All that glitters is not gold

Seeing the glory of the Christmas tree occupy the once empty corner of my living room, I look at her through the eyes of a child that once was. The child that falls in love with the flickering lights that reflect and canvass the surrounding walls. The child that is comforted by the delicate touch…

Channel the Christmas spirit

The age old tradition of Christmas is ever changing, ever evolving and ever present in our lives. But what exactly is the Christmas spirit? Yet to receive a satisfying answer, I set out to ponder the question myself. And so, sat with the delicate Christmas tunes that season my home, my mind sits ajar as…

Embrace the healing energy of the full moon

Wicca’s and wolves are not alone in their devotion to the lunar cycle. Humans too, whether consciously or not, appear to be affected by the rhythms of the moon. Historically bound by negative qualities, with the labelling of ‘lunatics’ and ‘moon struck’ and what not. These days, the human race displays far more conscious connections…

Sensational stinging nettles – a super herb

There are times where we search high and low for medicine or cures to aid our healing process and overcome certain ailments and health issues that live with us. Sometimes we find those cures in the form of pharmaceutical remedies, sometimes in the form of medical technologies, sometimes in the form of certain healing therapies…

Wonderful winter minerals

Here in Europe we’re on the final stretch of the winter season. The season that celebrates the transition of dark versus light, cold versus warmth and shortage versus abundance. Despite the seeming difficulties of this period, it gives us the opportunity to examine our lives, to honour our difficulties, to find ways to face those…

Blessings for a happy Christmas and healthy New Year

As an important religious and cultural celebration the world over, the Christmas season not only represents celebrations of Jesus Christ, family reunions, gift giving and local and national traditions, Christmas too, incidentally, falls at the end of the calendar year. It gives us an opportunity to reflect on the year as it comes to a…