Musings, Meanderings & Meditations

23 July saw the Romans celebrate the annual festival of Neptunalia. A polytheistic society, they worshipped multiple gods and had many different rituals and feasts dedicated to various deities. 23 July was Neptune’s day. The Romans were highly literate, which means we...

Taking my oldest two children to their GCSE exams this week, we drove past a field with a solitary hare sitting in the middle of it. The children couldn't understand why I was so excited, but seeing that hare brought back a lot of memories for me.When I used to work...

Ritual means different things to different people. The dictionary states ritual is:“a set of fixed actions and sometimes words performed regularly, especially as a part of a ceremony.”This blog post is about my own personal definition and thoughts around ritual and...

Growing up, May Day was one of my favourite festivals and not because the bank holiday meant an extra day off school! There was something deliciously magical about the day and this was long before I learned that pagans celebrated it as Beltane, bringing a whole extra...

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, but also last week, next year, and yesterday, Hades dragged Persephone down into the underworld. He took her at springtime while she admired the beauty of the daffodils.Her mother Demeter searched for her. Persephone’s friends...

It’s really starting to feel like Spring now. With the sun making a welcome comeback and daffodils sprouting all around, the warmer weather is definitely on its way. This is the perfect time to start thinking about your summer break. If you’re anything like us, you’ll...