I was blessed to grow up in a home where meals were celebrated, and at my mother’s feet I learnt to honour the sacredness of food. She also taught me about being a conscious creator. One of my books, due to be published in early 2016, is called I Create My Day. As a […]
If you (or someone you know) has had your home or business damaged in the recent Cumbria floods, and find yourself having to organise a funeral for a loved one (regardless of cause of death), I would like to offer my services (free of charge) as a funeral celebrant. I create, write & officiate […]
For 17 years I have been blessed to live in gorgeous Cumbria. Although Australian born and raised, this part of the world has stolen a place in my heart. From the gentle bosom-like fells to the dramatic Lake District hills, forests, streams, tarns, lakes and meadows, this part of the world offers so many beautiful […]
The kitchen, that sacred space where we prepare food to share with and nurture friends and family, has long been part of domesticated human culture. It’s a grey, wet day here in Cumbria. In my oven is a delicious bread, free of flour and yeast, but based instead on seeds and nuts and psyllium […]
This week is Womb Awareness Week. If you don’t already, maybe this is a good time to develop some healthy and healing rituals around your body. Cycle to the Moon: celebrating the menstrual trinity of menarche, menstruation and menopause, is my contribution to female health. Pick yourself up a copy on Amazon, or ask your […]
If you’re new to the idea of celebrating Samhain, in the sense of honouring our ancestresses in a gentle, holistic way, rather than buying into the ghoulish commercial hype of fear-based Halloween, why not incorporate these simple ideas. My favourite way is simply to take a walk in Nature. Here, all around us, is the […]
The stiff, British upper lip, and that need to be ‘dignified’ during a funeral, may, at last, slowly be giving way to authentic grief. Unexpressed tears become acidic in the organs, and are of no benefit to anyone. Funerals, when done with a personal touch, offer a way to bring family and friends together to […]
Tonight, sunset will be an hour sooner. It always takes some adjusting when the clocks go back. The Sun, now transiting Scorpio, is bringing up lessons to do with letting go, releasing, decay, transforming, digging deep, sexuality, trust, and surrendering. Of all the zodiac signs, Scorpio is the one I have most respect for even […]
Day in and day out, the vast majority of people in our culture are participating in what is known as ‘the rat race’. Essentially, it equates to living a life of enormous stress in the process of trying to get to some mythical place. I mean, has anyone actually ever won this race, and if […]
For as long as humans have walked this earth, I have no doubt they have created ceremonial spaces which included an altar. Many people in the modern world probably associate an altar as the front table in a Christian church. Others, still, consider an altar to be some sort of weird spooky tool used by […]