Cairnpapple Hill
I visited the oft-overlooked Cairnpapple Hill in May of 2023 and discovered an ancient mystery.
Travel Magick: An Example
Just at the beginning of January my husband’s mother died suddenly. (It was a situation where she didn’t feel well, went to the hospital, and was dead a few hours later.) As one does, the household dropped everything and figured out how to get from the western edge of Europe to the southeastern United States […]
Sacred Places: Brigid’s Well, Kildare, Ireland
Last year I had the pleasure of visiting Ireland, land of my ancestors. While there, I specifically visited a number of sacred places, looking to immerse myself in the land’s rich history of spirituality. The one I was most looking forward to visiting was Brigid’s Well outside Kildare.
Please, I Beg of You . . .
. . . Take your trash — ehem, sorry, I meant *offerings* — with you instead of leaving them at special sites.
Travel: Liminal Movement
I’m in a truly liminal travel state for an extended period of time, and — as usual — the universe is offering me some lessons along the way. However, I’m not ready to talk about them yet, being in media res. Then, just a few days ago, a reader asked me what the heck I […]
Offerings at Sacred Sites
[Fair warning, I’m a bit ranty about this topic, so if you aren’t in the mood, just move on.] Please, by all that is holy, stop making offerings at sacred sites. Just. Stop.
Annual Review & Goal Setting 2023
Each year at my birthday I review the previous year, celebrate my accomplishments, and set goals for the coming year. (Here’s my post from last year.) Sometimes I adjust those goals a bit at the witches’ new year (Samhain). Over the years I’ve learned to set fewer and smaller goals to allow for new opportunities […]
Using a Compass
On a recent trip, I used a friend’s car for quite a bit and they had a tiny compass attached to their keys. Magical ideas immediately popped into my head and all through my visit. Here’s one idea. The compass can be a link to the sacred space created when we cast a circle — […]
Cairnpapple Hill, Scotland
In the theme of the new book, Travel Magic, I’ll be posting occasional moments from my journeys around the world.
Mercury Retrograde: Revelations
I’m a few days late with this post because I’ve basically been traveling since the beginning of May, all while Mercury has been retrograde. Lots of delays, changes, and revelations. Didn’t expect that last one, did you?