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the barefoot tree: Blackberrying

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Monday, 5 September 2016. Between the trunks of the holly and hawthorn in the lane is a tangle of brambles, full of ripening blackberries. This sign from nature reminds me that the season is changing. There is something in the way the light falls, something in the temperature of the air, that speaks of the end of summer, and of the dawning of autumn. What seeds do we need to plant into our spirits during these quieter months, so that new life may spring up with the new shoots of spring time?

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the barefoot tree: Proud of Pride

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Tuesday, 9 August 2016. I don't make it to many festivals, even over the summer months. It's largely to do with the fact that I work weekends on 48 weeks of the year (people tend to be a bit upset if the Vicar doesn't turn up to church on Sundays! But last weekend, on a day of annual leave, I went along to Pagan Pride (PP) in my home town of Nottingham. Goddess bless Pagan Pride. I'll definitely be there next year! Tuesday, August 09, 2016. 10 August 2016 at 08:02. 10 August 2016 at 08:07. Hi Andy - than...

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the barefoot tree: Getting to the point

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Saturday, 22 October 2016. Getting to the point. Like many writers, I am deeply interested in not only what people write, but how they write. And by that I mean literally what they write with: the medium they use to get words onto paper. Devices as diverse as the Palm Pilot. And the Psion Series 5. In search of the perfect way to write. As part of my own search, I came across this article. The world's most-used writing implement happens to be the least expensive. And my favourite, the Tombow Mono100.

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the barefoot tree: Under the hood

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Wednesday, 10 August 2016. I spent my teenage years in the 1980s, a modern era which had no mobile phones and no internet. Thus our media focus was pop music and TV. The music is still with us, thanks to YouTube and Spotify, but the TV programmes have faded rather more into the background. And the one which sticks in my mind the most is a show I never actually watched whilst I was growing up. Whereas a modern director would shoot digitally, Robin of Sherwood was shot on film. However, there is nothin...

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the barefoot tree: January 2015

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Saturday, 10 January 2015. Walking backwards to the future. Old technology: as I write this I am burning a couple of albums onto CD so that I can play them while I practice yoga. And to listen to them I will be using a small speaker linked to a Philips personal CD player which my sister gave me as a gift 12 years ago. Why will I be doing that? Saturday, January 10, 2015. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me by email. Walking backwards to the future. The Magical Art of Thalia Took. Lady of the Greenwood.

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the barefoot tree: December 2014

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Monday, 29 December 2014. In and out of the water. I have a few days off this week as a post-Christmas break. Given how busy the last couple of months have been, I feel like I really need it. However, it's proving very difficult to get work out of my mind. For Christmas, a dear friend bought my wife and I a set of wonderful Druid Animal Oracle cards. We dipped into them this morning, to see what wisdom they might bring. Here is the card I drew:. Look for the beauty and the magic behind appearances. More ...

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the barefoot tree: December 2015

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Monday, 21 December 2015. Coming home - again. The last few weeks have been more stressful than usual. A cold-type virus which lasted nearly a fortnight, and a very heavy workload have meant that my regular yoga practice hasn't been at the top of my to-do list. Indeed, I began to think that my yoga practice could easily take a back seat for a while. I also began to feel guilty about not taking time out for yoga. Why would I let something I love drift away? Where was my commitment, my discipline? Sam Symo...

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the barefoot tree: November 2016

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Friday, 18 November 2016. Ready for my close-up. If you don't mind my asking, when did you last take a photograph of yourself? In other words, when was your latest selfie? I asked myself that question earlier this week and struggled to come up with an answer. After a few minutes' thought I reckoned that the last time I took a photograph of myself was last August, i.e. August 2015, i.e. (if a further 'i.e.' is allowed) 15 months ago. That realization produced two near-simultaneous responses in me:. Journe...

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the barefoot tree: October 2015

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Friday, 23 October 2015. One of the joys of my day off is being able to take a longer yoga practice. Sometimes I revisit the poses and sequences from the yoga class I attend each week; other times I fall back on a routine of tried-and-tested poses which form the foundation of my practice. But today, I followed a video sequence from one of my favourite YouTube channels, Yoga with Adrienne. Today, however, I felt inspired by where the Moon is in her cycle, and to focus on Half Moon Pose. Spirit. We are...

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the barefoot tree: June 2016

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Monday, 6 June 2016. I was listening to the Today programme on R4 this morning. Just before it ended, there were a few seconds of silence which were, in fact, part of the link to a brief article about silence. The bulk of the article was an interview with Dr Helen Lees. Who spoke about the importance of silence in our lives. In her responses, Dr Lees mentioned a forthcoming film about this topic, called In Pursuit of Silence. In which she features. The trailer for the film (below) is astonishing.