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    Celebrating Mabon: A Season of Thanksgiving

    The autumnal equinox has wheeled around once again. Every year I am reminded how this season has become my favourite season. Historically lacking the consumerist trappings of… Read more “Celebrating Mabon: A Season of Thanksgiving”

    September 22, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Those We Meet on the Road

    Roads are thin spaces. I often romanticize thin spaces — their defiance of clear boundaries and their endless possibilities. They represent a reality of spiritual realms that… Read more “Those We Meet on the Road”

    July 14, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Peace At The Edge of the World

    The Welsh have a word that possesses no definite translation: hiraeth. Roughly, it means: missing something, longing for places and spaces that feel like home. It is… Read more “Peace At The Edge of the World”

    April 5, 2019 by erinbecky123

    Off the Edges of the World

    I walked off the edge. And I jumped. And I was pushed. And I sat teetering on the brink. I don’t know why particularly. I wouldn’t refer… Read more “Off the Edges of the World”

    August 28, 2018 by erinbecky123

    A Bardesy Blessing

    I was able to spend some time on Bardsey Island/Ynys Enlli on the tip of the Llyn Peninsula, Wales. Known as the Island of 20,000 Saints, it… Read more “A Bardesy Blessing”

    August 10, 2018 by erinbecky123

    Jumping Off

    The day is gray and cloudy outside, but the drizzle has stopped. I’m going through all of my things, packing up again, and preparing for my few… Read more “Jumping Off”

    August 7, 2018 by erinbecky123

    Ancient Steps, Thin Spaces, New Life

    I walked a portion of the North Wales Coastal Pilgrimage Trail today — Aber Falls. . An old area of Britain, with ruins littering the landscape. Some… Read more “Ancient Steps, Thin Spaces, New Life”

    August 3, 2018 by erinbecky123

    The Loss of Light and The Coming of Fire

      As you read this, I’m trekking about the ancient lands of northeast Wales. I’ve arrived just in time to celebrate Lammas or Lughnasad on August 01.… Read more “The Loss of Light and The Coming of Fire”

    July 31, 2018 by erinbecky123

    Sacred Fire: Letting Go on the Summer Solstice

    It’s time again for the summer solstice — Litha, Alban Heruin, Midsummer. The axial tilt of our earth is the nearest to the sun as it will… Read more “Sacred Fire: Letting Go on the Summer Solstice”

    June 19, 2018 by erinbecky123

    The Unspoken Sacrament

    “Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” (Mark 9:7) Sacraments are those wondrously… Read more “The Unspoken Sacrament”

    March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 by Erin Thomas

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