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Continue reading →: Beneath the SurfaceBeneath the Surface(C) Book of Eucalypt A branch lies broken as it creeps out like fingersthat doubles its reach in still water,the silent architecturethat belongs to no hand,only to the mirror of sky. Scarlet petals lining borderingrealms press forward,its light like a small fireamong the weight of leaves,but even their…
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Continue reading →: At the Crossroads of Breath
At the Crossroads of Breath(C) Book of Eucalypt I stepped into a kingdom I did not expect.Crisp greenery rose tall, climbing the river redsas though it carried secrets,and flowers in violet, white, and yellowleaned like lanterns marking a hidden door. The levee swelled beside the turtle pond,the water holding silence…
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Continue reading →: The Magician – Short StoryThe city was rotting from the inside out. Pavements were slick with piss while doorways stank with the sour tang of bodies that had nowhere else to go. Every wall wore the stains of aged decay, elsewhere the graffiti layered on so thick the letters blurred into bruises. Rubbish clotted…
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Continue reading →: Rooted in Place
Rooted in Place(c) Book of Eucalypt, 2025. Beneath the canopy as I lie,light breaks into beams;a river of gold piercethrough the ribs of the oak.The ground remembers every step, andevery voice that sang here before. The early risen crescent moonframed in the branches of time,decorated with thenew buds of Spring.It…
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Continue reading →: Damara, Celtic GoddessI recently felt called to draw Damara. I hadn’t touched my Kuretaki Gansai paints since last Christmas as I’ve been focusing on pen drawings, particularly because they’d translate into my new book quiet well. Damara wanted colour. (I’ll add that Hecate also wanted colour for hers so I used pencil…
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Continue reading →: The Fool – Short StoryMy offering for the Spring Equinox – a short story based on the first card of the Major Arcana. Cass first saw the train at 11:59 p.m., waiting at a platform that shouldn’t exist. She knew every corner of that busy stretch of road from its crooked streetlamps to its…
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Continue reading →: Recharge
I wanna go where I can heal my soul Talk to the wisest people I know And I will go The soothing sound of forest leaves And all my troubles start to ease Forgive me please You will find me, under the trees
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Continue reading →: Re-emerging From Burn-Out | Heropleving van een Burn-OutI don’t know about you, but I’m someone who finds it really difficult to get going again once I’ve stopped for a period of time. A small part of me wants to label this as something under the “neurodivergent” umbrella but in that same breath, doing so takes away my…
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Continue reading →: Ocean Magick (Series)In this series, I talk about creating magick and connecting where the land and the sea meet the sky. From the pulse of the tides to charged energy of saltwater, join me as we journey into Ocean Magick. This is both an introduction and a home for posts about all…
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Continue reading →: Descending into the UnderworldWe often fixate on the descent—into hardship, darkness, or transformation—but forget how demanding the ascent back can be. In this post, I explore the myth of Inanna’s Descent into the Underworld, a story that resonates deeply with my own spiritual journey. Inanna, stripped of her power and identity, dies and…
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Continue reading →: Finding the Divine in the AftermathSomething has shifted within me – and for the first time in a long while, I welcome the change. I’ve felt trapped, stuck, and every other synonym you could throw in for immobile for what feels like forever. And yet, nothing could have prepared me for this mental shift after…
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Continue reading →: Myth, Legend and Devotion | Mythe, Legende en DevotieThe digital signatures are done, the virtual ink is dry, and I’ve officially submitted what is currently the “final” version of my manuscript for review. This kicks off the editing process, and it’s starting to feel very, very real. I’m thrilled (and honestly still wrapping my head around it) to…
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I’m Rowan
Welcome to BookOfEucalypt, my little piece of the internet since 2011. I write about all things Paganism, Herne the Hunter, my path, with bits of poetry and short stories thrown in for good measure.
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