NEWS AND UPDATES
I am looking for around 5 acres (or less) of land - a quiet, rural meadow, field, or small woodland preferably in Wales or the South West of England although anywhere would be considered. Can you help? Please mail me here with ideas, offers or any other information and thank you.
Beltaine - 1st May 2008
A Blessed Beltaine! May the magic touch your world, your life, your spirit.
Mists Over Avalon - image by Sally Morningstar
3rd April 2008
Here is some helpful support to anyone out there who has difficulty meditating. Look at the image below and say to yourself "if Conan can do it, so can I!"
Conan (L) the Chihuahua, joins
Buddhist priest Joei Yoshikuni (R) in prayer at Jigenin temple in Naha,
Okinawa
(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)
15th March 2008 - The Ides of March
That magical time is dawning again - the greening of the land. This evening, for a while I thought back across the years to all those students whose paths had crossed mine and I know many of you check into my website now and then. I would like to say hello and I hope you are well and happy and to say that I also hope the wise path we walked together for a while continues to lead you to Wisdom, Love and Truth. Keep in touch!
1st January 2008
Happy New Year, traditionally a time to make 'new year's resolutions' and by February many of us are familiar with these being broken or forgotten. However, it is not just on the night of December 31st that we can make such changes. Every moment can be that 'new year' moment and so we actually have thousands of opportunities to break a bad habit, make a promise, hold a good intention. Every moment. How fantastic is that - so many chances to be who we wish to be!
So - I would like to also wish you a Happy New Moment - may it be blessed with light and love! x
9th December 2007
It's been one of those "goodness look at the time" months. News wise, the absolutely free tarot readings will be coming very soon to the website, probably about 3-4 weeks.
Music and photography are going well.....a new song is on its way (eventually to You Tube) and look out for my photographs on the front covers of Dreamweaver Magazinewww.dw-magazine.net (based in Ohio USA) during 2008. Stay warm!
1st November 2007
Happy New Year to all pagans and Celtic calendar followers!
It was a quiet one for me - but beautiful all the same. I will write more shortly, but love to those who know me and love to those I am yet to know!
1st October 2007
What is pure thought?
What is pure feeling?
If you would like to discover the way to pure thought and feeling, come on
The Peace Within workshop to be held in Glastonbury on the weekend of
24/25 November 2007.
Please see my courses page for details on booking.
1st September 2007
The world today, when viewed through certain eyes, can seem a crazy place with confusion, chaos and concerns rising and falling all around us, especially during these exceptional times in human evolution.I have not watched TV or read a newspaper for many years now and I don't miss it at all. In fact, now I wonder how on earth I had time for TV - and I still get to hear news that is important - I am not isolated or uninformed. I just began to ask myself why TV was generally so dark, unintelligent and generally so negatively biased, and why newspaper stories were becoming more and more sensational......I asked myself if it brought light and happiness into my world, whether it brought solution or problem. I decided to turn it all off and instead to find an inner peace - even more so because I wish for peace to prevail on Earth.
If you have been feeling negatively influenced by TV, or the media, consider turning it all off and filling this spare time with your spirit and your soul and things that you love. If you have been experiencing an increase in unusual phenomena around you, or have had more dreams or visions than usual, or have had an increasing sense of 'the time is now' whatever that may mean to you, then the above is highly applicable to you too. Find your way to your place here on Earth where there is love and peace and compassion and fairness for all, including you.
You are advised to stay centred and to follow the spiritual truths that you know in your heart, for no matter where ignorant forces in this world may try to lead you - you are a powerful spiritual being and have the right to freedom, to joy, to peace and to your Divine place in this Universe. Therefore, find your centre and if you would like to - align with your earthsoul for this is a completely trustworthy and true inner guide that knows you and your potential destinies very well. To align with your Earthsoul (that which is soul in an earthly body) please follow the instructions below......
Take a few deep breaths. Tune in now to your inner spirit your soul and feel its presence. After a few minutes, sense your outer skin, your form, your physical body and feel its presence. Sense and feel whether they are in alignment. Are your ‘energetic’ feet in your physical feet and so on all around your being?
