Coming home to an old Oak-> For the English translation please use the translation widget in the sidebar on the right. Al enige tijd leeft in mij het verlangen mij meer uit te drukken in mijn moedertaal, zo ook op deze blog en website. Nu ik mij meer en meer aan het verdiepen ben in mijn thuis, mijn heim (is heimwee niet een prachtig woord? Het ontroert me altijd diep), is ook taal hier een belangrijk onderdeel van. In het verleden [...]
Ik wens je een overvloedig Lughnasadh! For another language please use the translation button in the sidebar. Het einde van de zomer kondigt zich al aan, je voelt en ruikt het in de lucht. Het is tijd om te oogsten. Vandaag kun je Lughnasadh (of Lammas) vieren, dit is een oogstfeest waarbij van oudsher dankbaarheid werd geuit voor de overvloed van Moeder Aarde. Ik heb de neiging om me melancholisch te voelen op deze dag. De zomer nadert zijn einde , [...]
Please use the translation tool top right in the sidebar. Thank you. From now on I will also be posting in my native language, Dutch. Heimwee Al enige tijd leeft in mij het verlangen mij meer uit te drukken in mijn moedertaal, zo ook op deze blog en website. Nu ik mij meer en meer aan het verdiepen ben in mijn thuis, mijn heim (is heimwee niet een prachtig woord? Het ontroert me altijd diep), is ook taal hier een belangrijk [...]
This is the second part of my travels to the north of The Netherlands. Apologies for taking a while to get this onto 'paper' so to speak as I have been in the middle of home improvements (finally double glazing! I hope no more ice cold winters inside). So after leaving the Wild Roots Herbal Retreat I went to Heerenveen, Friesland where I would stay four nights at a B&B. The first day I visited Hemrik and the other days I [...]
How are you? I hope you had a peaceful Dark and New Moon period. The New Moon in Cancer presents a perfect opportunity to be still. Take a deep breath and allow yourself to recharge your batteries. Cancer is a sign of nurture and reflection. During the New Moon phase, our energy is more inward focused, we make deeper contact with our inner world and emotions and this is now enhanced by the sensitive sign of Cancer. Chances are that you [...]
Part 1 Wild Roots Herbal Gathering (Part 2 will be posted later - a visit to my father's (and my) roots in Friesland) Hello, long time no write as I have been away for a few days and as it is Summertime, I am outdoors more than indoors behind the computer (when I am not working). I hope you are doing the same, finding peace, new strength and inspiration in nature. I heard the whisper "stop working so hard and play. [...]
Happy and abundant Midsummer to you all! Midsummer, Midzomer, is all about honoring the sun and his generosity during the long summer days. I am writing this on Monday, June 21st, and from looking out the window you wouldn't think it is Midsummer as it is raining and chilly outside. Though nature is also, due to the rain, very abundant at the moment, all is in full bloom and growth. It is magnificent! Late May is the beginning of summer, is [...]
How have you been feeling this last week or so? If you are feeling like you are in a blender of emotions and strong energies, unable to focus and confused, please know you are not alone and that the Super Blood Moon Eclipse of last Wednesday probably played/plays a big role in this. And don't worry as this is a time of powerful transformation and internal awakening. Eclipse season It is Eclipse Season! Eclipses, if used consciously, are considered thresholds to [...]
Almost happy weekend! How are you? I hope you received an empowering Supermoon Eclipse on Wednesday? I will be sharing my experience and personal tarot reading I did that day, at a later time. I am pretty busy on weekdays, so not much time to blog, will catch up though. First I want to share about last weekend's 3-day mini-holiday in Markelo, Overijssel. My photographs can be found here on Flickr. Markelo Last weekend, Friday, my friend Karina and I took [...]
This Beltane post is rather late as I wasn't at home that weekend and needed some time to integrate and sit down to write it all down. This year I celebrated Walpurgisnacht and Beltane at Earth Awareness in Teuge, The Netherlands for a Psilocybin mushroom ceremony. Earth Awareness is one of the oldest and biggest off grid centre of the Netherlands. The creators Mark and Maya and many volunteers have built a beautiful Nature Temple here. This is an initiation centre [...]
