Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
childline rocks
Less than a month to go!
Carrie-Anne is preparing to go to the Childline Rocks event in October, representing Luna Coven along with Alison and looking forward to it. Looks like it will be a cool event and for a very good cause but we need your support everyone!
All guitarists entering are trying to raise funds for the charity and we welcome any donations.
See these sites for more:
http://childlinerocks.org.uk/
or to donate monies online:
http://www.justgiving.com/Carrie-Anne-Bound0
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Alisons traditional Black Cherry Trifle recipe
Tried the steak and kidney pudding and looking for ideas for desert?
Try this great traditional trifle recipe from Alison
Try this great traditional trifle recipe from Alison
Alisons Celtic Recipe series - Steak and Kindney Pudding
Here is another of Alison's great traditional recipes for you to try.
Sunday, 19 August 2012
The Tormented Little Christian Girl.
A good friend of mine has recently been telling me of her
feelings and experiences. She is a Christian but has feelings that are
incongruent to a Christian lifestyle. Her beliefs are deeply entrenched, but
rather than give her peace, love and hope, they served only to condemn her. I
feel sad for her because when she kept it all under wraps people were kind to
her and wanted to be around her, because she is eloquent, articulate and quite
charismatic. Over time though she struggled to keep herself together and
maintain a thin veneer of strength and faith, but underneath it all her
conflicts raged on relentlessly. She suffers from anxiety and depression which
is sometimes manageable and at other times is overwhelming. She said that she
began to be more open with people about her fragility and unhappiness and
allowed people to see the more human side of her persona rather than the put on
face that she presented. She is the first to admit that she has not always been
perfect. She did things that were very stupid and hurtful to people and now she
feels sadness for her actions. Underneath
everything she knew that one day she would have to face a part of herself that
she denied existed at one time, and then when at last she acknowledge it was
there tried to drown it in alcohol. What is saddest about this is that she knew
that one day she would be faced with a stark choice, to continue as she was and
hide away the real person within and thus have the conditional approval of
those of her faith or allow the other side to surface and face the total end of
her Christian walk. One of the things she used to say was that when a person is
enveloped by tendrils of blackness that wring out their heart, a church full of
joyous people can be the loneliest place on Earth. She often wondered how many
others were like her in there, twisted in torment but pretending to be happy
for fear of being branded un-spiritual, each locked into their own personal
prison. How much happier and free would the place have been if they were safe
to let down their guard and expose their soul, warts and all, wouldn’t it?
Eventually after a life
threatening catalyst she realised that she had to do something so she stopped
her drinking over night and dared to face her demons. At first she was
terrified but her desire to be free was so overpowering that she continued come
what may. One day she looked in the mirror and saw a different person staring
back instead of the jaded angry wretch who had been there not so long ago. She
smiled albeit briefly.
Of course
her Christian life was more or less ended. Thinly disguised words of
disapproval were issued by those from whom she expected better. Confidence was
betrayed to serve a purpose and her faith in the people who she shared her life
with for so long was shattered in a day. She attended church less and less,
going back from time to time to try and make friends with those she had loved,
her arms reaching out imploringly and there were smiles from the pews but they
were smiles with mouths, not eyes and certainly not hearts. It was then that
she realised that a slave cannot serve two masters, his feet are in two camps
and eventually he will hate one of them. She did many things she is not proud
of for which she says she is truly sorry. She continued to look on longingly
from afar at what she had lost but knew she could never go back. For many years
she could not even enter a church, nor hear songs of worship without bursting
into tears, such was her grief at her loss.
That was some
years ago now though and her life has change so much as to be virtually
unrecognisable. Gone are the hand wringing apologies and fear of rejection. She
began to believe that God’s love wasn’t just for those who said their “Amens”
and waved their arms in the air, after all their own holy book tells them that
their reward for their outward show had already been given and they had the
adoration of the people around them. The God she craved was everywhere she
looked. She has a new way of acknowledging him now and gives thanks to both God
and Goddess. The forests are now her church and her heart is her altar. Love is
her God and the animals her children and brethren.
So I say to her love is not just
for other people nor is forgiveness. If you have loved or forgiven then how
much is the love of your God greater for you? So weep not tormented little
Christian girl.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Alisons Celtic Damson Wine Recipe
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Blue Moon
Hi everyone.
Please note that this month is the last Blue Moon month for some time so don't forget to acknowledge Her on 31st by lighting a candle as is our practice within Luna Coven.
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon
Please note that this month is the last Blue Moon month for some time so don't forget to acknowledge Her on 31st by lighting a candle as is our practice within Luna Coven.
Egypt exhibition at Birmingham Art Gallery
We visited this wonderful exhibition this week and were enthralled by the Egyptian artifacts on display in the Gas Hall of Birmingham's Museum and Art Gallery. It is a tour of artifacts from London's own collection and some pieces are not even displayed there so it's well worth the £5 admission (cares go in free, concessions ofr benefits, students etc.).
Jill
Dear friends,
Jill is in our Coven and in many ways seen as our High Priestess so please spare a thought for her, especially when you light a candle to acknowledge the Moon on 31st. She recently lost her Mother and she will need plenty of love and healing light at this difficult time.
Friday, 3 August 2012
Brockswood Animal Sanctuary
We visited this wonderful haven for rescued animals recently and think they're doing excellent work. The sanctuary is clean, looked after and all the animals look happy and well fed. Please pay them a visit soon and support this and many other animal sanctuaries.
Brockswood at Cotwall End
Catholic Lane, Dudley DY3 3YE West Midlands
Brockswood at Cotwall End
Catholic Lane, Dudley DY3 3YE West Midlands
Friday, 27 July 2012
Alison's Celtic Recipes 1 Blackberry Crumble
Look out for more postings from Alison's Celtic Recipes, courtesty of The Luna Coven!
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Animal Aid: Alternatives to Culling factfiles
Free PDFs with useful info on detering NOT killing animals from your garden.
Animal Aid: Alternatives to Culling factfiles
Animal Aid: Alternatives to Culling factfiles
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Thursday, 31 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Wonderpedia
A great new magazine has gone on sale called Wonderpedia. Its a fascinating, balanced and informative read.
http://www.wonderpediamagazine.co.uk/
http://www.wonderpediamagazine.co.uk/
Monday, 28 May 2012
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Friday, 25 May 2012
Sandwell Valley Farm
We like to visit at least once a year because it used to be lovely and disabled friendly.
However, this year we were saddened, shocked to see how the place has gone down hill - another example of how everyone is suffering under this government and the state of the UK.
We were horrified to see a horse with no clean water or food on a very hot day and all the animals seemed sad and un cared for. It appeared as though some of the volunteers were taunting chickens rather than care for the animals in their charge.
Love, compassion and care cost nothing! Needless to say, we won't be visiting again. Animal welfare is paramount and we will not support a place where this appears not to be important.
We like to visit at least once a year because it used to be lovely and disabled friendly.
However, this year we were saddened, shocked to see how the place has gone down hill - another example of how everyone is suffering under this government and the state of the UK.
We were horrified to see a horse with no clean water or food on a very hot day and all the animals seemed sad and un cared for. It appeared as though some of the volunteers were taunting chickens rather than care for the animals in their charge.
Love, compassion and care cost nothing! Needless to say, we won't be visiting again. Animal welfare is paramount and we will not support a place where this appears not to be important.
Monday, 14 May 2012
chemtrails
Caught on camera - the chemtrails they say don't happen!
These chemtrails were photographed by us locally where they can often be seen across sunny skies usually hours before the weather turns cold, wet and a strange grey streaky sky is seen.
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