As the weather gets colder, and the stores grow busier, I find myself reflecting on the reason for the season. Not the Earth's rotation around the Sun as I somewhat cynically commented the other day, but the OTHER, less mundane reason. It actually has very little to do with wise...
During the autumn months, I like to slow down a bit and take the time to enjoy what I am doing. When it comes to burning incense, I like to put away the cones and sticks and break out the resins and charcoal. It requires a little more time and...
Imbolc is originally from the Celtic Seasonal Calendar and marked the start of Spring and the beginning of lambing season. Where the word Imbolc came from is not 100% clear, some say it comes from the Old Irish i mbolc (Modern Irish i mbolg), meaning "in the belly", because of all the pregnant...
Yule, or the Winter Solstice has been so mixed up with Christmas that sometimes it is hard to separate the two. In fact, the celebration of Christ's Birth was moved to coincide with the Winter Solstice Celebrations so that people would not feel they were missing out on their Mid-Winter...
So, recently I've been looking closely at what I eat and how it affects my body. This ended up with me working on removing sugar and most refined carbs from my diet. Which in turn has lead to experimenting with what I eat and seeking out new recipes to replace...
