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Where Edgedancers Find Home
The tide was way out. Further than I’ve seen it in a long time. A whole other layer was revealed of the breakwater. A layer where the large stones were not ordered to create a smooth gradient. But were instead a messy disordered pile, which then gave way to tall spikes of sea kelp that stuck straight up from the low waves. I was out for a walk to the lighthouse. And while I began near the top of the breakwater, I soon found myself standing on these revealed rocks. I hopped lightly from one to the other, keeping my balance as I navigated a non-existent path encrusted with limpets…
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Behind The Curtain…
Come here, my lovely. Come a bit closer. Closer still. You see I want to share with you what’s going on behind the curtain. Do you want to see? Lean in and I’ll show you…. Remember that key scene in the Wizard of Oz? No, not the one where she steps into a technicolor world. Although that one’s always been one of my favourites. No, the one that actually holds the most fascination for me (and laughter!), is when Toto snags the curtain in his teeth, and pulls it back to reveal the truth behind the projected illusion of The Great and Powerful Oz. The bit that always cracks me…
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It’s A Circle. Not A Course.
I’ve been teaching at university for the last 11 years. I’ve taught courses that, over the years, have covered everything from Sophocles, Chaucer and Shakespeare to Tarantino, Stephen King and Stephanie Meyer. Yes, really. I’ve convened a cross-disciplinary course on Digital Media that was taught across 3 departments in small groups, computer labs and lectures. I now teach an annual International Summer School course, that I devised on the impact of 19th century British Gothic on popular contemporary culture, where we look at key gothic novels – Frankenstein, Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde – alongside Bioshock, True Blood and zombie fun runs. Why am I telling you all this? I’m telling…
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Why Magpie?
Head tilted to one side with eye focused sharp, the bird stops its ungainly hopping, and looks at me. Its long tail feathers bob up and down a couple of times, causing the light to play across the edges of its iridescent wings. And, for a second or two, we have a connection – an accord, perhaps. I stay really still, held by the moment and by the inhuman gaze of this bird. In my mind, I ask the question… Why you? Why magpie? For the last couple of months, I’ve been finding magpie feathers. Most of them right wing feathers. It got to the point that when I…
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The Full Vision – Spoken & Written
Over the last week, I have been sharing the vision that came through to my during a sacred cacao ceremony, as part of my Practical Magic Business Circle preparations. I was aware before of the 6 goddesses that were stepping forward to support and guide the next round, but in this vision, I was informed of what gift each intended to bring to the circle. It was an incredibly rich experience, and I’ve taken the time to share it in 8 instalments, introducing the goddesses one by one. But today, I’d like to bring it altogether for you, so that you too can experience the fullness of the vision…. as…
