itchy skin, shingles, rheumatism, rashes
Chickweed flower essence to help release the past and focus on the present moment
It can also be used as an emergency remedy - pull up a handful and place directly onto the affected part, if you have more time crush it with a mortar and pestle into a poultice. This is very cooling and soothing for bites or sunburn.

Chickweed bath
Put a few handfuls of fresh chickweed in a muslin bag (or a sock) and hang it under the hot tap as you fill your bath.

Chickweed bath vinegar
Blend chickweed in a blender with enough cider vinegar to mix, strain and bottle. Add a couple of tablespoons to bath water. (Its also nice as a salad dressing!).

Magical uses
Fidelity and love



Tansy

x







Sources:
Hedgerow Medicine by Julie & Matthew Seal
Edible plants by Pamela Michaels
Cunninghams encyclopedia of magical herbs

Friday 11 January 2013

The many varieties of ritual...

Today I am sitting down to write the ritual for the Kitchen Witch Birch Moon/Imbolc celebration on Saturday 19th January (at the Queen Elizabeth Country Park - full details on the 'rituals' page of this blog).

And it got me thinking about all the various types of rituals I have had the honour of attending and how each group do things in different ways.

For the most part the rituals all seem to have a similar basic structure - for instance at every ritual I have been to everyone has stood together in a circle.  The circle being quite symbolic after all - the circle of life, creating a link and a bond, a circle of protection and containment etc.

Some of the druid rituals I have attended have started with a procession and been greeted by a gatekeeper and at some we have entered the circle and saluted the East.

I have seen (and done) circle castings of all sorts - with an athame, a sword, a wand even the end of a finger, with Kitchen Witch we tend to cast the circle using herbs, spices and flower petals (all natural and biodegradable).

I have seen quarter calls read from a script by volunteers but also called 'off the cuff'.

Most of the rituals I have been a part of have involved blessing and cleansing the circle with incense and water, at Kitchen Witch we tend to sweep the circle with a besom and then smudge with incense.

We also have cake (of course) some groups share bread or dried fruits, the Dorset Grove share amazing cream buns :-) and most groups will share wine, cider or mead.

I have attended and also been a part of rituals where a full script is used and rituals where no apparent script has been utilised.  I have to be honest one of the unscripted rituals I attended was a complete disaster, no one knew what they were doing and nothing ran together, it was in fact complete chaos and all attending became fairly bored :-(

One of the first ever off line rituals I attended was held by the Dobunni Grove and led by the amazing and wonderful Professor Ronald Hutton.  Not only did he greet us with a lovely welcome "we don't do hand shakes we do hugs"...but once we had told him it was our first off line ritual he made sure we knew what was going on, where we were supposed to be and what we were supposed to be doing for the entire ritual even though he was busy leading it.  That particular ritual was also unscripted, although obviously well planned out before hand as it ran like clockwork.

We do have scripts with the Kitchen Witch rituals, but we also like to add in a bit of ad lib and go with the flow as well.  The scripts just help keep the ritual flowing and keep it all together and organised.  We do of course like to add a bit of laughter into the mix as well - the Gods do after all have a good sense of humour ;-)

At the end of the day a ritual will only work if the energy of the people there is good and the energy of those leading it is as well.  It is all about the energy, a good ritual will work because people put their energy into it - it is a team effort.

Being heard when you are in the centre of the circle is a must, I have been to rituals where the person hosting has had such a quiet voice no one could hear what was going on, unfortunately the wind doesn't help with sound either.  The person or people in the centre, in my own personal view anyway, also need to look and act as if they are enjoying it - lots of enthusiasm and  energy required - that energy and oomph will hopefully also connect with those in the circle too.   When invoking deity or calling quarters it should sound like the person really means it and isn't just reading off their laundry list LOL

I love being in ritual, I love all the parts and different aspects of it, so many wonderful experiences - spiral dancing (sometimes successfully other times complete chaos), drumming, raising energy, creating magic, sending healing, sharing experiences and even on one occasion shooting water pistols and throwing sugar at those in the circle (it's a long story) - whatever it has involved I like to put my 'all' into it, after all a ritual has  a purpose whether it is for a Sabbat or Moon celebration or something like a handfasting, it is all about celebrating, connecting and honouring deity.

My own personal rituals are usually unscripted, I like to go with the flow and see what takes me, I am usually guided to do what works for the best.

Whether you are part of a group doing a ritual on line, off line or your own solitary ritual - always do what works for you, I am a great believer that there is no right or wrong way to do things, just make it special  :-)

Tansy
x




Thursday 10 January 2013

Black Horse, White Horse


Another wonderful book by Melusine Draco:

Shaman Pathways Black Horse, White Horse: 
Power Animals Within Traditional Witchcraft.

This lovely little book covers all aspects of the magical energy of the horse as a power animal.

It covers the history of equines along with magical workings, superstitions and lore along with a whole lot more information including wonderful ritual and practical ideas.

Whether you work with the energy of Horse or not you will find this book fascinating.

Available for pre-order from Amazon.



Wednesday 9 January 2013

Let's Talk About Elements and The Pagan Wheel


Another wonderful little book in the 'Let's Talk' series by Siusaidh Ceanadach.

We reviewed Siusaidh's first book in the series Let's Talk About Pagan Festivals a while back on this blog

This time Siusaidh takes a look at how the four elements and directions link into the Pagan Wheel of the Year.

This fabulous book includes a story for each celebration along with details on how to celebration and lots of interesting information to send children out searching and exploring to aid them in learning for themselves.

