Beyond the Altar was a series of essays I wrote around a course I developed for anyone engaged in any kind of creativity across any discipline to connect the dots between critical theory, art, spirituality, and life. it was fun, I want to bring it back! www.dimensionsvariable.org/beyond-altar...

Pati made these with her brilliant hands. (I have one of her cauldrons and it makes me grin.)

Since time immemorial, the new moon has represented new cycles. Traditionally, it was for invocation, planting and building. In East Canada, the third day was for pruning trees. In North Carolina, it was bad luck to see the new moon first through tree branches #FolkloreThursday 1910 Hans Thoma

The old saying "one for the rook and one for the crow, one to die and one to grow" meant that being generous with your seeding was wise as it offered more chance of germination, especially since planting near the surface of the earth meant seeds could be disturbed or nibbled up. #FolkloreThursday

It's International Woman's Day: buy a woman a book. +10 points if you buy a woman a book written by another woman.

This time last week gas prices here in central BC were $1.31/litre ($4.96 gallon). Today the price of gas is $1.69/litre ($6.40/gallon). This is fine…everything is fine… *walks into the woods never to return*

Sharing again. I’m in a really tough spot and I’m trying to stay positive.

It’s the First of March: St. David’s Day, sacred to Wales. Perhaps you’d like make a batch of Welsh Cakes. Our recipe is here on the blog: www.conviviobookworks.com/blog/welsh-c.... Book of Days Calendar for March? That’ll be late. Sorry! #bookofdays #welshcakes #stdavidsday

You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

ppl like to talk abt the Olympics and pro sports but in reality laws banning trans girls from playing women’s sports mostly impact children. Look at this girl. She’s a fucking baby and her state spent days, weeks, months crafting legislation specifically to bully her

Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now. Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...

I hate that negativity gets all the amplification by social media algorithms. Let’s amplify LOVE instead. I am beaming love at you. Right now. Fuck the haters. I defy you. I am beaming extra love right into your face. Relax and be loved.

Stopped to watch the Canada geese picking over a just-shorn cornfield this morning. The last of the leaves are lingering on the apple trees in the background, but with the wind storms we’ve been having they won’t last much longer. Autumn has been glorious this year.

Sharing this yet again. I appreciate the kindness and support. Mom is still dealing with her post surgery issues. I’m trying to keep us both afloat and hard when I’m disabled.

🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨 Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs: Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate LA Jail Support / Bail Fund: account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor... Unión del Barrio: uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...

For those of us who are disabled or prohibited from protesting for any reason, here are ways we can help. I can’t take a service dog to a protest, it’s unsafe for him but also for others around us. I can do some of these.

#NoKings protest in Philadelphia

Go support a trans creator, telling a beautiful story.

I’m living in a hotel right now and literally out of money so if anyone would like to check out my horror books I’d appreciate it: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

Need to keep witches out of your house? People used to bake witch cakes to hang behind their doors. I made a number of them for my book A Feast of Folklore about Britain's weird food lore. But it here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-fe... #WyrdWednesday

April 30th, is Walpurgisnacht (Witches’ Night), also known as the ‘other Halloween’ — a night that belongs to WITCHES

🌱 BREAKING: The lightning bugs have arrived early in West Central Georgia! They're still high in the trees but as long as this weather keeps, they'll be on the ground soon & dancing their mating dance soon. Soon we'll be hearing chuck wills widows calling (similar to whipoorwills). I'm so excited!

I am delighted to reveal the cover of my new book Household Lore! It's publishing on 11 November 2025 with @watkinswisdom.bsky.social and you can pre-order your copy here! watkinspublishinglinks.com/householdlore #FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday #AdoorableThursday #Bookchatweekly #Bloomscrolling

‘Salmon relatives come back to their homeland’: Okanagan fish passage, blocked for decades, set to be re-opened Fishway is expected to be finished by late June — finally allowing salmon access to their historic migration route into kɬúsx̌nítkʷ after more than 70 years indiginews.com/news/okanaga...

We’re wading into a nice Taurus moon now, through all of Tuesday, and it’s a great time to plant cold-hardy crops if your ground is workable. Taurus moons are excellent for root crops and okay for above ground food & flowers. I’ve got onion and lettuce seeds going in! #GardenSky #GardenWitch

March arrives with an early warmth that almost instantly greens the land. I am feverishly hoping for stone fruit this summer after our valley lost all its crops last year due to late freezes. Nothing is foreseeable anymore, but there is sunshine and birdsong and a fresh month to wade into.

