This weekend I celebrated my fortyfifth birthday with a seasonal blend of light and dark moments… and by finally cutting the Christmas cake, which was hastily converted to a birthday cake by virtue of swapping the tasteless silver plastic ‘Happy… Continue Reading …

We are really looking forward to our next Wood Sisters gathering for Imbolc on Saturday 5th February. As the days start to lengthen again and we look for the first signs of Spring, Sue will be drawing us into the… Continue Reading …

Dartington Snowdrops Although Spring is late this year in my personal life, it is a great encouragement to see that the natural world is now full of change and new beginnings. I’m sure I am in good company here in… Continue Reading …

After Christmas I travelled through a thaw fog to visit my father who is dying of cancer. Spiritually we often speak of death and rebirth…but how often do we speak of simply dying? Perhaps I could cope with death, but… Continue Reading …

I just received the verse below from Abigail and felt it perfectly brought together images of life and death, of virgin, mother and crone and all such thoughts and images that are swirling around in my mind at this time…thanks Abigail! O… Continue Reading …

A very Merry Christmasfrom Sam, Ian and Tamat the Vicarage! Click on the image above to view our Christmas message…

The wonderful Wood Sisters gathered just before the Winter Solstice for their second seasonal celebration. The Old Mother Yew in the graveyard that we visited at Samhain This time we started with a meditative journey to the Scottish Highlands to… Continue Reading …

This Saturday, for the first time in a weekend while, I had time to do nothing much and so spent as much time as possible outside, walking by the river. It was cold enough to make my face feel rather… Continue Reading …