Abundance thinking and the Web of Life

Posted onMarch 20, 2017March 20, 20172 Comments

I was surprised when abundance thinking became the first Permaculture idea that triggered feelings of resistance. For years, I have been saying that the flourishing of all beings is my aim as a Druid and a human being on this planet. Our consumer culture is built on a sense of lack, of fear that there Read More …

Seeding a permanent culture

Posted onMarch 16, 2017March 14, 20171 Comment

Western culture gives us so much to enjoy. The sheer quantity and quality of music, theatre, literature, art and film is impressive, and all of us have a passion for at least a small corner of it. But Western culture is also deeply flawed. What defines a culture are the shared beliefs and assumptions that Read More …

Earthcare, Peoplecare and Fair Shares – A Druid’s Ethics

Posted onMarch 10, 2017Leave a comment

Three ethical concepts lie at the heart of Permaculture. They are known as earthcare, peoplecare and fair shares. Expressed this way, they may seem obvious and simplistic, but if we evaluate our choices against these three Ethics, we stand a chance of living in a way that allows all of us – human and otherwise Read More …

A Druid’s Permaculture

Posted onMarch 8, 2017March 10, 20172 Comments

I recently went on a Permaculture course. One of the first things that became evident is that there are as many definitions of what Permaculture is as there are practitioners. What it is becomes apparent through practice, and is coloured by the practitioner’s experience and character. Just like Druidry, really. And that’s not the only Read More …

Coming home to Westacre

Posted onSeptember 18, 2016September 18, 20161 Comment

Westacre is the place where I live. It is much more than a house in the process of being renovated. It is much more than a garden. Westacre is a living piece of land where I am learning the art of co-creation with the Spirits of Place. It has taken long enough, but finally I Read More …

‘Energy’ – Earth Spirituality’s most irritating word

Posted onSeptember 11, 20164 Comments

The word ‘energy’ turns up in conversations and blog posts among Druids, polytheists, alternative therapists, shamanic and magical practitioners of every kind. It is everyday currency among people who are interested in Earth Spirituality and alternative healing. And everybody seems to know what they mean by it. Whenever I come across it, it slightly Read More …

The Brexit vote and the immigrant

Posted onJuly 9, 2016July 9, 2016Leave a comment

This is not the kind of post you’re expecting from me. But I feel the need to make my position in the current political situation clear to myself and to anyone who’s interested. On 23 June 2016, Britain voted to leave the EU by 52-48%. This result will have far reaching consequences for this country Read More …

Soul fire standing against the dark

Posted onJune 19, 2016June 20, 2016Leave a comment

It has been a dark week. The state of affairs in two of the world’s oldest democracies has been really getting to me. It started with the appalling shooting of 49 LGBT people in Orlando, Florida. It is never simple to untangle the threads of motivation in such a case, but there can be little Read More …

Touching the world

Posted onMarch 25, 2016March 25, 20162 Comments

A few days ago, a handful of men detonated bombs in the capital city of my country of birth. For a combination of complicated reasons, they had become so disconnected from their own humanity, and from the humanity of others, that they thought this would be a good thing to do. A holy thing to Read More …

Embodying power

Posted onFebruary 26, 2016Leave a comment

It feels like I’ve come home. My daily practice of resting at the centre of my circle, at the centre of all that makes up me, is very nurturing. And it makes me feel, finally, solidly present and confident in myself. And that is, believe me, an wonderful thing. The obvious next question is: how Read More …

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