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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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Continue reading →: Ancestral Tattoo | Voorouderlijke TattooI am writing this as a reminder to myself of just how much this piece means. It started as a watercolour painting – something personal for my altar, a tribute to my ancestors. But it became more than just art; it became a bridge between past and present, the seen…
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Continue reading →: Written Devotion | Schriftelijke DevotieFive years ago, I sat at my kitchen table, sketching out the framework for a book on Herne the Hunter. I longed to create something that my 19-year-old self would have devoured—something that spoke to the awe and mystery I felt when I first encountered this powerful figure, a man…
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Continue reading →: PMDD and My Personal CurePMDD and how one ovary-owner found their personal cure after 12 years of begging for the answer.
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Continue reading →: A different Yule celebrationBlessings of the Solstice to you all. Holloway House has not celebrated in the Pagan-traditional manner this year. There’s been so dedicated ritual, no bonfire. We didn’t see out the night and drum in the morning, welcoming the rising sun. We don’t drink, so no mulled wine. We have been…
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Continue reading →: Kinderen, niet Waarschijnlijk
I’ve had a lot to reflect on of late. In less than 100 days I will be turning 40. A month after that I will be having my dream operation, one I have been begging to have for twelve years to help with my hormonal imbalance – a hysterectomy and…
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Continue reading →: Once a Year | Eens per Jaar[ a mini Samhain story ] I am a child of an only parent – my father raising my older brother and I. Sure, he had partners, but it never lasted long, and at the end of the day it was always just the three of us. I learnt from a…
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Continue reading →: Juxtaposition | NevenschikkingI feel the need to write so I can release it, and properly move on. So much has happened in the last few weeks, and I have been so busy with garage sales, news of having to move, travelling for work… I have not been able to properly process anything.…
Hello,
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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