I've recently made a series of posts about things which are bad for magick – magick, in this context, standing in for all spiritual practices. It's just that magick is what I tend to do most of when it comes to spiritual doings, so how I tend to think of spiritual practices. This series of [...]
Well, this is a depressing idea, isn't it? Being sad is certainly bad for magick, but, after all, surely one of the great quests in life is to be fulfilled and happy. One of the main reasons people practice magick and spirituality is to be happier. And yet success in being happy is bad for [...]
As I'm trying to write a blog about the real experience of living a magickal life, of trying to prioritise spirituality and what-not, I think it's important to point out that it doesn't always come easily. In fact, sometimes it hardly comes at all. Certain events, moods, or times in life just make it hard [...]
…well, hopefully. The past couple of months rushed by in a non-blogging kind of way due to some fairly dull, mundane, things – firstly, moving house; secondly, getting ill. However, I do now have a shiny new house to live in, and I'm, more or less, well again. Nothing serious, just the persistent kind of [...]
As an ageing chaos magickian I was intrigued to come across this idea for a Tarot spread based on the symbol of the Chaos Star: Phil H (another Phil H Chaos Magickian? I thought that slot was already taken) writes: "What follows is my own version of a chaos star spread, which I have been [...]
Castlerigg is a stone circle that lies just outside of Keswick. Usually when I'm up in the Lakes I'll take the time to walk up to it, as it is a place of breath-taking beauty. Whilst it's easy to see that it's pretty, the sheer drama of the place is hard to convey in any [...]
It turns out that the Lake District is quite the stunning place to be at Christmas. Or at least it is when the weather is being a little crazy. We spoke to a few locals who said that they'd never seen anything quite like what we were experiencing up there this year. It may have [...]
I came across this post on Reddit a couple of weeks back, and was entirely taken by it. It's one of those simple stories that everyone should just take five minutes to read – of how a person who was really having a rough day was helped out in the most delightful, kind and generous [...]
So today was the day I was planning on making a great return to the blog. Refreshed after a splendid week in the Lake District, with tales to tell, observations to make and more experiences to write about. Although it was a tricky journey to get home, to say the least, I arrived back at [...]
Weather permitting I'll be taking the Scarlet Girl away for a Christmas break starting tomorrow. As we'll be in the Land of No Reliable Internet Connection there's likely to be a pause in posting for a time. But may I wish you a splendid pagan, religious or secular feast time of your choice. All being [...]