Alchemical Voice – Shamanic Healing, Celtic Wisdom & Archangel Guidance (Issue 34, SeptOct 2025)

September/October 2025 - Issue 34

I N A S S O C I A T I O N W I T H L I K E - M I N D E D B U S I N E S S E S

ALCHEMICAL VOICE

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GENTLE HEALING

ENERGY

Restore calm and balance

Ancient Tree

Spirits

Celtic wisdom revealed

EMBRACE TRUE

FREEDOM

Let go completely

SACRED FEMININE

POWER

Ancient awareness

ANGELIC

GUIDANCE NOW

Connect with divine wisdom

Da Vinci’s Life

Begins here

Genius in the making

DNA AND THE

ENVIRONMENT

Your genes respond

British Elemental

Beings

Discover magical guardians

NORSE WOMEN

UNTOLD

Reclaiming Viking history

Soulful Tea

Brew your inner peace

Cover Image: Othernight by Marius von Brasch

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Alchemical Voice - L2M - Issue 34

OUR VOICES

& THEIR STORIES.

As summer's warmth fades, September and October invite inner growth and profound renewal. This Alchemical

Voice explores healing, wisdom, and deep connection.

Discover insights on navigating life's shifts, understanding 'Being Human,' and learning about the Nine

Maidens.

Connect with nature's ancient energies, reclaim your power, and find guidance in archangel messages and the

gentle strength of Reiki.

May this issue inspire profound self-discovery and balanced living.

Jovi Hoonjan | Publisher

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THE GENTLE POWER OF REIKI

THE SOUL IN THE TREE

Sophia Steeden

Sue Penney

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IN PURSUIT OF ABANDON

LEONARDO DA VINCI - BEGINNINGS

John Sjovik

John Sjovik

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NINE MAIDENS SANCTUARY

EPIGENETICS AND ENERGY FIELDS

Julie de Vere Hunt

Martin Lewis

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SPIRITS OF THE MIST AND MOOR

EVERYDAY SOUL MEDICINE - A TEA

Sue Penney

BLEND

Anne and Ric

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ARCHANGEL MESSAGES AND COLOURS (5)

Carol Coggan

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ODIN’S DAUGHTERS

Shaeen Svanede

Want to write for us? Get in touch jovi@love2meditate.com

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Marius von Brasch

Othernight. Oil on linen, 130 x 130 cm, 2021, courtesy of Jenn Singer Gallery

‘Other night’ - a poetic term from Maurice Blanchot - signifies transformative journeys through

creative darkness, the ‘night-sea’. These journeys, whether found in myths or real-life experiences,

aim for rebirth or new beginnings. Accessing the ‘other night’, where uncertainty and abundance

coexist, marks also the departure point of Marius' painting practice: alchemical processes enriched

by associations and reflection, which lead to meaningful results. This painting reflects Osiris's

night journey and the motif of the Black Sun.

mariusvonbrasch.co.uk | @mariusvonbrasch

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THE GENTLE

POWER OF REIKI

Sophia Steeden

In a world that often feels overwhelming and too fast-paced,

many of us are seeking ways to slow down, reconnect, and

restore a sense of inner calm. For me - and for many others I’ve

worked with, Reiki has become more than just a healing

technique. It’s a return to stillness, a moment to breathe, and a

way to feel supported on all levels: emotionally, physically,

mentally, and spiritually.

What Is Reiki?

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) translates from Japanese as

“universal life energy.” It’s a deeply intuitive healing method

developed by Mikao Usui in the early 1900s, based on the idea

that life force energy flows through everything - and when that

energy becomes blocked or imbalanced, it can affect our wellbeing.

A Reiki session is incredibly gentle. You lie fully clothed while

the practitioner lightly places their hands on or just above your

body. The energy knows where to go - there's no need to force

or analyse. Many people describe the experience as deeply

calming, almost like being wrapped in a warm, invisible blanket

of peace.

Finding Calm in the Chaos

One of the most immediate effects people feel during a Reiki

session is a softening - of the body, of the mind, of tension that

may have been held for far too long. It’s common to drift into a

meditative state or even fall asleep. That’s because Reiki

encourages the body to switch from the “fight or flight” mode

into “rest and restore.”

In this relaxed state, our natural healing processes can begin to

flow. Clients often leave feeling lighter, more centred, and with

a clarity that wasn’t there before. It’s like something has shifted

- sometimes subtly, sometimes profoundly.

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Emotional Healing and Release

Reiki has a way of reaching places that words can’t. It gently

helps release emotions we may not even realise we’ve been

holding on to, old grief, quiet anxieties, unspoken fears.

Tears sometimes flow during or after a session, and that’s okay,

it’s part of the healing. Others feel a sense of peace or gain

insights into challenges they’ve been facing. Over time, Reiki can

support emotional resilience, helping you to meet life’s ups and

downs with more grace.

Supporting the Body’s Natural Healing

While Reiki isn’t a substitute for medical care, it’s a powerful

companion to it. I’ve seen it help people manage chronic pain,

ease fatigue, and support recovery from surgeries or treatments

like chemotherapy.

When energy begins to flow more freely, the whole body

responds, the immune system strengthens, inflammation settles,

and vitality begins to return. The body often knows how to heal;

Reiki simply helps create the right conditions.

Restful Sleep and Deep Restoration

If you’ve ever lain awake at night with a racing mind, you’ll know

how deeply healing sleep really is. Reiki calms the nervous

system, which in turn supports better sleep. Clients often tell me

they sleep more soundly after sessions, and over time, their

sleep becomes more consistent and nourishing.

It’s not just about falling asleep. Reiki helps soothe the

emotional or energetic roots of restlessness so you can truly

rest.

Clarity and Mental Focus

When life feels scattered or overwhelming, Reiki can help clear

the fog. It brings you back to yourself, to that quiet inner space

where your own wisdom lives. Many people notice sharper

focus, better decision-making, and a deeper trust in their own

intuition after sessions. It’s like tuning into a frequency that’s

always been there, just waiting for you to listen.

Deepening Your Spiritual Journey

For those on a spiritual path, Reiki often opens new doorways.

You don’t need to follow a specific religion or belief system,

Reiki simply meets you where you are. It gently helps you

connect more deeply to yourself and to something greater.

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You might notice heightened intuition, a stronger sense of

purpose, or a quiet knowing that you’re on the right path.

It supports practices like meditation, mindfulness,

journalling, whatever helps you feel aligned and awake to

life.

A Gentle, Accessible Practice for Everyone

One of the things I love most about Reiki is how adaptable

and inclusive it is. It’s safe for everyone, children, elders,

people in hospital, even pets. And because it can also be

offered at a distance, it’s accessible no matter where you

are.

There are no side effects, no pressure to believe in

anything specific, just a willingness to be open and

receive. Reiki simply invites us to come home to ourselves.

Reiki invites us to pause, to soften, and to open space for

something deeper to move through.

It’s a reminder that healing doesn’t always need to be

dramatic or complicated, sometimes, the gentlest shifts

bring the greatest change.

If this resonates with you and you’d like to experience

Reiki for yourself, I’d be honoured to support you. You can

find more information and contact details on my website.

I’m here whenever you feel ready.

For more information and booking details, please visit the Reflections

Hypnotherapy and Holistic Healing website

https://reflections-hypnotherapy.co.uk

Sophia Steeden MNCH (Reg.)

07391295766

sophia.reflections54@gmail.com

reflections-hypnotherapy.co.uk

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IN PURSUIT OF

ABANDON

John Sjovik


I have always enjoyed the music of Willie Nelson, the ageing

Country & Music star. He has a knack for expressing

somewhat quirky words of wisdom. My favourite is this one:

‘Don’t let your thoughts think you.’

People think too much. When I worked in the corporate

world, I was more successful when I pulled back on the brain

thing and allowed plenty of room for my heart and gut to

feel.

I have mentioned in several of my earlier articles that there is

a lot of wisdom in the language we speak. Look at words and

expressions and how they interact to convey meaning and

wisdom.

What is it to understand something?

Let us take a somewhat casual approach to the word

‘understand’ and reword it as ‘stand under’. The German

word for ‘understand’ is ‘verstehen’, roughly speaking, to

stand in front of something.

To continue with German, look at the word ‘fassen’, which

means ‘to grasp’ in a literal sense. Then compare it to the

word ‘erfassen’, which means ‘to grasp something’ – or

‘understand’ - in an esoteric sense, as a mental thing.

So, in order to grasp something, you need to stand in front of

it or under it. And then you can grasp it.

