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The Gatherings Are Coming

The Gatherings Are Coming

I have broken out of my shell at last A duck egg mottle of blue and gold Within the shine, the safe, encircled Without the fear, our world, its temptations Breaking out of this fragile edge Into rainbows, and puddles Sunshine and forests Where once were floods Are now...

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The Earth Is Our Teacher

The Earth Is Our Teacher

Here on this planet we call earth, we are at a crossroads. Truly! We can either learn to live well on this planet in harmony with her.  Or we can continue on our trajectory of ignorance.  We can either listen deeply to her lessons and take stock of our role...

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Coming Home to Ourselves

Coming Home to Ourselves

Today I was shaken awake to my core, rattled and twirled, shown the depth and beauty of life, all while lying peacefully on the ground!  I lay atop Glastonbury Tor, in Somerset UK; that ancient portal of energy, natural wisdom, mystical and powerful, known by...

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On the Grief of Ages

On the Grief of Ages

I have been steeped in grief for a long time.. Indeed for all my life. Somewhere deep inside me is a wild, old keening woman, holding close her sorrow, ready to mourn and grieve with others, as an initiation into life. Starting with my arrival into the world with a...

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Poems for Mother Gaia April 2020 2.

Poems for Mother Gaia April 2020 2.

Longing... I feelFulsome mother's heart-beatEntwine mycrucible wombWith soft love kisses. This jaded bodyUntwistsLoosensTears dropWithEchoes ofTemple beauty. My DNABorn of Apollo's bloodLived in the timeOf Patriarchy's holdCarries belovedSacred unionDeep withinHer...

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Poems for Mother Gaia April 2020 1.

Poems for Mother Gaia April 2020 1.

Vision Here a vision..Stands GrandmotherWith GrandfatherBetween them all life...The eternal dance ofCircles within cyclesA still pointOf earth's beautyKissing me in awe. Anna Grace-Jacobs 17.04.2020 Art work with grateful thanks to Josephine Wall

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Living in the Now – On Grief, Loss & Moving on…

Living in the Now – On Grief, Loss & Moving on…

As time goes on, in this new world we are now living in;  where we are confined to our homes, our exercise is limited, our lives are at a distance, and our relationships are in a magnifying glass - I am receiving  different messages : It is a time of loss ;...

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The Culture of Honour is Returning!

The Culture of Honour is Returning!

Let the culture of honour return! As a woman of elder years... to be honoured and respected is something I hold dear... it is not typical in this world, to honour an elder - even a woman who has had many successes - and certainly not for her beauty, or sexuality or...

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To Feel is to Know.

To Feel is to Know.

I have felt myself raw and exposed recently... my heart a seeping sore of open wounds.... feeling the agony of heart-pain deep within.... it is a vulnerable place from which to feel life... and tough to walk around in the normal everyday sense..... as if the lid of my...

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On Brothers

On Brothers

There has been a longing within me, for deep connection to brothers for a few years now... longing for brothers who can hold me, guide me at times, connect and be connected to, listen and teach me the ways of man.... I have found the absence of brothers in my life a...

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Sacred Woman Rising

Sacred Woman Rising

If you happen to find yourself on the pathway to my door, hesitating, unsure…. humming a tune of soft nectar, wondering how it can be, you lived without your truth for so long……know that you are on the right journey, I am joyous of your arrival, this way has been...

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Reclaiming Our Sacred Ground as Women

Reclaiming Our Sacred Ground as Women

Dear Beloveds This is a post for women – and for the men who support us, a big thankyou!  You have a role to play too. Over the last few weeks I have been facing some gremlins!  Shadows of my past that have been limiting me and stopping me doing my sacred...

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Oh How We Bleed

Oh How We Bleed

The suffering ofAncient onesLeaking out ofDark moist forestsTo populate newRed deserts.Oh how we bleedAs waters dry upFaint ones gaspingFor survivalOh how we bleedAs our earth, beholdenReaches out her armsFor new rich soilTo nourish her babies.Oh how we bleedAs...

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Blessings to all grandmothers…

Blessings to all grandmothers…

Dear Beloveds I have recently been blessed with a new role ; that of becoming a grandmother, a crone of ancient times who has a child of my lineage.  I am in such awe at this role and have been reflecting on the meaning for me at this time in my life, for it...

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Life is for Living

Life is for Living

When I was younger, I used to be an observer of life. I would watch life go by, watch others seemingly living their lives to the full, following their passion or their path, and I wondered what that was like.  I did not seem to have the capacity to be in my life...

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To the Hurt Woman Within Us All

To the Hurt Woman Within Us All

Deep in my cellular soulLies a torn memoryOf hurt and painHIdden from viewMy female ancestorsWind their tendrilsOf shame-blameAround my heartRotten stemsOf browned slimy touchSting my pure heartInto wide-eyed wakening.Who am I to feelSuch vitriolic angerWho am I to...

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Be Whole Now!

Be Whole Now!

Photo Copyright © Venetia Amorel We are living in unprecedented times. We are being asked to step up as never before and face such chaos and confusion within our world, within our relationships, within ourselves that we are challenged, and shaken deep to our core....

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