Author Archives: forfedha

1st January – the coldest month of the year. Yet already there are shoots poking their heads above the ground, and tiny leaf buds on some trees. I have one white rose blossom still on a climbing shrub which is … Continue reading →

Happy Solstice to everyone! What a beautiful sunrise this morning, and what a different day to last year, with all the freezing weather, and slippery roads. The stone circle was vibrant with pulsating energy this morning. When the birds began … Continue reading →

What is the first thing people are saying on greeting you at this time of the year? –  ”Done your Christmas shopping yet?” We rush around like mad things trying to get “it” all done, spending money we don’t have … Continue reading →

Netsuke all well-received, so I thought you might like to see how much detail is put into these tiny carvings. Japanese men used to wear them on the end of the money containers on kimono. Some used to be made … Continue reading →

I was TRYING to read some information to Rachel from the Book of English Magic, and apparently I needed my Familiar to impart the wisdom effectively

Some from this year, and some from last year, and we all got on so well. They were brilliant, and Nature Spirits came to meet them very readily because they were so open, eager and accepting. A joy to work … Continue reading →

Here are a few pictures from the last working day until next year. The Emperor’s garden is a relic from the days when Samurai were the powerful influence of Japan. When that era finished the huge palace that once stood … Continue reading →

Met up with Rachel yesterday. She bought me a birthday lunch in The Ram. Lovely to be in the village pub, with Linda behind the bar and the fires lit. Lovely food and company. At Samhainn the guests were asked … Continue reading →

Arrived home late on Tuesday evening. Lovely to see Purdy and Jason, and home. She looked very happy and contented. Jason had placed flowers in the rooms, the moon was bright, and I heard an owl. Slept like a log, … Continue reading →

I gave the last Munay-Ki rites yesterday for this year in Japan! My interpreters and I have done fifty hour-long private sessions over the last four weeks, and it will be three weekend workshops, as well as seminars and youtube … Continue reading →