Like Eve did with the apple in the Garden of Eden. She

rapidly progressed from ‘fassen’ to ‘erfassen’, from just

holding the apple to incorporating the essence (wisdom) of it

within her own mind.

For my own part, I am gradually developing a sense that to

truly understand something, you really need to get out of

your mind and drop to your heart.

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Words have a special place in our culture. The word holds a crucial position in the Gospel of St

John. Words keep following us. Even when we think, we think in words. But... does that mean

that we are unable to properly think if we lack a traditional language, with words, spelling and

grammar? Were prehistoric people unable to think? Can animals not think? Do we have to ‘stand

under’ / ‘understand’ a tree to be able to ‘grasp’ an apple? Or is there another way?

As a practitioner of Shamanism, I know that Shamanic work is not done by thinking; it does not

happen in my brain. I need to drop to my heart in order to connect with Spirit and be absorbed in

the work.

Consider the painter Jackson Pollock and his method of ‘drip painting’, by simply throwing paint

onto the canvas or letting it drip gently from a wooden stick. Pollock enjoyed the feeling of not

touching the canvas with a brush. In the same fashion, try to avoid using words when you explore

the world around you. The idea is to not ‘touch’ the scenery you move through with words, and

risk distorting it or affecting the way you experience it or the way it wants to be experienced by

you. It is like speaking to someone and they interrupt you and say that now they understand and

then they tell you what they think you really mean. A flower does not want you to tell it what it is

or looks like. It simply wants to be there, in its own right, as it is. Sense it, feel it, enjoy it but do

not think it, do not embark on a logical path towards definitions and explanations. If there is a

‘why’ in the air, simply allow it to hang there and avoid paying attention to it.

The thing is to surrender to abandon. That is the way to go. To ‘understand’ or ‘stand under’ the

World Tree without trying to ‘grasp’ anything in it. Look at what happened to Eve when she

grasped an apple.

Stand in front of a painting with eyes closed. Have dinner with a friend but remain silent

throughout the entire meal. Move your hands over your lover’s body, but do not touch it.

The painter Ad Reinhardt said that ‘Art’s meaning is the meaning of art, not the meaning of

meaning’. Never look for meaning, you will not find it. The answer to the question ‘But what does

it mean?’ is a simple ‘Yes’.

Willie Nelson said ‘Don’t let your thoughts think you.’ I say, ‘Do not think’.

As you stand under the great sky, do not try to understand it. It has been there since the

beginning of time. It is part of you. You are part of it. Do not reach for it, for you will never be

able to grasp it. You only risk burning your wings. Simply close your eyes, and allow the soft

memory of original light to gently brush past your face and remind you that only in abandonment

will you find true wisdom.

John Sjovik | Shaman Healer | shamaqi-word-art.com

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AGE ‏:GROUP BABY - 10 YEARS

A M A Z O N . C O . U K / D P / 1 0 6 8 1 9 5 6 0 6

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Where Have

All The Fish

Gone?

This story blends

adventure with a

powerful message about

climate change and

teamwork.

It is a wonderful way to

inspire young readers to

care about the

environment and take

action in their own

communities!

Lumia, a person with wispy blue hair and silvery skin, watches the

Earth from the moon. She has seen the planet change, its colours

fading, its oceans shrinking and icebergs melting.

Jack, a young boy, discovers a magic fishing rod and unknowingly

brings Lumia to Earth. Jack and Lumia both embark on an adventure

and realise that positive actions must be taken now to protect the

planet.

They learn by working together that anyone, no matter how small,

can have a big impact.

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NINE MAIDENS

SANCTUARY

Julie de Vere Hunt


Excerpt 4 from ‘The Grail Twins – A Cathar Legacy’

‘Avalon’ — the Isle of Apples. Its name traces back to afal, the Welsh word for apple, a fruit the Druids revered

as a symbol of immortality, quiet magic, and endless renewal.

In the hush of dawn, the grove shimmered with a life all its own. Shadows drifted between ancient oaks

and elder yews, and the air carried a sweetness that tasted faintly of blossom and promise.

Arianwen pressed two fingers to her lips, her whisper softer than the wind.

"Do you hear them?" she asked, careful not to stir the elementals that lingered at the edges of seeing.

Anna closed her eyes obediently. At first, only her own heartbeat thundered in her ears, louder than

birdsong, louder than breeze.

"Fix your eyes on the flame," Arianwen murmured, her voice a thread binding air to silence. "Let it still

your thoughts. Breathe - slow, deep. You are trying too hard, little sister."

And then it came - faint at first, but true: the forest’s pulse, a hidden drum that matched Anna’s own

heart, echoing through marrow and memory alike. It filled her not with something new, but with

something old and waiting — the remembering of a song she’d carried from another life.

"The heart of the forest," Arianwen said softly, her words drifting with the smoke. "It connects us to the

wisdom that was always here. Before you can heal, you must learn to listen."

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Arianwen handed Anna a small stone bowl filled with water.

“Scry,” Arianwen said to her.

Anna stared into the still water – at first all she could see was her

own reflection but then the image shifted. She could see

priestesses performing ceremonial rites in an open roofed stone

temple; they were dressed in dark green ceremonial robes, with

Anna stood in the centre with her hands in the open prayer

position.

“Like us Druids, you will be a keeper of the sacred knowledge,

the same wisdom which was passed down through the mystery

schools. Everything is divinely connected and woven into the

universe” Arianwen said.

Arianwen had asked Anna to meet her in the sacred grove that

evening at dusk. It was a full moon and Anna felt a sense of

excitement. Arianwen awaited her in the shadows – Anna felt her

presence before she saw her.

“You are on the cusp of womanhood. It is time. Come with me,”

Arianwen said as she smiled at Anna. Anna followed Arianwen as

she picked her way stealthily through the forest, deeper and

deeper, to parts she had not ventured before. A mist descended

from nowhere, and the air was alive with enchantments.

They came to a circular area exuding an ethereal glow, with

shafts of moonlight filtering through the dense canopy, casting

intricate patterns on the moss-covered ground.

Anna was speechless. This had to be the nine-maiden sanctuary;

a place of profound magic and ancient reverence where the veil

between realms was thin, allowing access to magic, divine energy

and otherworldly beings. It was shielded by powerful

enchantments cast by the maidens to protect it from outsiders

who would harm it. The sanctuary represented feminine power,

healing and wisdom, rooted in the ancient belief that women held

the knowledge of creation and the mysteries of life.

The priestesses embodied the nine sacred virtues or arts;

wisdom, healing, music, prophecy, shapeshifting, protection,

guardianship of the Otherworld, alchemy and dream weaving.

The sanctuary hummed with life; birdsong, the rustling of leaves,

and the low murmur of chants. Mythical creatures – lunar moths

the size of small birds, glowing foxes, and the occasional

dragonfly with crystalline wings, fluttered within the grove, as if

drawn to its magic.

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Within the grove there were small springs and pools of crystalclear

water, their surfaces reflecting the stars. The waters were

connected to the Holy Well at Penmon and known for their

healing properties, central to the sanctuary’s rituals.

At the heart of the sanctuary there was a sacred temple – a large

circular stone structure partially open to the elements, covered in

intricate carvings depicting ancient myths and symbols of the

goddess. The roof was open to the sky, allowing moonlight to

stream in during ceremonies. Within the temple stood a stone

circle, weathered with age but imbued with palpable power. In the

centre of the stone circle stood a white stone altar, where

offerings were made to the goddess and the forces of nature.

Anna sensed they were not alone and looked around.

Out of the shadows emerged eight women dressed in flowing

robes of deep green and silver. All wore jewellery adorned with

sacred gems such as moonstones and amethysts, which glinted in

the moonlight. They were quietly chanting in unison as they

circled the stones.

“This is your initiation ceremony, Anna. You will have to recite an

ancient oath and swear allegiance to the mother goddess Modron,

Goddess of sovereignty and Mother of Cymru.” Arianwen gestured

for Anna to kneel by the altar.

“Repeat after me,

‘By the light of the moon and the fire of the stars,’ Arianwen

looked at Anna, waiting for her to repeat the first line.

By the light of the moon and the fire of the stars,’ Anna said

clearly and confidently.

‘I pledge my soul to the sacred path,’ Anna repeated the line with

her eyes closed. ‘In shadow and in light, I shall guard this land,’

Anna’s voice echoed Arianwen’s. ‘As a maiden of Avalon, with

heart and hand.’”

