This year was the first year where I “married” Beltane and Samhain. It’s the “curse of the Southern Hemisphere” as we have Samhain symbols out at Beltane, Yule decorations at Litha, and Ostara at Mabon. Given just how much the veils are open at the end of October, I decided to celebrate both together. I… Continue reading Samhain at Beltane
A new tradition of mine is forming – each year I write a short story to read out at the Beltane gathering, hosted by Gliding Seal Events (and unlike last year, this year I had to confidence to read this story aloud!) This year’s gathering as come and gone, and I had an absolute blast! It’s such an… Continue reading Assuming their Roles – a Beltane story
Last weekend I went to my first Beltane Gathering held here in Sydney. It has been running for a couple of years, but this was my first time, and I think the first time I was aware of it. I tip my hat to my dear friend from Gliding Seal Events for organising such a… Continue reading Winds of Change
My stomach was fluttering like crazy – that mixed feeling of “I’m so nervous I’m about to throw up” and “oh please let me have the strength to come out and say it.” I had to wait to make sure all the children were in bed. Nerves were heightened as I worried about what they… Continue reading When the veil lifted
Words cannot describe how much I love and adore this song, or how much I admire and respect it’s author. My shackled feet they long to be free from, This modern Rome. The ancient moors and the granite shores they are, Calling me home. (Chorus) Sometimes this city is too much to bear, I hear… Continue reading Under a Beltane Sun
Since coming out of the broom closet when I was 17, my journey has taken many different paths. When I moved back to Sydney two and a bit years ago, I decided that I was going to study the Bardic Grade of the program run by the OBOD: Order of BardsOvates and Druids, Ovates and… Continue reading Bardic Grade
We’re only a few days away from Beltane, so I thought I might share another of my short stories that I submitted to the competition. Be warned…this is a little graphic! (NB: the directions in this story are Sydney Directions. Fire in the north (equator), water in the east (ocean), air in the south (antarctic… Continue reading Beltane
Blessed Beltaine! I have made a wreath of fake ivy and wild flowers to go around my hair. My friends will just need to excuse the masking tape I’ve used to tie everything together, I couldn’t find my wire clippers. In honour of Samhain and my ancestors from the northern lands, I did do a… Continue reading Sovereignty
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