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Rattle & Shake
I recently received a commission to make a bespoke rattle for a practitioner of shamanic womb work, working with the deep sacred feminine for healing, ceremony and ritual. She had been rather taken by one of my personal rattles, its circular shape and spiral motif, so I used this for the basis of her rattle.…
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Makers Market
The monthly Produce and Makers Market in North Petherton, Somerset, kicked off to a good start last weekend. It will be open every third Sunday of the month throughout the year, held in the community centre. There was a good variety of stalls from locally made cheeses and local meat suppliers to free from cake…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 16 with audio
Unsure of the proper attire for ambush and abduction, Jainus has dressed and redressed several times, finally opting for a sand coloured cotton suit he sits on the edge of the bed in eager anticipation, imaging the lavish attentions laid upon him by Lamia when he returns as her hero, the captor of Ashima and…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 15 with audio
Huff and Chuff glower down upon the harma as it passes between them on the start of its arduous ascent up the rutted and crumbling cobbled track. Tom has to slow the vehicle to a crawl as its undercarriage keeps bottoming-out bouncing through the deep pot-holes. ‘I hope yer Aunt’s gotta travon to pull us…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 14 with audio
Carrying a large birch bark trug, over flowing with flowering herbs, Ulmus Ramcorn steps through the window doors into his study, to answer the receiver trilling on the edge of his desk. A warm fire crackles in the grate alleviating the evening chill, which comes as rapidly as the declining sun at this time of…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 13 with audio
As soon as Cerri is out of sight Louarn flops down in the cool of the stream, letting its’ flow wash around him. With a wave of exhaustion comes a burning thirst, he laps at the refreshing water hoping that it will help him to ground a little after his surreal journey. His head feels…
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Solstice – Gathering the Light
For me this week has been spent connecting in with my communities, both near and far, large and small. Gathering our lights together, singing songs of love and joy, sharing smiles and heart felt warmth. Igniting and feeding the lights that burn in each and every heart, building a hearth fire of community, not bound…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 12 with audio
Tom lies back placing his hands behind his head as a pillow and lets his eyes relax behind their lids. Warmed by the afternoon sun they flit rapidly from side to side as his memory repaints pictures of his woodland home. Sunbeams breaking through the canopy like laser lights scanning the forest floor. Purple stained…
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Creative Writing Circle online
Join me for a monthly wordsmithery workout, starting on Tuesday 21st November at 7pm GMT. We will meet roughly every 3rd Tuesday of the month for 2 hours online, 7-9pm GMT. Dates Hone, develop, expand or begin your creative writing journey. We will use nature as our muse, utilising a variety of meditation, breathing and…
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Sacred Forest – Chapter 11 with audio
The expansive conference suite is beginning to fill with the sounds of multiple, muted conversations. Arriving in dribs and drabs, groups of reporters mingle around the refreshments table that curves around the back of the room. A giant domed dodecagon, the function room lies at the heart of the “Palace de Balaris”, lavishly gilt and…
Louisa Shorney
Intuitive Therapist