Arianwen waited, her right hand pressed lightly over her own

heart. She nodded for Anna to mirror her. Slowly, Anna lifted her

hand and felt the wild drumming of a heart that knew it was

standing on the edge of something ancient. Locking eyes with

Arianwen, she repeated the final line of the vow, her voice steady

despite the tremor in her chest. Around them, the air felt thin,

charged, as though the very trees leaned closer to listen.

For a moment, Arianwen’s gaze drifted somewhere far beyond the

candlelit chamber - her spirit brushing the hidden threads that

bound this world to the next. With a reverence that made Anna

shiver, Arianwen placed a ringlet of woodland flowers upon Anna’s

crown.

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One by one, the maidens stepped forward to bind her into their circle of sisterhood.

"I am Eirianydd - may your light never falter."

"I am Gwenhwyfar - I stand beside you in shadow and sun."

"I am Rhosyneth - my craft is the healing of wounds unseen."

"I am Teleri - your voice will carry on the wind with mine."

"I am Morganaeth - we have met before, child, though you may not yet recall it."

Anna’s breath caught, a flicker of half-memory dancing just beyond reach. But the next maiden was

already stepping forward.

"I am Elidyr - your secrets are safe within my keeping."

"I am Lleucu - laughter and sorrow find shelter in me both."

"I am Esyllt - I guard the old songs and the paths between worlds."

They closed the circle around her, woven tighter than any braid, and Anna felt she belonged.

Arianwen’s voice slipped into the quiet like water over stone.

"Welcome to our sanctuary, Anna. I have dreamt of this moment long before your feet touched this

island’s soil. Now I ask you plainly: do you wish to proceed? What stands before you is no simple path -

it is a life-long covenant. You stand at the point of no return."

Anna’s breath steadied, her hand still over her heart.

"Yes. I do." Her words rang like iron against flint - the only certainty she had ever truly carried.

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Arianwen’s smile flickered - pride and sorrow braided into one.

"Then you must pass through the Trial of Shadows - the Caves

of Prophecy, hidden deep beneath this sanctuary. There you will

stand before forces older than stone. Shadows will find your

deepest fears and drag them into light. This is how the child

dies, and the woman is born."

She paused, searching Anna’s wide eyes for doubt - finding

none.

"What waits there cannot be named," Arianwen murmured,

voice soft as prayer. "Stay in your heart, not your mind. The

mind is a trickster here. Only your heart will guide you true. Are

you ready?"

Anna swallowed once, feeling the earth steady beneath her bare

feet. "Yes. Let us begin."

Arianwen’s words trailed off as she led the procession of

priestesses to the Well of Avalon. The Well was inside a square

stone building – at the rear in the corner was a stone, spiral

staircase. Arianwen led the way as they descended in single file

- the air was damp but cool and fresh. The walls were

illuminated by glowing crystals, the air thick with the energy of

the Otherworld.

Anna had barely reached the bottom of the steps before images

flashed through her mind – her near drowning incident was the

first. She could feel struggle and panic in every cell of her body -

Anna desperately focused on her breathing and tried to face the

fear. She knew that fear only has power when you are running

away from it. Face the enemy. The fear began to subside slowly

until she was washed with a feeling of peace; she saw her father

Yeshua smiling at her telling her all would be well. Then the

image changed to a futuristic looking city in flames, with panic

rushing through the people trying to escape. Tidal waves were

threatening to swamp the island. Then she was in an

underground temple with an ethereal looking giant staring at her

with three eyes, beckoning her towards him with his elongated

forefinger.

“You and Dewi will be coming to Atlantis, Anna,” the Priest said

in a monotonic voice. Anna felt more confusion than fear. What

and where was Atlantis? Just images, she reminded herself, as

she breathed deeply. And then a futuristic shining city appeared,

with its people happily going about their daily business – no

war, fire or tsunamis.

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Arianwen’s quiet touch guided Anna up the stone steps, the

dusk shadows falling away behind them. One by one, the

priestesses emerged in single file, each lighting a slender candle

from the sacred brazier and placing it reverently in carved

niches around the holy well.

"This is the blessing of the Nine Flames," Arianwen murmured,

her voice threaded with ancient certainty. "Drink of these

waters - let them seal your vow to the sanctuary’s secret ways."

Anna sank to her knees, cupped her right hand, and lifted the

cold, silken water to her lips. She sipped three times, each

swallow binding her deeper into Avalon’s breath and bone.

Around her, the maidens’ hymn rose like mist, a song older than

any stone beneath their feet, calling the powers of apple and

flame to guard her spirit.

"Come, child," Arianwen said gently. "One final step remains."

They moved together to a hidden pool beneath the orchard’s

shadows. Anna leaned over its moonlit surface - and the vision

struck her like a gust of wind through a door flung wide:

She saw herself and Dewi, living among domes of white marble,

watched over by a wizard and a bard whose names she did not

yet know. Beasts of legend shimmered in the deep: a trapped

unicorn, the leviathan’s coil, the behemoth’s roar, wings of a

griffin slicing starlight. And in the same breath - dark warriors,

faceless and relentless, hunting her through time’s forest.

Then the tide shifted - Anna astride a silver lunar dragon, the

full moon singing above her mane of loose hair. A fleeting joy

tugged her lips into a smile.

And then… back on Ynys Môn: no longer a girl, but a powerful

woman - shaping fates, tragically misunderstood by the very

souls she would one day save.

Anna staggered back from the water’s edge, her breath ragged,

her pulse tangled in sorrow and awe alike. Arianwen caught her

by the shoulders, steadying her trembling frame.

The vision was a gift. And a burden. Anna’s heart knew then

what her mind barely grasped - her life would not be gentle or

easy.

This article is an excerpt from the new book coming out soon

Julie de Vere Hunt

marymagdaleneslegacy.com

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THE WOODLANDS

in Ecchinswell, Hampshire



A N I M A L P O R T R A I T S B Y

ALISHA HALL

B E S P O K E P E T O R A N I M A L P O R T R A I T S I N O I L P A I N T .

E N Q U I R E A T :

H A L L A L I S H A 4 7 @ Y A H O O . C O . U K

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SPIRITS OF MIST AND

MOOR

Sue Penney

Elementals and Fae Beings of the British Isles

Beneath our well-worn boots and cobbled paths lies another realm - just a shimmer removed from

ours. In the British Isles, this hidden world is not fantasy, but inheritance. Whispers of elementals,

pixies, and land-bound spirits are etched into the hedgerows, fogbanks, and old stone walls.

These beings - varied and volatile - have long been guardians, tricksters, healers, and watchers. They

belong to no church, heed no crown. They are the elemental intelligences of land and weather, river

and stone. And to those who listen, they are still speaking.

Let us walk the wild threshold together.

The Elementals: Spirits of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth

According to Celtic and Druidic tradition, everything alive carried a spirit, and everything not-alive

was simply waiting to be witnessed. Elementals are not “mythical creatures” but archetypal beings—

energetic forms that are the elements they inhabit.

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1. Sylphs – Spirits of Air

Appearance: Wisps of cloud, winged forms, or shimmering light in the breeze

Domain: High moorland, hilltops, storm fronts

Traditions: In Welsh folklore, the wind was known to carry voices from Annwn, the Otherworld.

Whispering winds were seen as messengers, especially near sacred hillforts like Pen Dinas.

2. Salamanders – Spirits of Fire

Appearance: Flickering shadows in flames, glowing eyes in hearth embers

Domain: Hearth fires, volcanic stone, lightning-struck trees

Traditions: The Cornish tin miners believed fire elementals lived deep in the earth, stirring the

molten heart of the mines. They were placated with small offerings of bread left near the furnace.

3. Undines – Spirits of Water

Appearance: Flowing feminine forms, fish-tailed maidens, or glints under the surface

Domain: Springs, wells, rivers, coastal waters

Traditions: In Scotland, the Selkies - seal folk who shed their skins to walk as humans - echo undine

energy. In Somerset, sacred wells were said to house water spirits who would grant blessings—or

curses - to those who disrespected their waters.

4. Gnomes – Spirits of Earth

Appearance: Small, weathered beings with stone-coloured cloaks

Domain: Caves, barrows, root systems, stone circles

Traditions: The Cotswolds and Derbyshire Dales tell of hidden folk living in the hills, often heard

hammering or singing beneath the ground. In Yorkshire, these were known as "hobmen", said to

guard treasure or mislead the greedy.

The Celts did not worship these beings - they respected them, worked with them, and knew better than

to trespass where they were not welcome.

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The Pixies, Piskies & Other Fae Kin

Among the elemental spirits, pixies (or piskies, depending on where you are) are perhaps the most

famous of the fae folk. Unlike the grand and courtly Tuatha Dé Danann of Irish lore, pixies are earthy,

mischievous, and deeply local.