Then - giving time for each part of you to align and for you to feel that alignment happening - say
“Are my feet in my feet? (Check). Are my knees in my knees? (Check). Are my hips in my hips? (Check). Are my shoulders in my shoulders? (Check). Are my hands in my hands? (Check). Are my elbows in my elbows? (Check). Is my head in my head?” (Check).
Wait, experience each alignment. When all is in its
rightful place you will be more fully aligned with your Earthsoul!
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1st August 2007
Holiday time is here - schools are on summer vacation and many families and individuals are planning their annual break, their vacation, or some well earned time off......it all starts so well doesn't it - the group activity, the long walk in beautiful landscapes, the solitude, the late night beneath the stars, the book at bedtime....but then before too long, we can become irratated by someone or something in our surroundings. This irritation can sometimes lead to conflict, argument, discord and ultimately to a fraught and frustrating holiday season.....TRY THIS
The next time you find you are becoming irritated by someone's behaviours or habits, instead of remarking, reacting or responding in any negative way, breathe deeply and calmly a few times and then take yourself off somewhere quiet and contemplate what irritating habit or behaviour you may have that would or does annoy someone around you! Yes, so often we denegrate others little thinking to look to our own faults. Therefore, this holiday season, why not take some time to consider your nature, your ways, and how best to improve yourself so that you can change an annoying or frustrating habit that others may find annoying about you. Happy Holidays.
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1st July 2007
So much to do, so little time to do it - the paradox of the more we try to save time the less we seem to have of it. TIME is relative - the faster we live the faster it passes. There is a solution - to slow down. Not just physically, but energetically, so that we come to find our natural rhythm, our unique signature that beats in time with the place each of us holds in this universe. Then a doorway opens to synchronicity, to ease, and to funnily enough plenty of time! Why rush - there is so much to explore in each magical moment - if we have the eyes and of course - the time - to stop and wonder.
Some may say, but you don't understand the demands, the must be done todays, the job, the kids - believe me I do, I have lived 'the busy life' and learnt its lessons. Now my tune is simplicity, is making time for what is important and taking time to enjoy and appreciate what is so often overlooked - life itself.
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1st June 2007
You may or may not know that I am part of a Celtic music band called Wyld Angelica.
We will be playing at the 3 Wishes Faery Fest
between 5 and 6pm on Friday 22nd June -
Lots of Faerie things for those that are that way inclined - including wings, sparkly things, music, art, stalls and of course a sprinkling of magic (it is around midsummer after all!)
http://www.3wishesfaeryfest.co.uk
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1st May 2007 - WISHING YOU A MAGICAL BELTAINE!
HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO AID SELF-DEVELOPMENT
AND WELL-BEING
Consider why you are here on this Earth and look closely at
what events and circumstances have led you to the point you are at today,
for these are your teachers and guides. Begin to view your life as your
best and closest friend - for is it not with you in every moment?
View any daily challenges as quests for understanding and
personal growth.
Take one hour of any day and observe how often you judge,
criticise or react to self or others.
Do
something you have always wanted to do, but never allowed yourself the
time to explore or experience.
Find what makes you happy and what makes your heart sing
with joy and then do more of it!!
Trust yourself for you too have great wisdom within. Allow
that wisdom to guide you.
Sort out your material life so that it serves you well.
(Clear clutter, complete unfinished tasks, re-arrange your home or office
to suit your needs, set attainable short and longer term goals. These are
just a few examples to get you started.)
Understand that your life is yours alone and that only you
can walk the path back to your true self. We cannot rely upon others to do
it for us!
The answer lies in the question. When you are stuck or
confused, look at your quest-ion.
If
in need of guidance, ask your Spirit, your guardian angel or higher self
to help you.
Adopt the four tenets of Nobility, Courage, Honour and Integrity. Imagine you are already a great presence and allow that presence to work its magic upon you.
