The Atlas Apothecary Sourcebook
a treasure chest of writing on plant crafts, the natural world and the sacred
~ Monday 2nd June ~
In the dimming light of early June, dhul-Hijjah’s half moon rises as the parties of swifts gather for their last daytime screeches. The first of the snapdragon flowers have emerged today, self-seeded from former broods, four years and counting of tending our humble backyard.
Continue reading “Earth Prayers from June”The sky is grey again for the first time in a season, and the swifts have returned – breathtakingly – from their continental journeys. Reunited above the terraced rooves of our coastal city streets a-slumber, arriving with the aseasonality which claims to be such a gift. A sunny sea-soaked weekend again and the joy of dipping in a still-bracing ocean.
Continue reading “on the return of swifts and the company of cormorants”This may very well be a beaconing in, a homecoming of sorts, but not at any remarkable point on this journey, however, it is a threshold all the same and one which has been brewing for some time.
Welcome to Earth Prayers, a collection of nature writings from deep down the garden. Mostly written from the table my mother gave me when we moved to this house, a little rusted, but a good spot to lean back and watch the bats as they pass, fleetingly before the dusk truly settles.
Continue reading “Earth Prayers: An Introduction”
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