Cornwall & Devon: Home of the Pixies

In the misty vales and bracken-strewn tors of Dartmoor, pixies dance in rings of mushrooms and steal

your sense of direction if you mock them. The phenomenon known as being “pixie-led” refers to

people becoming inexplicably lost in familiar terrain. The only cure? Turn your jacket inside out or

wear your hat backwards to break the spell.

In Cornwall, piskies were seen as helpers—so long as you left out cream or shiny buttons as

thanks.

Farmers left milk in hollow stones near the barn doors to keep them sweet-tempered.

“Step on a piskie mound, and you may never return the same,” goes an old Cornish saying.

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Brownies, Boggarts, and Other House Spirits

Not all fae beings danced in groves - some lived among us, behind hearthstones and under floorboards.

Brownies (Lowlands of Scotland & Northern England).

Brownies were benevolent house spirits, helping with chores and livestock if left in peace. Their only

payment: a bowl of cream or a warm biscuit. But gift them clothes and they’d vanish - offended at being

treated like a servant.

In Northumberland, they were called “dobies”, and in Cumbria, tales tell of one who helped a widow’s

farm thrive until she mistakenly thanked him aloud - causing him to disappear forever.

Boggarts (Lancashire & Yorkshire).

Where a brownie turns sour, a boggart is born. These chaotic spirits tangled hair, soured milk, and

mimicked children’s voices at night.

Boggarts often attached to specific thresholds - barn doors, well edges, cellar stairs. In Lancashire, one

farm family built an entire new house to escape their boggart… only to find it sitting in the corner,

grinning.

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The Selkies and Kelpies: Shape-shifting Water Spirits

Selkies (Orkney, Shetland & Scottish Isles)

Selkies are perhaps the most tragic of all fae beings. These seal folk could come ashore, shedding their

skins to become beautiful humans. Tales abound of human men stealing a selkie woman’s skin to trap her

as a wife - only for her to one day find it and vanish back to the sea, leaving broken hearts behind.

Kelpies (Highland Rivers and Lochs)

Not all water spirits are kind. Kelpies appear as black horses near lochs - enticing travellers to climb on

their backs, only to gallop into deep water and drown them. Children were warned: “Never trust a quiet

loch, or a still-eyed pony near water.”

Land Wights, Stone Spirits & Tree Guardians

Long before land was measured in acres and deeds, it was held in spirit. Shamans and cunning folk made

offerings to the land wights - the unseen spirits of place.

In East Anglia, before digging a new field or building, locals would bury a coin or piece of bread at the

edge, asking permission of the land spirits.

Standing stones across Britain - like those at Avebury or Callanish - were seen as sentient, humming

with ancient voices. Druids and witches alike left flowers or whispered charms into their crevices.

Tree spirits, especially those of hawthorn, oak, and yew, were never to be disturbed. In Somerset, lone

hawthorn trees on hills (called “faery thorns”) were left untouched - even by farmers ploughing around

them.

Belief Across the Isles: A Patchwork of Spirit

Though the British Isles share common threads, each region embroidered its own unique lore:

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Region Spirit Type Local Belief

Cornwall

Pixies (Piskies)

Mounds are sacred; don’t disturb

fairy rings.

Wales

Tylwyth Teg

Beautiful fae who live in lakes;

known to abduct or bless.

Scotland (Lowlands)

Brownies

Helpful, but shy. Never thank them

directly.

Highlands Kelpies Water horses; always dangerous.

Orkney

Selkies

Seal people—tales of longing, love,

and return.

Yorkshire

Hobmen/Boggarts

Cave and farm spirits; some

helpful, some spiteful.

Isle of Man

Mooinjer Veggey ("Little People")

Spoken of in whispers—offer cream

to please them.

Final Thoughts: Walking Between the Worlds

The Celts knew something we’ve forgotten: the veil is thin, and respect is a ritual.

Today, the stories live on - in stone circles and chalk paths, in twilight fields and misty moors. The

elementals haven’t vanished. We’ve simply grown too loud to hear them.

To reconnect:

Leave offerings at a spring or tree.

Turn your coat inside out when walking alone at dusk—just in case.

Speak kindly to the wind, and always thank the fire.

Above all: Walk softly. The land remembers.

Sue Penney

Soul Verse

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ARCHANGEL MESSAGES

AND COLOURS (5)

Carol Coggan

Introduction

The Angels have asked me to share cards from the

Angels and Auras deck throughout the year. I hope you

have managed to see the previous issues. We have met

Archangel Sandalphon and Archangel Uriel (red),

Archangel Raziel and Archangel Raphael, Archangel

Chamuel and Archangel Zadkiel, Archangel Jophiel and

Archangel Haniel.

As you look at these cards, notice the colour of each

Archangel and notice especially how you are affected

by that colour. Each specific Archangel has an

accompanying card to work with.

As a reminder of how to use these cards, sit quietly,

focus on your breathing as a way of clearing your

mind. Call in your Guardian Angel and Angels, and

really look at the cards and see what speaks to you.

The Angels may speak through colour, or a particular

word or parts of the image. Part of the image may be

relevant as you just read this, and then a week later, it

may be the colour or a word. The Angel messages are

dynamic and you can work with them over the months,

as you can with the previous issues. Each card has

both positive words and negative words upside down.

The negative words are the shadow side; if you

resonate with the negatives, then you can definitely

work with the Archangel to heal and transform into

positive energies.

You are reading this in the Alchemical Voice, the

message will vary for each person who reads this. This

shows the infinity of the Angels, and how they can be

with everyone at the same time and over a time span.

It also highlights your uniqueness and the message you

receive is specific to you and full of love.

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Archangel Uriel (gold) has stepped in for these months

of September and October. I love these months as the

colours are changing in nature, the trees are turning,

so what better way to celebrate this colour gold.

You may remember that in an earlier issue, we had

Archangel Uriel (red). It is the same Archangel, working

with the two colours. We highlighted Archangel Uriel

(red) is known as the Archangel for emotional healing,

that empowers you to transform your life. Here,

Archangel Uriel (gold) is not only healing us

emotionally, but also providing brilliant epiphanies

when you ask him for help. (Remember, we always

have to ask the Angels, otherwise they cannot

intervene, as we have free will.)

Archangel Uriel (gold) name means ‘the light (or fire) of

God’. You can see the card is radiating light and shows

Archangel Uriel (gold) with a scroll and pen. He does

provide amazing ideas to help you transform your life.

He also helps you when you have a problem, or are

going in for an exam and need ‘brilliant ideas’. Try it

and see, it is amazing.

Gold is the colour of independence and thought. It is

often seen around someone who is self-employed or in

management. It is helpful with goal setting and

completing your to-do list. This is highlighted in the

words of the card-entrepreneur, driven. Driven is used

here in a positive way of being focused and using

Archangelic energy, rather than being overwhelmed

with no balance. Gold energy can stimulate new ideas

and bring new insights. So when you put Archangel

Uriel (gold) and the gold colour together, you have a

real powerhouse!

Archangel Uriel (gold) has bought in the card Career

Transition. This seems particularly apt as Archangel

Uriel (gold) is enabling you to focus on what you truly

love. Career transition is showing a woman letting go

of her baggage and stepping through a new door,

knowing the Angels are there with her. The positive

words are change, excitement, opportunity,

advancement. Just looking at these words generates

excitement at the change. If you look at the negative

words underneath, stagnant, stuck, boredom and

scarcity, and they speak to you then this is the card for

you.

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Archangel Uriel (gold) can help you to change your life. You may be thoroughly enjoying your career,

but have a pause and think, is it all going the way you want it to? Is it exciting, full of opportunities?

Archangel Uriel (gold) can help here with his brilliant ideas to further your present occupation/career.

This career transition card is both orange and green. Orange is for balancing your energy during any

change, and green allows you to be aware of all opportunities as they open up. We have seen green

before, full of growth, inspiring us to have new experiences - very apt for a career transition.

Archangel Michael is also coming in alongside Archangel Uriel (gold). Many people know of Archangel

Michael and his blue cloak of protection. He keeps you safe, not only physically, but also gives you the

sense and feeling of safety and security. When in this place, you will also experience peace. Archangel

Michael carries a sword of light, which he can use to cut any negative energetic connections you have

to the past or people who no longer serve you. In all this, he is the Archangel of truth and wisdom.

