Elen Sentier's Blog, page 3

The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks

Mark Avery’s “book of the year” – the blog is an excellent read and makes some very interesting points. It’s funny … but with a decided (and justified) edge to it. Good Monday morning reading :-)   #rewilding I recommend this... Continue Reading →

Witch Lit …

Really good blog from Nimue about Witch Lit, a new publishing venture from Moon Books. It’s just beginning but looks and feels good. I’ll be writing there and so will lots of other excellent people so there’s a whole new... Continue Reading →

Traditional Witchcraft for the Woods & Forests: review

I needed a break from writing and working and sorting out all the stuff of life so I went looking for a good book to read – and found one, Traditional Witchcraft for the Woods & Forests by Melusine Draco.... Continue Reading →

The Owl by Ted Hughes

Couldn’t resist this one today. After the wind dropped last night the owls were out in force in the trees around the garden. And this is such a shaman’s shifter poem … just read the first line, “I saw my... Continue Reading →

When I Am Old

I love this poem by Jenny Joseph … When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat that doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me, And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And... Continue Reading →

every day is magickal – Lady Althaea

How to Acquire Bones and Other Zoological Remains Regardless of Where you LivePicturebone, antler, and featherThis post is the second in a series on the use of zoological remains in Witchcraft, which explores the why’s behind the use of bones,... Continue Reading →

Review – Following the Deer Trods

Review of Following the Deer Trods from Indie Shaman magazine … “Chock-full with unique information, Following the Deer Trods is very suitable for beginners as well as those wanting to expand their own knowledge by exploring new traditions and methods... Continue Reading →

Café Watching Walrus

Faces … faces Shifting faces I remember Looking through those eyes I remember How I was thinking How I was feeling Looking through those eyes Shifting Sharing Feeling Oneness Looking through those eyes I am he as you are he... Continue Reading →

Trees of the Goddess … review by Nicole Rain Sellers

For millennia, trees have been held sacred among indigenous cultures and great civilisations alike. Tree mythology features in all major world religions. Trees speak deeply to our human collective unconscious, as symbols of otherworld connection, longevity, nourishment, and the mysteries... Continue Reading →

Paris & Getting off the Mishnory Road

I wrote this GUEST BLOG for Earth Temple, a new blog by Suzi Crockford of Dartmoor Drums The Mishnory road comes from Ursula K Le Guin’s wonderful novel “Left Hand of Darkness“. There is so much in this book that... Continue Reading →