General News
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Homecoming: To the Land, To the Self, To the Soul
This image is made from two photos. The first is of the shoreline of the kyle as it snakes around to the cottage where I lived when I was 20. The second photo is of me and my daughter posing in front of the cottage. As I shared yesterday, I am journeying back up north for the summer solstice to where I used to live – a wild and magical land. And when I use the word magical, I don’t mean the airy fairy kind of glitter and glamour. This landscape is marked by the most powerful of elements; it is windswept and rugged and bleak and beautiful. And there…
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Petitioning the Selkies – A Proposal
16 years ago this summer, I moved to the far north of Scotland with my tiny daughter and a very pregnant belly. My beloved had found a job working in a rural high school, as we needed to bring in more money to support our growing family. I should add at this point, that I have always been a city girl. I was born in the Scottish central belt, and have lived most of my life in Edinburgh. Now, if you’ve ever been to Edinburgh, you’ll know it’s not exactly a big city. But, a city nonetheless. Our move up north was like nothing I have ever experienced – before…
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I went looking for a feather…
I took myself out on a treasure hunt. If I’m being honest with myself, I was looking for a sign. A message, of sorts. A wink, perhaps, from the goddess to gift me with clear-seeing as I stare blindly into the mystery of things. And, if I’m being even more honest with both you and with me, I will admit that I’d already decided what my sign would be – a feather. Probably from a gull. Maybe a duck. A swan, if I was especially lucky. The place where I live, this home by the harbour, is alive with birds. Crows, starlings, cormorants, mallards, terns, gulls, goldfinches, swallows, swans, robins,…
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Have You Met Your Goddess Self Yet?
So, yesterday, I launched a new 4 week course called The Goddess Self – an online sacred selfie experience. Let me tell you a little bit about it and how it came about – the inside scoop, as such….. This year has been hard for me. Big issues around my health have kept me immobile and, at times, fairly wretched. And last month I lost my beloved Grandpa. Coming to the end of this month, I finally feel better in myself health-wise, and last week, with the family gathering to say a final farewell to my Grandpa, I feel like I’ve come to a place of closure and with the…
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Want To Play A Game?
Ok, my lovelies, to celebrate the next round of the Practical Magic Business Circle opening in just 2 weeks time, I have something a little different for you… a wee game. Want to play? Now, you may be wondering what on earth goddesses have to do with running a successful business in the 21st century. I know what a difference they can make, but if you’ve never worked with them before, I completely understand that the concept might seem a little strange. But here’s the thing… The goddesses each provide a window on the world – a way of looking at things. And with each goddess comes a new perspective,…