Ask him to intervene and enable you to have clarity on your life purpose. He, along with Archangel Uriel

(gold), will enable you to decide on your life path and enable you to maintain your focus and have clarity

of your intentions. Archangel Michael is the Archangel to call upon when you are fearful. He will step in

and help you feel safe and enable you to take time to explore the fears and transform them.

Blue is the colour of truth and wisdom, and is often around people who are honest and at times frank.

Blue enables people to maintain their focus, carrying out any research as necessary, and not be side

stepped by others' chitchat.

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Archangel Michael has brought in Angels to watch

over you. What a lovely card to enhance his message

of safety.

This is a reminder that not only is Archangel Michael

watching over you and keeping you safe, but all the

other Angels and personal Guardian Angels are there

for you, too. They are there to support, protect, love

and encourage you.

It quells any doubts you may have as to the signs

and nudges you are receiving. This card confirms the

messages you are receiving are from the Angels.

You just have to trust.

When you need support, just ask your Angels for a

hug. They will give you a hug, you may feel

warm/hot or even a coolness to indicate they are

there, and an overall sense of peace. Explore the

colours of the card, with white being a reminder that

we are energy first, always connected to the Divine.

September/October are a time of change, change of

seasons and change of colours. Archangel Uriel

(gold) will enable you to make any changes and give

you brilliant ideas for the next season, and Archangel

Michael will keep you safe and free from the fears

that often come with change.

I look forward to hearing from you about your new

adventures! Have fun!!

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ODIN’S

DAUGHTERS

Shaeen Svanede


Where Are Odin’s Daughters?

Why are there no daughters among Odin’s children? Could

it be that they existed, but were silenced by Christian

scribes? This article explores the question of women’s

absence in Norse mythology – and what archaeology and

historical research really reveal about women’s status in the

Viking Age.

A Question Sparks an Inquiry

This question struck me as I read through every available

source on Norse mythology. How could it be that Odin, the

father of so many sons, had no daughters? Could it be, as in

Christianity, that female influence was edited out to support

a patriarchal worldview?

Recent decades of scholarship have revealed that Viking

society was far more egalitarian than once believed, which

lends further support to this idea.

As I examined the oldest surviving texts on Norse belief, I,

like many others, discovered notable inconsistencies. These

texts, without exception, were written by Christian scholars

centuries after the Norse religion was actively practised,

which strongly suggests a process of filtering or rewriting.

It is important to remember that the new faith had every

reason to erase the old. What remains today includes:

The Poetic Edda, a compilation of oral tradition from the

pre-Christian era

The Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson, a Christian

historian and lawspeaker

Gesta Danorum, a Christian retelling of Danish history in

Latin by the cleric Saxo Grammaticus

Runic inscriptions and skaldic poetry, committed to

writing long after their composition.

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Together, these works form the source material we must

use to try to understand a worldview that was never

intended to be recorded in Christian form.

We are forced to read between the lines, interpret

symbols, and ask ourselves: what was left unsaid?

New Discoveries Are Rewriting the Viking Narrative

The popular image of the Viking is often that of a bearded

male warrior, raiding coastal towns and ruling over a

patriarchal society. But archaeological and genetic

evidence from the past few decades is changing this

picture. A more nuanced society is emerging – one in

which women could hold power and status, where social

roles were not strictly gendered, and where flexibility,

rather than rigidity, governed social identity.

As research progresses, a picture emerges of a world in

which women could be chieftains, merchants, seeresses,

and military strategists. This directly challenges old

stereotypes and invites us to revise the historical record.

The Warrior Woman of Birka

One of the most discussed finds in recent years is a grave

in Birka, Sweden. Long believed to be the burial of a male

warrior due to its contents – weapons, two horses, and a

gaming board – a 2017 DNA analysis revealed that this

individual was biologically female (Hedenstierna-Jonson et

al., 2017).

This discovery challenged entrenched assumptions about

gender roles in the Viking Age. Not only was the woman

buried with warrior’s gear – she appears to have held a

leadership role in military affairs, as evidenced by the

presence of the gaming board, interpreted as a symbol of

tactical command.

That a woman could achieve such a martial position

suggests that Norse society was not strictly maledominated

in all spheres.

It also raises the possibility that female warriors were not

anomalies, but an accepted part of the social fabric.

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Traders and Artisans in Female Form

Graves across Scandinavia, Russia, and the British Isles

indicate that women participated actively in trade and

crafts.

Burials include scales, coins, and specialised tools – signs

of economic and technical expertise (Jesch, 2015).

Some evidence even points to long-distance travel. Viking

Age women may have been both producers and

distributors of goods, making them significant players in

the economic world. This upends the traditional notion

that women were confined to the home.

A Fair Table: Diet and Access

Isotopic studies of skeletal remains reveal that men and

women in Viking society shared similar diets (Kjellström,

2005; Müldner & Richards, 2005). This suggests a

relatively equal access to food resources – especially in

urban or higher-status communities.

An equal diet is not just about nutrition. It reflects

recognition of value: if women received the same food as

men, they were clearly deemed worthy of equal

sustenance. This points to the social importance of

women, particularly where diet correlated with status.

Law, Rights, and Social Mobility

Legal texts such as Grágás indicate that women could own

property, divorce their husbands, and represent

themselves in court (Dennis et al., 1980). Enslaved

individuals could sometimes buy their freedom. These

rules reveal a society with degrees of legal flexibility, not

solely dependent on gender or birth.

While women’s rights were still limited in comparison to

men’s, it is clear that they had formal pathways to

independence.

In some cases, women could act as heads of households

or clans. The right to inherit and to initiate divorce were

substantial powers in a medieval European context.

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The Regal Oseberg Burial

The Oseberg grave in Norway contained two women, along

with extraordinary grave goods: a ship, sleds, textile tools,

and animal sacrifices. One of the women was likely an

aristocrat or priestess (Ingstad, 1995).

That women could be honoured with such a burial shows

they held high status – potentially even above their male

contemporaries. The items accompanying them suggest

ceremonial authority, stewardship, and perhaps cult

leadership. Here we glimpse a society in which women

could stand at the heart of religious and communal life.

Women Who Shaped the World

Together, these findings reveal a society in which women

could be strong, wise, influential, and central to decisionmaking.

Even though our surviving Norse texts were

written by Christian men, they still contain hints of a world

where women were far from passive observers. They were

active participants in shaping their communities and myths.

So perhaps Odin did have daughters after all. We just know

them by other names, in other chapters of our shared

northern mythology. And when we search for them, we find

they’ve been there all along – in our museums, our sources,

and in the stories that are now being told anew.

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THE SOUL

IN THE TREE

Sue Penney


An Introduction to Celtic Tree Spirits of the British Isles

In the world of the ancient British Celts, the forest was not just a backdrop - it was a temple, a

library, a living, breathing pantheon of spirits. Trees were revered not as resources but as beings -

each with its own soul, medicine, and song.

Shamans, bards, and druids walked among them not as masters, but as kin. In their branches, the

Celts saw stories. In their roots, the memory of ancestors. And in the changing bark and leaf, they

read the wisdom of the Otherworld.

This is not myth. This is memory.

We will journey into the sacred grove - a circle of native British trees, each one honoured in the

Celtic lunar calendar, aligned with the Moon’s tides, and alive with healing power and spirit.

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The Tree as Teacher: Celtic Shamanic Roots

To the ancient shamanic mind, the world was alive - to the Celts, this wasn’t a theory. It was a felt

reality.

Trees were viewed as sentient elders. Each species carried a frequency, a medicine, and a spirit essence.

In trance states or under moonlight, shamans would commune with trees - receiving visions, healing, or

guidance. The Ogham, an early Irish script, encoded their names and mysteries.

The Celtic Tree Calendar - a 13-moon cycle - wasn’t a rigid system, but a shamanic tool: a spiral of time,

with each moon governed by a tree spirit and its corresponding inner teaching.

Let us walk the wheel.

The Thirteen Tree Moons of the Celtic Year

These are the native British trees honoured in the Celtic calendar, stripped to their bark, filled with

spirit.

1. Birch (Beth) – Dec 24–Jan 20

The Initiator

In the cold kiss of midwinter, Birch calls us to purify, release, and begin again. Shamans would sweep

energy with birch twigs, clearing spirit paths.

Healing: Cleansing, rebirth, letting go of old patterns.

Moon Phase: Dark moon to waxing crescent.

Shamanic Insight: Birch is the white fire of beginnings. A wand of new purpose.

2. Rowan (Luis) – Jan 21–Feb 17

The Seer’s Tree

Found at boundary places, Rowan guarded thresholds between worlds. Shamans carved its red berries

into protective talismans.

