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“Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moo

“Your thoughts are a veil on the face of the Moon. That Moon is your heart, and those thoughts cover your heart. So let them go, just let them fall into the water.” – Rumi The Aquarius Full Moon is illuminating where things feel uncertain and unstable and inviting us to find a way to trust what direction to choose. It helps us to let go of outdated beliefs, fears and ideas, and ultimately to allow what intention wants to come in rather than trying to control that as well. The wonderful thing about rituals is that you can invent your own. There is no right or wrong way to mark these lunar cycles and special times of the year. (We are also still in the energy of the festival of Lammas celebrating abundance of the harvest and the union of Sun and Earth) The Willow invites us to seek inspiration by the light of the full moon and helps to integrate change into our lives. All about following our intuitions to create and find our own meanings behind symbols. I have had a wonderful time the last few days making mandalas and essences to thank the trees in particular for all their gifts and making charcoal sticks from the willow wood to make a sigil, to tap into the full moon energy. Sigils are symbols used in magic to ‘call into action a certain elemental force’. The process of taking an intention and transforming it into a unique symbol encodes it’s meaning and potential into your subconscious. I activated the sigil by burning it over a glass dish moulded on the willow, filled with water from a sacred spring protected by willows. Playing with these materials offers me a way of getting to know the trees more intimately and deeply connecting to the gentle healing power of nature, the elements and the moon. #fullmoon #ritual #willow #followintuition #trust #sigil #naturescycles #surrender #healing #elemental #charcoal #abundance #naturesgifts #sacred #remembering

So grateful for the many amazing women in my life

So grateful for the many amazing women in my life who inspire me through their courage, wisdom, openhearts and inner strength in a million different ways by being who they are, and encouraging and allowing me to be who I am! I #acceptchallenge thank you special creative friends who make a difference in the world through their creativity; @catlillingston @renataadelastudio @elle_artheals @carowilliamsartist @magzogrady @jennytimmer33 @charlieboots28 @sonia_griffin_artstudio
I think of this #womensupportwomen network like this wonderful ancient chestnut, that we have different branches and leaves but are all rooted in precious Mother Earth and underground is the miracle of the mycelium network where we all support and nourish each other, I so believe that all these posts will raise awareness about the atrocities against women in Turkey #femicide and make a difference to how women are treated in this fast changing world. 🙏🦋🕊 #blackandwhitephotigraphy #mycellium #empoweringwomen #couragetochange #conscious

The willow (saille) is the fourth ogham tree and a

The willow (saille) is the fourth ogham tree and associated with water, the moon and her cycles, and the feminine aspects of us; emotion, dreams, creativity and community. As well as her magical pain relieving qualities (used for aspirin) she teaches us ways to deal with pain - to allow, embrace and express our emotions, not easy for some of us but allowing their release, however messy that may look is often cathartic. My other half is pretty keen for me to communicate with a different tree but unconscious blocked emotions stop flow and can cause disease and within any pain is the seed of freedom. Connecting with nature really helps this process - being present to the gentle, receptive water energies and cyclical unfolding always happening around us. The wonderful glennie kindred says ‘the essential nature of the willow is the power to go forth, into the unknown, with creative confidence and trust in ourselves and our own abilities’. The message of this time seems to be that we have the magic inside us already and to listen to our intuition however counterintuitive that may feel. Here are some pictures of offerings on the cancer new moon, thanking the alder dell and greeting the willow. And connecting with a sacred spring last Sunday on the eve of the Mayan day out of time, before the beginning of the new galactic year and the potential of a new us. #willow #goddesstree #grieftending #courageoftheheart #trust #ogham #healing #surrender #mandala #offerings #intuition #dayoutoftime #newmoon #ritual #presence

“They both listened silently to the water, which

“They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming.” Hermann Hesse
In the liminal space where water and land meet there is often access to another world. The Alder is a secret doorway used by the faeries to pass from one realm to another and water sprites are said to protect alder trees, so be careful of cutting one down. I have noticed all sorts of strange happenings and magic while getting to know and deeply listening to this fascinating tree.
The alder is sometimes known as the talking tree and will enhance your own abilities to be heard and be seen to be doing so. ‘I honor the energy of alder, for the protection of my inner oracle. I will listen to the voice of the Goddess within .’ (@greengoddess). And when life throws obstacles in your way, be like water and flow around them. I love that electric guitars are often made with alder bodies - it is such a musical tree! ‘Water Spirit’ was painted with ink and iron from a sacred chaleybeate spring - traditionally, alder heated the furnaces to make the iron spearheads and arrows. I am offering the painting for sale so do DM me if interested.
#alder #oracle #liminal #waterspirit #source #ritual #flow #iron #energy #lovenature #sacredearth #protection #courageoftheheart #ogham