Although these books are aimed at children they are also really interesting for grown ups too.

The stories for each Sabbat are beautifully written with enchanting characters and engaging story lines, all with the goal of helping children to understand about each celebration, which they do wonderfully.

At the end of each section are some questions and challenges set for children to take on, all with the aim again of helping them explore and understand in a fun way.

Definite must have for pagans with children that are eager to learn.


Siusaidh has a website www.ceanadachbooks.com for more details on all of her work.

Let's Talk About Pagan Elements and the Wheel of the Year is available for pre-order from Amazon.


Saturday 5 January 2013

Calling Your Will

Calling Your Will
A Story of Transformation
by Pat Grayson

Official blurb:

Having had enough of a life that was fragmented and dysfunctional, Stevie committed suicide. However, in the corridors between this life and the one on the other side Stevie is given another chance to learn the Spiritual lessons that make sense of life. But this is not only Stevie’s story; it is everybody’s story. It is a story that keeps the reader enthralled, whilst imbuing spiritual teachings. Calling Your Will is a story that will entertain, uplift and empower.

Pat Grayson is a writer and also teaches writing. He is a spiritual seeker and has been for the last twenty-five years of his life - so it is natural that the two merge, hopefully in a way that will support other seekers. He currently lives in Australia, in a rural setting, but for many years lived in Africa. He is sixty years of age.

My review:

This book is incredibly powerful and will really make you think about your own life and the choices that you have made and will continue to make.  This book will give you the power and incentive to make positive changes to the way you think and the way that you lead your life.   

This is the story of an ordinary man and experiences that he has lived through, some that may resonate with a lot of people, Grayson uses those and the character's spirit guide to open up why we make the choices that we do and what we can do to change them around and how to bring about positive changes within our own lives.

Definitely very inspiring.
Tansy
x

Friday 4 January 2013

Open Birch Moon Ritual

Open Birch Moon Ritual

Saturday 19th January 2013

2.00pm start

Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean, Hampshire. 
PO8 0QE

Come and join us to celebrate the Birch Moon (with a hint of Imbolc), everyone is welcome, even if you haven't attended a ritual before come along and see what it is all about.

The Country Park has ample car park space (although they do charge £2 but that covers you for the whole day so you could go for a walk through the forest afterwards).

It also has a very nice cafe and toilet facilities.

Hosted by the Kitchen Witch School of Natural Witchery

Our ritual will be held in the BOTTOM FIELD event area of the country park. Park in the first car park by the visitor centre, walk through the centre and out past the cafe, keep walking past the pond, we aren't the first field you get to we are the next one (it sounds like a long walk but it isn't!). The Visitor Centre reception can also help with directions. Or you can park in the second Meadow field car park.

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BIRCH - Tree of new beginnings and the seed of change

Silver Birch has a pioneering energy, as it is the first tree to colonise new ground, the tree that begins the remarkable transformation of grassland to woodland to forest.

In the Celtic Tree Ogham, the Birch is the first tree and represents new beginnings, birth, nourishment and cleansing.

Astrologically, it is ruled by the Moon, which enchances intuition, by Venus which brings love and by Jupiter which creates good fortune and happiness. Silver birch is known as Lady of the Woods.

The pioneering energy of the Silver Birch inspires us to begin new ventures and to follow our visions. By doing something that will bring positive change into our lives and into the world, we prepare the way for new directions. Our pioneering spirit will inspire others to follow our lead and from small beginnings we can create big changes, just as a huge forest begins with the first young silver birch trees.

The silver birch sheds its twigs, bark and leaves, teaching us to let go of unwanted aspects of our lives and selves so that we are free to move forward into a new beginning. New growth and new directions are nourished by our experiences, so let go of the past lovingly and with thanks, then look for the chance openings that will help you to move on. Welcome change into your life.

Change does not happen all at once, but the first thing you do will open the way for the next to follow. Do one thing at a time. Better to begin in small loving ways than not to begin at all.

Let the silver birch's pliant twigs and heart shaped leaves inspire you to let go of worry and stress, to dance with the winds of change and to follow your heart.

Birch brings boldness to our actions and helps us to give birth to new ideas. Clear the way, prepare to make changes in your life.

Nourish yourself and those around you. The love you put into motion now will ensure that you are on the right path and that good will grow from the changes you will make.

(Glennie Kindred)

Thursday 3 January 2013

Pathworking through Poetry


Pathworking through Poetry by Fiona Tinker 




I've recently been drawn to writing my own poetry, which I've never really been interested in and so when I came across "Pathworking through Poetry" by Fiona Tinker I took it as a sign that I was meant to read it. The book is packed with information, symbolism and mythology which allows the reader to peek beneath the surface and take a glimpse at the hidden meanings that lay beneath. Armed with this knowledge the reader is given examples of how to use the poems in the book to create pathworkings of their own, with some great results.  I'm a lover of guided meditations and pathworkings myself but I would never have thought to use poetry as my framework ... until now!  

The official blurb 

Poetry talks to the heart as well as the head.  It can move us, make us think and guide us.  This book explores how poetry can help develop a Pathworking through exploring wisdom hidden in plain view.  It is a look at the creative processes, inspirations, how nature and the Divine moves us - and how to apply this on a personal level to Pagan Pathworking.

Pathworking through Poetry is part of the Pagan Portals series from Moonbooks.  

Available from Amazon in paperwork and ebook

Sunchylde
xx