Healing: Psychic shielding, unlocking sight beyond sight.

Moon Phase: Waxing moon.

Shamanic Insight: Rowan opens the Third Eye and closes the gate to harm.

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3. Ash (Nion) – Feb 18–Mar 17

The World Tree

Ash connects Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld. The Celts saw it as the axis mundi, the

shaman’s pole.

Healing: Nervous system, spiritual grounding, soul journeying.

Moon Phase: First quarter moon.

Shamanic Insight: Ash teaches that we are the bridge between realms. Dream deep.

4. Alder (Fearn) – Mar 18–Apr 14

The Warrior of Water

Alder bleeds red sap - linked to the life force. Its roots anchor into riverbanks, teaching courage

through adaptability.

Healing: Blood purification, emotional release.

Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous.

Shamanic Insight: Stand in flow. Fight not against the current, but with your soul intact.

5. Willow (Saille) – Apr 15–May 12

The Lunar Priestess

Deeply connected to the Moon and water rites, Willow was a dreamwalker’s ally. Shamans used it for

grief rituals and spirit communication.

Healing: Emotional wounds, lunar wisdom, feminine intuition.

Moon Phase: Full moon.

Shamanic Insight: Grief is sacred. Let it flow through your roots and out as song

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6. Hawthorn (Huath) – May 13–Jun 9

The Guardian of the Otherworld

Hawthorn trees often grow alone - surrounded by lore. To disturb one was to risk offending the Sídhe

(fae spirits).

Healing: Heart medicine, energetic boundaries, sacred timing.

Moon Phase: Waning gibbous.

Shamanic Insight: Wait at the threshold. Do not knock unless you’re ready to enter.

7. Oak (Duir) – Jun 10–Jul 7

The Doorway

Oak is the king of the grove, symbol of strength, wisdom, and spiritual authority. Druids took their

name from duir, meaning "door".

Healing: Vitality, stamina, ancestral lineage.

Moon Phase: Waning quarter.

Shamanic Insight: Walk through the door you fear. Oak will steady your soul.

8. Holly (Tinne) – Jul 8–Aug 4

The Spirit Defender

The warrior’s tree, Holly was planted for protection - both physical and psychic. Its evergreen nature

speaks of persistence and inner fire.

Healing: Courage, protection, boundary work.

Moon Phase: Waning crescent.

Shamanic Insight: In darkness, be your own light. Sharpen your truth like a blade.

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9. Hazel (Coll) – Aug 5–Sep 1

The Well of Wisdom

Hazel overhangs sacred wells in Celtic myth. The salmon of wisdom eats its nuts - those who do likewise

gain imbas (poetic knowledge).

Healing: Mental clarity, divination, inspiration.

Moon Phase: New moon.

Shamanic Insight: Ask your question. Then be still. The answer falls like fruit.

10. Apple (Quert) – Sep 2–Sep 29

The Tree of Avalon

Oak is the king of the grove, symbol of strength, wisdom, and spiritual authority. Druids took their name

from duir, meaning "door".

Healing: Love, beauty, fertility, soul retrieval.

Moon Phase: Waxing crescent.

Shamanic Insight: Spiral inward. The centre is sweeter than you imagined.

11. Blackthorn (Straif) – Sep 30–Oct 27

The Shadow Initiator

Blackthorn guards the liminal spaces of Samhain. Its thorns are harsh, its fruits bitter -but its lessons

essential.

Healing: Shadow work, soul retrieval, transformation through pain.

Moon Phase: First quarter.

Shamanic Insight: Every thorn is a teacher. Go in brave, come out wise.

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12. Elder (Ruis) – Oct 28–Nov 24

The Crone’s Tree

Elder bridges life and death. Shamans called her the gateway tree - offering protection in this world and

passage to the next.

Healing: Detoxification, release, ancestral contact.

Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous.

Shamanic Insight: Endings are beginnings. Burn what no longer serves.

13. Yew (Idho) – Nov 25–Dec 22

The Tree of Immortality

Yew trees live for thousands of years and were planted in burial sites to guide souls. Shamans entered

trance beneath their boughs.

Healing: Soul regeneration, connection to eternity, deep rest.

Moon Phase: Waning moon.

Shamanic Insight: Die before you die. The eternal waits behind the veil.

Ritual and Reverence: The Tree as Portal

For the ancient Celtic shaman, every tree was a world. Tree spirits were consulted for:

Soul journeying: Ash, Yew, and Apple

Protection: Rowan, Hawthorn, and Holly

Prophecy: Hazel and Birch

Emotional healing: Willow and Elder

Threshold rites: Oak and Blackthorn

Shamans would anoint trees, leave offerings, and enter trance states while pressed to their trunks. They

believed trees stored memory - not just personal, but collective, ancestral, cosmic.

Final Leaves: The Grove Awaits

In our busy, material world, the whisper of the tree spirit may seem faint. But it is not gone.

Step into the woods and listen - not with ears, but with bone memory. Remember the language you once

knew: the rustle, the pulse, the hush that comes when you lean in close.

To the Celts, the forest was the first sanctuary. Its medicine was not for the body alone - but for the

soul, the dreamer, and the seeker.

The trees are still speaking. Will you answer?

Sue Penney

Soul Verse

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Hidden in the Mist


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LEONARDO DA VINCI -

BEGINNINGS

John Sjovik

In this and the following two articles, I wish to explore some

aspects of the life of Leonardo da Vinci. I will try and find out how

he saw the world and how his ideas come across in his paintings,

his notebooks and other fragments of information that still remain.

Over the last 500 years, people have been touched by his

paintings, intrigued by his inventions and fascinated by his

anatomical studies.

How did Leonardo’s work influence people in his own time? How

does it affect us today? Is there a deeper meaning to his work and

ideas? What about the spiritual and metaphysical aspects?

Let us begin by familiarising ourselves with some basic

biographical details and dates.

Biography and key dates

The beginning

Leonardo was born in 1452 in a village called Anchiano, in the

Vinci region, not far from Florence in Tuscany. His father was a

notary called Ser Piero da Vinci. He handled legal matters for local

monasteries, religious orders and for the house of Medici.

A curious fact is that Ser Piero gave legal advice to Francesco del

Giocondo. He was a wealthy businessman in Florence and

husband of Lisa del Giocondo, who would become a legend by

being painted by Leonardo da Vinci as the woman we today know

as Mona Lisa.

Leonardo’s mother, Caterina Lippi, was the daughter of a local

peasant. Ser Piero came from a family of good repute and a

marriage between him and a peasant girl was out of the question.

Instead, Ser Piero married the daughter of a prominent family of

shoemakers from Florence.

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The fact that Leonardo was born out of wedlock turned out to have a significant

impact on his life. Because of this circumstance, he was not allowed to attend

university, which would have been necessary for following in his father’s footsteps and

pursuing a career as a notary. Most of the career paths Leonardo would have been

expected to take were closed to him. This was a major reason why he became an artist.

Already at a young age, Leonardo showed a talent for drawing. Around the age of 14,

he was accepted as an apprentice with Andrea del Verrocchio. He had one of the best

workshops and studios in Florence. One of the other apprentices was Sandro Botticelli,

who later became famous for his painting of Venus standing in a giant seashell.

During his years with Verrocchio, Leonardo developed skills and techniques that came

to identify his style and trademark as an artist and observer of life. In later years, he

wrote about the importance of gaining personal experience, not just reading about

what others had done. He stressed the importance of observing the world around you,

including the behaviour of people and animals. It was vital to pay close attention even

to the smallest of details. In order to paint a human hand, you need to have knowledge

of the bone structure, the muscles and sinews, the flow of blood and how the skin

stretches.

Key dates

In 1472, Leonardo was accepted as a member of the guild of painters in Florence. This

meant that he was now permitted to set up his own business and accept assignments.

In 1480, Leonardo began working for Lorenzo de Medici, also known as Lorenzo il

Magnifico, ruler of Florence.

In 1482, Leonardo moved to Milan, where he was noted by Ludovico Sforza, later to

become the Duke of Milan. Sforza became the protector and patron of Leonardo. It

was Sforza who commissioned the giant fresco known as ‘The Last Supper’, to be

painted in the monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie.

In 1500, Leonardo returned to Florence, where he had found a new patron in Cesare

Borgia, the leader of Florence. When Niccoló Machiavelli wrote his famous book ‘The

Prince’, he used Borgia as a role model and inspiration.

In 1506, Leonardo moved back to Milan, by invitation of the French nobleman and

governor Charles d’Amboise.

