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‘I breathe Life easily. I speak my truth. I am p

‘I breathe Life easily. I speak my truth. I am protected. I am at one with the Universe.
I honor the energy of ash, the magician's staff.
I will recognize that "as above, so below," I play a part in the larger scheme of things.
I will link my inner and outer worlds....’ (green goddess) Love this ancient ash spell. Ash tree symbolism is linked to the Sun and to the elements of Fire and Air. Am making the most of the sunshine to create solar amulets from two ash twigs to bring protection and comfort to fight off the wintertime darkness. The autumn equinox today offers a beautiful moment of stillness to balance the light and dark energies before the days get shorter. I find the best way to do this is to ground in nature and connect to its elemental wisdom. Collecting berries and flowers and making mandala blessings to give thanks for nature’s abundance, gently brings me back to the present moment and a sense of belonging, within the constantly changing cycles of life. I hadn’t planned on a ritual last night so it was special to intuitively co create with shamanic healer Gabrielle Lewery at St Helen’s Spring. Felt absolutely held by the vibration of her sacred sounds and exquisite singing. These ancient Celtic festivals remind me to honour all the good in my life and ask what can i do today which will create a better tomorrow. Accepting and letting go of the past can bring balance and harmony. Ultimately it is our quality of beingness, not productivity, which influences the world within and without. #autumnequinox #ash #ogham #cernunnos #solaramulet #protection #healing #abundance #ritual #sacredsound #medicine #beingness #balance #cyclesoflife #mandala #lovenature #presence

“Odin’s Eye’ (created with ink and iron from

“Odin’s Eye’ (created with ink and iron from a sacred chalybeate spring) According to legend , the Norse god Odin hung from the world tree Yggdrasil, an ash tree, for 9 days pierced by his own spear to gain wisdom and especially knowledge of the system of the runes. He sacrificed one of his eyes (some say to the ravens) to drink from the spring of wisdom. Two ravens named Huginn and Muninn( thought and memory) sat on Odin’s shoulders and acted as his spies. Rather wonderfully a raven followed me to the ash trees. Often known as the black winged messenger from beyond, the spiritual meaning of Raven symbolism is to know that magical forces are presenting themselves for you... When magic is near the Raven appears. The English myth is that the warrior king, St. Oswald’s right arm was taken to an ash tree by a raven, who dropped it and started a holy spring. The Ash is often found growing near holy wells and sacred springs. Am digging in the hope that I uncover a spring and giving the ash a chance to see it’s reflected beauty in the water Up until September 15th we are also in the magical window of connecting to the Rishi stars. According to a Hindu legend, some great sages upon their death, rose up into the heavens and became these stars. When they are visible in the night sky, their light is said to possess special healing powers that transform all water. (the water in our bodies can be blessed and purified as well) So perfect time to connect to our ancestors, bathe in planetary rain and expect miracles ! #ash #ogham #odin #eye #spring #sacred #runes #raven #healing #perception #mythology #rishistars #ritual #wearewater #miracles (Am offering the painting or prints for sale so do dm me if interested)

"Know yourself and you will know the world." The

"Know yourself and you will know the world." The powerful ash tree is the fifth ogham tree known as the cosmic tree or axis mundi. One of the five sacred Druid trees it represents the connection between the three worlds of the underworld, middle earth, and the spiritual realm and has powers to integrate the past, present and future. A beautiful swallow danced around me when I was by the ash and swallows can symbolize protection and a conflict about to be resolved. The ash ‘keys’ signify unlocking doors to new knowledge and guide us to look within for answers, and to stand firm rather than become drawn into the conflict of others. ‘The ash fairy understands that problems are rarely solved on the level at which they were created.‘ ( green goddess). It seems that the indescribable knowledge of the ash cannot really be understood by our minds, only reached through an expansion of consciousness. The Pisces corn full moon is the last before the autumn equinox and is all about tapping into abundance and reaping the gifts . But it is also connected to Neptune which can be about where we get lost. Am staying in gorgeous Glastonbury and have already got lost in the mists of Avalon . But there are so many beautiful ash trees here to ground me and keep me rooted in the present - getting lost is nature’s way of encouraging me to take a different path #ash #ogham #cosmictree #wisdom #intuition #fullmoon #ritual #swallow #ydrassil #innerchild #protection #glastonbury #spiritualwarrior #consciousness

‘I release that which no longer serves me. I am

‘I release that which no longer serves me. I am at one with my environment.
I honor the energy of willow for the lunar rhythms within me as a woman.
I will recognize and heed my own body's cycles.’ (Greengoddess)
The willow teaches us the lesson of life in death, that endings are just beginnings. I said thank you with mandalas on the dark moon, to the beautiful willow trees for all their gifts. Lavender is associated with clear honest communication (with ourselves and others) and encourages compassion while helping to soothe deep sadness. While Abelia means ‘breath’ and ‘source of life’.
Working with various willow materials has encouraged me to be flexible and bend round obstacles. Moulding clay on the gorgeous V shaped bark markings revealed a Ganesha type head and knowing eye. Ganesha is the Indian elephant deity, the remover of obstacles. In Hindu mythology, the Shrew is known as the divine carrier of Lord Ganesha which symbolizes the Shrew's role as representing worldly desires to overcome. Curiously, I found a dear little dead shrew by the tree so I buried it there.
When the magic circle I was weaving was blown down by a storm I had to let go of my perfectionism and it just became a different shape. And I began to realize that the next weaving section could only be revealed and make sense when I had completely finished where I was. Wonderful reminder to stay present - trying to predict the future seems even more pointless than ever nowadays! The willows flexibility and regenerative powers are a wonderful reminder to go with the flow and trust that all will be well. #willow #flexibility #ganesha #earthtending #mandala #blessings #lovetrees #ogham #healing #presence #regeneration #ritual #trust #intuition
Thank you @sophia.mcnab for helpful tips about grinding charcoal and medium - it certainly had a life of its own.

‘I would like to beg of you, dear friend, as wel

‘I would like to beg of you, dear friend, as well as I can, to have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them.’(Rilke) We are still in the beautiful transformative lions gate energy of 8.8.- the rising of the star Sirius aligning with the Sun in Leo, the heart centre. The manifesting 8 number represents the infinity symbol and the ancients believed this portal was the beginning of a new year. Time to let go and sacrifice limiting beliefs, ideas and fears and to create new projects and also to be creative about relating to conflict Apparently the strong energies of Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto are gathering in retrograde, in Capricorn, and the Moon and Mars has been in Aries. So it is not surprising that the emotional response of people right now can be agressive and confrontational. The restructuring going on in a chaotic world can bring a creative energy, seeding new ideas and new ways of being but it can feel counter intuitive to be still and go within in the midst of uncertainty. For me painting out my frustrations and powerlessness is so cathartic. I love the ritual of making art to release and sometimes to physically bury old negative energies, as a pathway to finding more positive and gentle ways of changing my attitudes and perspective. And moulding with clay grounds and connects me to the sacred Earth that holds everything. I wrapped this powerfigure with some feathers I found on the grass from a dear jay probably killed by a bird of prey. The jay adapts quickly and intelligently to any new situation and shows us the power of risk taking and seizing opportunities, while balancing that courage with ‘discreet silence and the utmost patience in timing’. . Sometimes it is about what we are willing to surrender, to be free from conditioned dynamics and narratives. The heart can hold it all! #lionsgate #heartenergy #alchemy #portal # #ritual #clay #surrender #sacrifice #jay #courage #ink #presence #light #silencewithin

“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

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