Here is your printable Convivio Book of Days calendar for March: www.conviviobookworks.com/blog/daffodi.... The month begins today with St. David’s Day (and our recipe for Welsh Cakes) and the start of Ramadan.

Whenever you make a donation to someone in need—and with as many mutual aid requests that float around here or elsewhere nowadays, it's not hard to find opportunities to do so—consider to also light a candle with prayer for the recipient, too. Combine work with Work, aid with Aid.

Going through your parents things after they pass is never easy. Parting with treasures is slightly easier if they have good homes to go to. If you love a good antique, please check out my friend’s auction:

If you are serious about resisting American fascism, imperialism, colonialism, all the isms... think about also resisting the Canadian versions of the very same thing, at home and abroad. Lots of yous already do this, and that's great! Just don't fall into the nationalist trap that's taking hold.

It's not too late to start caring about disabled people. Everyone will become disabled, if they're lucky (old age is disabling). You personally know *many* disabled people. 1 in 4 adults in the US is disabled (source: adata.org ) It's not too late to start caring & acting from that place of care.

The stories we carry are as vital as the bread we bake and the songs we sing. Mill Dust and Dreaming Bread is a book about memory, land, and the quiet resilience of everyday folk. A love letter to Scotland’s past, woven from lived experience and deep research. Pre-order now.

Popped over to our village grocery store for supplies. The Canadian potato chip brands are sold out, while the US brands sit untouched. Locals were pointing out the Canadian brands on the shelves and sharing alternatives to US products. We aren’t forgetting the tariffs threat anytime soon.

It is Black History Month and each day this month I am sharing stories from Canada's Black history. Today it is the story of Mary Ann Shadd, the first Black woman publisher in North America and the first female publisher in Canada! 🧵1/11

there are innumerable reasons for why people can't be in the streets, but this list offers us all many points of entry into liberation work and direct or supportive action! I must share this list at least twice a year hehe, I just really love it. 2/2 disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/06/06/2...

Breaking: Punxsutawney Phil sees the shadow of death and fall of an empire, so there will be 6 more weeks of winter and then groundhogs inherit the earth.

#booksky I spend part of each winter reading spooky stories - they suit the deep-grey days in my valley, and I love a spine-tingling tale. This year I’ve been digging into Indigenous short stories and collections. If you would like a little spine-tingle for yourself, perhaps pick up the following:

*opens internet* *closes internet* *opens seed catalogues and plots 2025’s poison garden*

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

The Transgender Law Centre works on supporting trans rights in areas like healthcare, employment, and immigration. They're trans-led and provide legal assistance, policy advocacy, public education. I've just donated and, if you can, I would recommend you do too <3 transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

January 20th is the Eve of St. Agnes’ feast day, and was considered to be one of the prime nights for love divination. There were a number of rituals one could undertake before dreaming of their future lover/spouse such as fasting, walking backwards to bed, or sowing seeds in the dark.

Last night’s owl friend visited at dusk under a bright Venus in the west.

If anyone is looking for an alternative search engine from google, I like Ecosia. There’s a slight bump in the transition as one would expect but it’s pretty darn fluid to install and use.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Just highlighting the donation link if anyone wants to help.

For those in the northern hemisphere, tonight is the Darkest Night, the night of the Moon-Sun conjunction closest to the winter solstice. Those celebrating Chanukah and Kwanzaa already have a head start on it, but consider lighting a candle tonight to bring Light into your home for the coming year.

This book is going to be excellent!

Look to fruits and vegetables for winter weather forecasts - sure, why not? “Onion skin's very thin, mild winter comin' in. Onion skin's thick and tough, comin' winter, cold and rough.” Apple skin and corn husks also are thought to 'thicken' if a hard winter is in store. #folklorethursday

In Old Scandinavia, a “Julenek”, a sheaf of grain kept over from the summer’s harvest, was left out for the birds at #Christmas. Farmers believed this tradition, known as the “Remembrance of Birds”, would ensure good luck, and a plentiful harvest the following year. #FolkloreThursday

🌿❄️🌿Holly, ivy and mistletoe are the traditional evergreens to decorate a home during the darkest days of midwinter, symbolising life and hope - but rosemary, bay and laurel have also been used, and "Whatsoever the season affordeth to be greene." #FolkloreThursday #FolkyFriday #FolkloreSunday