In 1513, Leonardo moved to Rome, under the patronage of Giuliano d’Medici, who was

the third son of Lorenzo de Medici, Leonardo’s old patron from 1480.

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In 1516, Leonardo travelled to France, to enjoy the protection of King Francis 1 .

In 1519, Leonardo da Vinci died in Château de Cloux, in the Amboise region in central

France.

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Some world events during Leonardo’s lifetime

1455: Johannes Gutenberg printed the Bible.

1478: The Holy Office of the Inquisition was established in Spain

1492: Christopher Columbus made his famous voyage to the

Americas.

1494: Girolamo Savonarola took over the leadership of Florence. He

was a Dominican friar and reformer of the Catholic Church. He was

adamant in his ambition to stop what he saw as a decline of

Christianity and the corruption of society. He initiated book

burnings, the destruction of secular art and the prohibition of

festivities, music and plays. If Leonardo had remained in Florence

during this time, his career – and life – could have come to an

abrupt end. Eventually, Savonarola’s methods became too

challenging and he was put on trial for heresy and incitement. He

was executed in 1498. Savonarola was succeeded by Cesare Borgia.

1509: Henry VIII was crowned King of England.

1517: Just two years before Leonardo passed away, the German

priest Martin Luther began what has become known as the

Reformation, when he protested primarily against the use of letters

of indulgence within the Catholic Church.

Mona Lisa

It was a rainy day in Paris. I had just arrived to the Musée du

Louvre. After having purchased my entrance ticket and negotiated

the crowds, I was now face to face with La Gioconda and her

enigmatic smile. One of the most famous paintings in the world but

I felt as if I had just seen it and learned about it for the first time.

What is it with great art that keeps it eternally fresh and alluring?

Leonardo began work on the Mona Lisa painting in 1503 and

continued working on it, adding alterations and adjustments, during

the remaining years of his life. The painting consists of many layers

of paint - some have suggested more than thirty thin layers -

creating a sense of a transparent softness and a light seemingly

coming from within the canvas.

I believe that the Mona Lisa painting is an excellent example of an

image that each viewer interprets very much individually, depending

on their interests, their life experiences, frame of mind, personality

and much more.

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The famous enigma of Mona Lisa’s smile is more an aspect of the

viewer than of the painting. If you would talk to some of the visitors

to the Louvre museum, on their way out after having seen the

famous painting, I am quite sure you would receive a whole host of

varying comments. Sometimes, a painting can function as a kind of

mirror. It reflects your inner feelings and secrets. I believe ‘Mona

Lisa’ is such a painting. Her smile is your smile.

Leonardo wrote that a skilled painter must be able to depict not

only the physical characteristics of a human being but also the inner

intentions of that person. The painting should reflect the

movements of the body, the ‘moti corporale’. It should also show

the soul’s movements and the mental attitude and state, the ‘atti e

moti mentale’, as he wrote in his book ‘Trattato della pittura’

(‘Treatise on painting’). He was skilled in the use of perspective and

how to use shadows, colours and hues to create a sense of depth

and movement in a painting.

However, I feel that he was not only proficient in the technical

aspects of painting. He also wanted each stroke of the brush, each

application of a layer of paint, to render a vibration, an energy, to

the canvas and the images, so as to convey to the viewer an

understanding, a sense of the state of the subconscious of the

people in the painting. Leonardo may have written that ‘la pittura è

scienza’, that art is a science, in recognition of the importance of

technical skills. But he also wrote that ‘la pittura è mentale’, that art

originates from thinking. For Leonardo, ‘thinking’ was a concept that

was far more than merely a cerebral activity. It included the study,

examination and contemplation of nature and the universe. That

process involved a spiritual aspect and therefore creativity evolved

from the soul as well as from thought.

Leonardo believed that there was a microcosmic and a macrocosmic

aspect to nature and that there was a spiritual component that

formed a bond between these two aspects.

It is a true testament to Leonardo’s greatness, to be able to create a

painting of a face, which will preserve and bring across the nature

of a real face in real life, where we can pick up the tiniest of

nuances and smallest of twitches just as we do in real life. When we

look at the painting, we see the woman Lisa. She is 24 years old and

a mother of five children. She is the wife of Francesco de Giocondo.

He loves Lisa, she is his wife or Madonna, as he would say.

Madonna Lisa -> Monna Lisa -> Mona Lisa.

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There is a lot to be found in word play. The painting has been called La Gioconda. This means

Giocondo’s wife, which she was. It can also mean ‘she who is having fun’, from the Italian word

‘giocondare’ = ‘to have fun’. Maybe that is why she is smiling in the painting? Maybe she was a good

natured, fun loving young woman, thinking about an upcoming festivity? Legend has it that Leonardo

was aware of this. He was also aware that it could be quite boring for his model to sit in his studio for

long hours while he worked on the painting. So for this reason, he had hired musicians, who entertained

Lisa during her sittings. Maybe that is why she was smiling? She was simply enjoying the music. Or

what do you think, dear reader?

Ginevra de’Benci

Leonardo’s portrait of Mona Lisa is so famous that it overshadows other paintings he did of women.

One that predates Mona Lisa by almost thirty years is the painting he did of Ginevra de’ Benci.

Ginevra’s straightforward gaze indicated the style of the face of Mona Lisa. It has been called the first

psychological portrait in the history of art.

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Leonardo probably began working on the painting in 1474

when Ginevra was 17 years old. She had just entered into a

marriage with a man twice her age. Ginevra was sickly and

unhappy.

Ginevra’s posture is a good example of Leonardo’s desire to

show the thoughts and emotions of a person in a painting. Her

listless expression and restrained and tight lipped indication of

a smile reveal some of the troubles she was experiencing.

Leonardo often added water in the background of a portrait, in

this case, in the form of a stream. The water suggested a bond

between the forces of nature and human forces. Water was of

great importance to Leonardo. It was central to his visions of

the apocalypse. It was also fundamental to life. After all, it was

one of the four elements.

The painting was executed in a new medium, which was oilbased

rather than egg tempera. Pigment was mixed with oil

instead of egg as a binder, which was the old fashioned

technique.

Oil paint suited Leonardo’s style. He was notoriously slow. His

method was to apply multiple layers of very thin paint. He

often made changes and adjustments and the slow drying oil

paint allowed him to do so.

This portrait is also an early example of Leonardo’s use of a

combination of techniques called ‘sfumato’. The word means

‘haze’ or ‘smoke’.

The ambition was to avoid using lines to indicate shapes and

contours. Instead, Leonardo would work with shades, with

light areas and dark areas to achieve a three dimensional

effect.

When looking at his paintings, one can even see soft imprints

of Leonardo’s fingers. He often switched back and forth

between using a brush and using his fingers when applying

paint.

The method of applying multiple layers, of using the ‘sfumato’

technique was later to be developed to perfection in the

creation of the Mona Lisa painting.

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La Scapigliata (Cremona)

In his notebooks, Leonardo wrote that heads should be painted ‘...with the hair tossed by a fictitious

wind...’

This unfinished painting, dating from 1508, is my personal favourite of all of Leonardo’s paintings and

drawings. There is a sweetness and joy to Cremona’s face and messy hair that is quite adorable. Her

nickname ‘La Scapigliata’ comes from the Italian expression for ‘unruly’ or ‘dishevelled’. She comes

across as a living, breathing young woman, as if she has just come home, with her hair slightly ruffled

by the wind, and she is about to put the kettle on to make a cup of tea, as she is telling us about

something funny she saw in the market square.

Leonardo was a great lover of nature. He rejoiced in the harmonious interplay of the features of a

landscape, with mountains, streams, forests and plants in benevolent cooperation. He wanted to bring

that kind of beauty to the canvas when painting a face, a person or a group of people. He was looking

for the natural grace and sweetness of a face, beyond any artificial ornaments and jewellery. The

movement of the strands and locks of Cremona’s hair resembles the currents and whirlpools of flowing

water. In that way, her natural beauty is a reflection of nature’s beauty.

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Cremona was a ‘cortesana honesta’ or ‘honourable courtisan’.

Her status in society was far from the women whose portraits

Leonardo had painted and would paint. I think he was drawn to

Cremona’s honest appearance and natural manners, far from any

artificial pretensions or feigned refinement.

She sat for him as a model for several sketches when he worked

on preparations for other paintings.

Leonardo looked for beauty, but certainly not only external

beauty but also inner beauty, of the sublime, of the soul. He

wrote that ‘the beauty in all created is the source of all love’.