The alder represents the third letter of the ogham

The alder represents the third letter of the ogham alphabet ‘Fearn’. In Irish mythology the first man was made from the alder tree. It represents fire and water and is associated with courage and the evolving spirit. It encourages us to face challenges and the things we have been avoiding and allows us to find the spiritual warrior within. When immersed in water it hardens to the toughness of stone. (Parts of Venice were built on alder).
Ironically I had been putting off getting to know the alder hoping to avoid potential challenges but last sunday it was Guru Purnima day, ‘the dispeller of darkness’. So I took a beautiful alder stick to the chalybeate spring and dipped it in, as part of a ritual process of finding courage to honour my dreams and let go of the fears that stand in the way. I made a fire with twigs from an alder ink I created, and released my intentions under the big Capricorn full moon eclipse.
So many of us are facing challenges right now and searching for ways to speak our truth and stand up for what we believe in, ‘The alder reminds us of the need to blend strength and courage with generosity of spirit and compassion. There is a time to challenge things and a time to hold our peace. It teaches us this discrimination and the need to see beneath the surface of things. It combines the desire for self-preservation with the desire to serve and emphasizes the need for a firm foundation to stand on.’ (#goddesstree)
Thank you @belovedsarazaltash for inspiring Courage course and @beverleythornley for ink recipe Will write more about the magical qualities of the alder and the access it allows into the faery realms soon.
#courage #alder #ogham #ritual #ink #elemental #faery #spiritualwarrior #sacredearth #lovetrees
#speakfromtheheart #truth #consciouspresence #vulnerablity #gurupurnima

The New Moon in Cancer seemed the right time to sa

The New Moon in Cancer seemed the right time to say goodbye to the protection of the beautiful rowan glade and move onto the third ogham tree, the alder. I made a flower water medicine to thank it and placed it in a glass dish moulded on a weeping willow (the fourth ogham tree). In mythology the willow is a symbol of the moon, water, grief, healing, and everlasting life.
The willow dish was created as part of an interactive, healing, site specific installation to be held this June, under the sanctuary of a weeping willow at the #shorehamsculpturetrail (curated by dynamic @susan.m.haire ) but sadly it has been cancelled because of lockdown. Ironically, visitors were going to be offered a pathway to retrieve and heal forgotten parts of themselves through walking a mandala, connecting with sacred water, and writing letting go letters with charcoal made from willow. The pain-relieving properties of salicylic acid (used for aspirin) have been used for centuries. And with emotional pain, the flexible willow offers the ability to let go of suffering, and to grow a new sense of belonging and safety through feeling, rather than resisting, the rawness and vulnerability of these abandoned parts of ourselves.
We still have several planets in retrograde including mercury and the powerful Capricorn lunar eclipse on the 5th July, so no wonder old patterns and habits are resurfacing. We need to be gentle with ourselves, and nature and trees have a wonderful way of holding and allowing us to be present to everything.
#rowan #ogham #willow #healing #blessing #lettinggo #shadow #vulnerability #natureheals #medicine #surrender #presence #ritual

Happy Summer Solstice! This magical still time is

Happy Summer Solstice! This magical still time is felt over three days but the exact time is at 22.43 tonight. Honouring the sun and aligning with the powerful solar energies is such a beautiful ancient practice that can heal, strengthen and empower us to face potential challenges ahead. (We are in eclipse season and there is a strong solar eclipse new moon in Cancer on Sunday which may stir things up before rebalancing.) I have been strongly drawn to make an essence from the sunny, uplifting St John Wort and discovered some of its extraordinary qualities. It teaches us to anchor and align with the sunlight in our souls as a source within, rather than outside. As well as helping those who are depressed to sustain the light within it can also help those who are too light sensitive. Its Greek name is Hypericum, means "over a spirit." It offers special protection, particularly during the summer, when some can feel overly expanded and affected by heat and light. As part of my solstice earth blessings I left the essence under the protective Rowan tree, circled it with a discarded birds nest and created a nest made from the ivy roots cleared to make a path in the rowan glade to hold it all. And thank you @elle_artheals for inspiring me to make some oil which is great for healing wounds. Also called the "Blood of Christ," the St. John's Wort oil is made from a sun-infusion of the blossoms which gradually change to a deep blood-red color and will sustain and protect us as the days get shorter. #stjohnwort #summersolstice #ritual #essence #sensitivity #gowithin #rowan #protective #ogham #earthtending #sanctuary #nest #alignment #mandala thank you #patriciakaminski for sharing the plant wisdom. And just to say I am certainly not a herbalist , just connecting to wonderful nature and passing on its magic

“Rowan is the ancient enchantress who holds all

“Rowan is the ancient enchantress who holds
all creation in her circle of light.” (Ellen Hopman). The beautiful Rowan is the second of the ogham letters, luis. It quickens the energy set in motion by the first tree, the Birch, and opens up communication with the spirit world helping to increase our psychic abilities and connections. It has really inspired me to follow my intuition, be more open and allow my relationship with nature to deepen. In Norse mythology, it was believed that the first woman was made from the Rowan Tree. It is mainly known for its protective qualities. I wrote a lettinggo letter to the birch in its ink, made an amulet with two rowan twigs tied with red thread and circled it with the birch twigs left over from making ink, and some sweet sunny honeysuckle to make a mandala. We are approaching the magical time of the summer solstice and the Honeysuckle teaches us that happiness, is found in the little things. The Rowan is known for strengthening our personal power and positive life-energy so that we can withstand any negative forces, whether they are internal doubts and judgements or external threats. According to the wonderful glennie kindred It is not just the Rowan which protects you but you, yourself. Ultimately it is a protector of our spirit and I reckon can help in these strange transition times keeping the focus on what is really important for us. The Rowan is associated with the planet Mercury, the principle of communications. Am hoping that it works it’s magic when Mercury goes retrograde again, on the 18th! #rowan #goddesstree #protection #guidance #healing #ritual #interconnection #lifeforce #mercuryretrograde #mandala #summersolstice #glenniekindred #gaia #alchemy #ogham

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