The Fox & The Hound
A couple of months ago I started to feed a young vixen. She has a stunning red coat with flecks of grey, black and white and the most beautiful amber eyes. She’s a skittish little thing, which I’m glad about, not all humans are kind, so although I enjoy watching her through the windows when I get the opportunity, I don’t really want to encourage her to feel comfortable around people. She arrives at dusk and dawn, the liminal hours, my favourite times of day. The time when the spirit world and our world intersect.
Reconnecting to Reiki
Recently I had a couple of people reach out to me to ask if I could re-attune them to Reiki. In both cases they had not used their reiki for some time and felt disconnected from it. I appreciate that some Reiki masters do offer a re-attunement, but this is not a service I offer. The reason for this is that it is not necessary, once we are attuned, we are attuned for life. Nor do I feel it really works, my own reiki journey began with my level 1 training in 2004. Initially I ate, slept and breathed Reiki, but life got busy and I found myself barely using it for a couple of years. I saw a local lady advertising re-attunements and booked in. She gave me a reiki session and then did the re- attunement. I felt nothing special, no more than the usual wonderful benefit of the session. Afterwards I continued to simply dip in and out. It was a few months later that I felt Reiki calling me back, this time I just started my daily self practice again. Calling the energy in was far more powerful than any re-attunement. Reiki is universal energy and as with all energies we simply need to call it in. So if you are feeling disconnected from your reiki or feeling like a failure or a fraud because you aren’t using it regularly here are a few gentle ways you can reconnect.
Magick lives in the wild
As I wander amongst the trees and along the hedgerows this familiar feeling echoes inside me again, it feels ancient, this relationship I have with nature, It soothes my spirit like a balm on sunburned skin.
Seasonal Living - Surviving January
“Winter is a time for rest and introspection, now that the busyness of Christmas is over we can take this time to rest, reflect and nurture ourselves. Here are a few suggestions for slowing down, incorporating restful nurturing rituals into our days and embracing the last few weeks of winter.”
A Little Friday Morning Feminist Rant
“My angry thoughts drifted to body image, God forbid a woman have an ounce of excess flesh, yet there’s the ‘dad bod’ apparently a man being a little bit chunky is sexy and perfectly acceptable (insert eye roll). If a woman loses her hair it’s a really big deal and even women going through the ordeal of chemotherapy are encouraged to wear an uncomfortable itchy wig to keep up their appearance, but it’s absolutely acceptable for a man to go bald at twenty and on the disparity goes.”
The Importance of Sisterhood
“Then there are the women. My friend who dropped everything in a moment to take me to the hospital, where she sat for hours on her day off. My tired friend who has been through so much herself lately, yet still came over to spend time listening. My two friends who are healers who despite their busy days sent healing while we sat at the hospital and all the ones who called or messaged to check in.”
Frustration and The Walking Remedy
"I was woken from a deep sleep by the screaming of the smoke alarm going off downstairs, I’d like to say I raced down the stairs ready to save us all from burning to death, but like most of us I am desensitised to alarms, so I strolled down muttering to myself about my lack of sleep, there was no smoke, it seems the battery may be dying, but it is not a replaceable battery, so the screaming continues intermittently throughout the morning."
Connecting With Rowan
"it’s Sunday morning and the stillness of this early Autumn morning is broken only by the whispering of the wind and the snuffling of the puppy as he explores the garden as though visiting for the first time. I walk over to Rowan and place my hand on her bark, smiling to myself with gratitude for her abundance and resilience."