Category Archives: dark night

the most delicate of petals

The woman’s body, tuned into the natural rhythms, it ebbs and flows and changes with its own seasons. Each part of it ages, just like the leaves from spring to autumn to winter and beyond. And like those leaves the … Continue reading

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Soul Free Of Shame

Shame is generally felt as unworthiness, caused by how we perceive others to see us or think about us. Guilt is generally connected to something we have done that has caused problems regarding what others think or feel and what … Continue reading

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Living with Middle Earth

An extract from ‘Middle Earth Wisdom,’ by Caroline Carey The new Middle Earth exists in this modern world, where mystery and dreaming are being brought back into the arena of our daily living. The old middle earth became neglected and … Continue reading

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The Muse in the Dark

I knew my menopause would ‘happen’ as I turned 50. My claws and my new found wings, Jumping off their pedestal into the dark night. Now is the time to leap! Continue reading

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Love Endures

He lies there wings wrapped around his lover protecting in their grief and loss he guides her to the upper worlds of ceremony yet reminds her always of the middle world where broken bones and wounds must endure a timely … Continue reading

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To learn from an addict ?

When we think of the addict, what do we see? A poor beggar on the street, a homeless man? Do we see drunk teenagers or young people partying, or a crazy woman shut in her home consuming bottle after bottle … Continue reading

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The darkest nights mask of polarity

This year’s Winter Solstice is a day later than usually expected, we tend to think of it as the 21st of December. The Solstice time actually changes every year and is not a fixed time or day. The moment of … Continue reading

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