Next article

Painting is probably what Leonardo spent least time on. Yet we

primarily think of him as an artist. I believe that a major reason

for this paradox is that his artwork is still with us. We find them

in museums all over the world and on the internet.

His ideas for machines, suggestions for weapons and designs for

statues were not executed in real life, with some rare

exceptions. They mostly remain as drawings in his notebooks.

Leonardo had an inquisitive mind. How can birds fly? What

happens when we sneeze? What is the soul? Why is water so

important? His notebooks are full of thoughts on such issues.

He collaborated with a number of distinguished architects,

engineers and men of science. However, he seems to have had a

somewhat strained relationship to other painters. Leonardo was

eccentric and certainly avoided anything mainstream.

In my next article on Leonardo da Vinci, I will further explore the

polymath, genius and man who became a household name.

John Sjovik | Shaman Healer | shamaqi-word-art.com

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Martin Lewis


EPIGENETICS AND

ENERGY FIELDS

Epigenetics, Morphogenic Fields and the ‘Shape of

Spirit’

Part 2 - Morphogenics

Research has substantiated that if you allow a rat to

find its way through a maze to reach food, after a

certain amount of time, it will do this easily, and not

only that, its offspring will do this task quicker and

more effectively than the parent. This suggests that

there is a mechanism of learning transference existing

in the rat's memory that can be inherited by its

offspring, without the offspring ever experiencing the

maze for themselves. It’s not just rats that do this.

Every organism on the planet also follows this

strategy, the inherent strategy of survival.

The 100th monkey effect

The hundredth monkey phenomenon dates back to

studies in the 1950s which followed the behaviours of

macaque monkeys on the Japanese island of Koshima.

One day the primatologists studying the monkeys

noticed that a young female monkey was washing her

sand-encrusted potatoes in the sea before eating

them. Her family watched on, and followed suit. Then

her playmates. Then their families. One-by one, over

several years, this change spread within the troop.

Monkey number 100 was determined to be the

‘critical mass’ point at which new behaviour influences

others… the tipping point for thousands of other

monkeys to follow suit. In effect when 100 monkeys

were influenced by one monkey doing something

different, this created a ‘morphogenic field’ of

influence, and then every macaque monkey in the

world was able to do the same! This idea transformed

from being an exception to the norm.

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This theory can be considered in light of every change or idea we try to share in our lives, and includes

every social movement, big and small. For example, why and how was it that drink driving finally

became socially unacceptable? What were the messages that changed public perception on smoking

once and for all? When will the so-called ‘climate crisis’ have enough impact (energy) to genuinely

change our behaviour? Deeper levels of communication and influence than we already acknowledge,

appear to be relevant. Is ‘morphology’ an applicable idea to consider?

What is ‘morphology’?

Morphology is the study of change, of form (or shape, or structure) within living organisms. The idea

that this could be a reason that influences change and has such a profound effect on the behaviour of

organisms, has been postulated by many who study the biology of interaction. Biologist Rupert

Sheldrake is one such person. He postulated that a developing organism exists within a ‘morphogenetic

field’, and this field would guide and control the form of the organism’s development. He asked himself

the question, “Why does a leaf on a tree become the shape it is?” Then he expanded this into other

areas of biology. He concluded that this ‘morphogenic field’ (I would call this ‘shape of the spirit’) has

properties, not just in space, but also in time. Therefore it can easily affect current energetic states as

well as states that emerge over time, hence its relevance to DNA ‘miasm’ expression.

In astral physics this is called the ‘Lagrange effect’ - that is: ‘positions in space where the gravitational

forces of a two-body system like the Sun and Earth produce enhanced regions of attraction and

repulsion’. So… what does this mean for our health?

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Well, if we go back to our 100th monkey for a

moment. Most people would probably say that if one

monkey washes a potato in the sea, and others watch

this behaviour, then one monkey teaches, and the

others in the tribe ‘learn’ this new behaviour. That is

how learning happens. Well, fair enough. However,

what if something else is going on? The rat in the

maze hasn’t watched other rats negotiate the twists

and turns of the maze's construction. It learns by some

other means. C.H. Waddington introduced the term

epigenetics in 1942 as a refinement of his conception

of an ‘epigenetic landscape’. He used the term to

describe a class of internal and external interactions

(attraction and repulsion) between the environment

and our genes, leading to the development of

phenotypical processes of formative causation

through the morphogenetic field. Waddington in fact

uses the term ‘morphogenetic fields’ to describe how

this interaction took place.

In English..? This means that how we are attracted to

(or repulsed by) actions, thoughts and behaviour with

our fellow humans, can cause profound changes in the

structure of our DNA. This can happen, not just in the

present, but over many lifetimes, on spiritual;

energetic; biochemical; mental; emotional; physical

and epigenitical states. Sheldrake explained this as:

‘morphogenetic fields give repetitions of habitual

forms and patterns, that are derived from previous

fields, which you could call ‘cosmic memory’ and the

more often a particular form or field happened, the

more likely it would be to happen again’.

Hence the leaf of a certain tree is the shape it is

because it is ‘morphed’ by an influence, either internal

or externally driven. A leaf will lose its shape if it is

exposed to heat (anger) - it will shrivel. Conversely, a

leaf will maintain its shape if it receives water (love).

Therefore the leaf is ‘shaped’ by an external force that

influences it. This has been laboratory tested. If you

say nice things to plants (water/love), they bloom. If

you say nasty things to a plant (heat/hate), it withers

and dies. Every biological entity is the same - including

human beings! The more abuse we suffer, the more ill

we become, and this includes abuse that we allow

from others… and ourselves!

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Shape of Spirit - in kinesiological terms what

Sheldrake, Waddington and others are describing is a

movement of energy that forms (or morphs) into a

new structure (habit, or tendency) that becomes

‘normal’. This can affect our core DNA function, or our

epigenetical status. This means that if our grandfather

suffered PTSD due to combat stress in a war, it can

effect our DNA, (and the DNA of our offspring) and

make us ‘allow’ abuse to continue in the present, and

into the future, if we let it! My argument here is that

habits are NOT normal. They are a form of influence

that we ‘allow’ to exist, because we don’t want to be

labelled ‘abnormal’, (or possibly other eccentricities,

like mad, or deranged)! This effects our ‘shape of

spirit’ - a term I describe as ‘the spiritual self ’ or the

truth of US! (More about ‘shape of spirit’ in Part 3).

This is more about ‘inclusion’ as a human survival

strategy, in that we 'form a habit’, and this can be

described as a ‘need for love’ or approval. This can be

seen in ‘smoking groups’ behind the bike sheds at any

comprehensive school, or mates getting together at

football matches. Being seen as ‘abnormal’ is the

antithesis of love. So we develop patterns (or forms)

of behaviour that align with love, approval and

inclusion, because it enables us as a species to survive.

Our ‘shape of spirit’ is our true nature, our oneness

with the Universe. If we allow influence to effect this

‘shape’, then we are allowing ourselves to be moulded

by the external force. If we ‘follow the norm’ then (in

karmic terms) we manifest sorrow, as we are ‘acting

with the masses’. In a nutshell, if we do what everyone

else does, we manifest misery. Does that not sound

like the planetary state that we all live in/on? We ARE

individual spirits, herded and moulded via external

influence, like sheep in a field, into a human state

controlled by habits/norms/religions, and societal and

culturally driven fears, leading to a life of misery, and

by all accounts (according to karma) MANY lifetimes

of the same, UNLESS we find our true purpose, our

niche, or Universal truth of our existence, and fulfil

our true destiny. While we exist in human form on this

planet we call home (for now!), we are destined to live

a life of misery, and for potentially many more

lifetimes, unless we DO SOMETHING! And that

‘something’ is called HSD, or higher self (spiritual)

development.

MARTIN LEWIS

appliedmetaphysics.co.uk

kinesiology@hotmail.co.uk

+44 (0)7968 740550

Newbury, Berkshire

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The word ‘human’ originates from the

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or ground. As human ‘beings’ we are

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E M P O W E R M E N T !

Tea began its relationship with humanity as a

sacred tree, the brew from its leaves

honoured culturally in China as a health tonic.

The leaves were carefully harvested by hand

to retain the Chi or life force energy and it

was strongly favoured by monks and

cultivated in their monastery gardens, drunk

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In 1848 the British East India Company sent

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This deliberate theft of the Tea with the sole

intention of commercialising it meant that the

spirit and sanctity of the drinking experience

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weaned onto greatly inferior tea and costeffective

teabag options, in China, they still

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This mirroring of the Tea’s journey with our

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A T T I C T E A S

The Soul’s journey is hard and it is lonely.

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