Regular spiritual practice leads to real and tangible results. Do not allow yourself to become lazy about your life and who you are within it. Try to always strive for the greatest good of all, including yourself!
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25 Februrary 2007
Spring is dawning within the Earth with the promise of this being a year for creative manifestation for all who act with good intent. May all your dreams of good intent be blessed and may those dreams come to fruition for you. Now is a time to believe in miracles!
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12 September 2006
In this world of ours are many tests and trials, things sent to measure the soul and its progress. But, even the darkest moments have the ability to birth into light, if we can be open and trusting that this is ultimately a loving universe, if we can hold to the highest good for all, if we can do our best to find the teaching, the wisdom and the understanding, then progress is always made.
The dark night can seem long and indeed dark! However, trust me when I say that this too shall pass, take courage, take heart and step into your lessons with spirit as your guide. All shall be well.
12 July 2006
Another Sacred Nature workshop held in the hills of west Somerset on 8th July, was another blessed day. These are such gentle days, yet so powerful. We all gained greater understanding of the sacred nature of the Air Element including its spiritual gifts and teachings of right communication and right listening. The next workshop on the sacred nature of the Fire Element is in October. There are now only 5 places free and not 10 for all remaining workshops of this season.
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12 June 2006
The Wiccan healing weekend (10/11 June) in Glastonbury was a joy and delight. A lovely group of people interested in the ways of healing using natural and nature based practices. The weather was fiercely hot and so a challenge when we raised various cones of power for healing those we loved and cared about, because we were also then charged with internal heat as well as external temperatures, but we managed! The date for the next Wiccan Healing weekend will be announced shortly, but will be scheduled for some time early next year.
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31st December
The greatest gift of all is life. Always and above all else follow your own heart, for only then can you truly live that gift and find your joy.
May joy bless you and yours this Gregorian new year and may peace prevail in the hearts of all.
29th October 2005
A blessed Samhain to you and yours. The veils thin at this the festival of the ancestors, of remembrance of our roots, our heritage, our Earth.
May all be at peace. May peace prevail on Earth.
Read a personal interview with Sally in the November/December issue of Dreamweaver magazine and also another interview in Vision magazine's November issue.
22nd October 2005
I had a phone interview with Frank on Spiral Dance internet radio today (USA) - well worth a visit if you are a pagan. Interesting topics and good music too...take a look by clicking on the link below.
http://spiraldanceradio.com/index.html
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14th October 2005
Peace Meditation
Calm your breath. Breathe deeply for a while then quietly repeat the words below before entering a 10 minute meditation. Can be repeated as often as you wish each day or perhaps once a day, or even once a week.
Peace to all beings
may all beings be well
and happy and free from fear
Peace to all beings
Whether near or far
known or unknown
real or imaginary
visible or invisible
born or yet to be born
Peace
Peace to all beings
within and beyond the imagination.
In the world of ideas,
in the world of memories and in the world of dreams. Peace.
Peace in all elements
of Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Fulfilled in Space
Peace
Peace in all universes
from the smallest cells in the body
to the greatest galaxies in space
Peace and Light rising
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Leafy Sea Dragons & Hummingbird Moths!
If you are not yet aware of these two creatures then I invite you to do a search for images of them online - to me yet more amazing wonders of Creation - two creatures that have only recently touched my world - the hummingbird moth came supping from flowers in my garden not long ago and the leafy sea dragon I found only yesterday, when one appeared on a web search about leaves! I never cease to be amazed by the diversity of life, its complexity, colours, shapes and textures, and I am delighted to be here to appreciate it!
Let us be grateful for what we have, for what we are given. Let us celebrate each other, each moment with love!
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24th September - Harvest Moon - reaping what we have sown.....
The time of harvest is upon us again. In spiritual terms whatever seeds (ideas, projects, new ventures etc.) we have sown for this year should now be coming to fruition in some shape or form in our lives. This is the time of year to acknowledge what we have managed to achieve (reap) and also to acknowledge those things that we intended back in the Spring but are yet to come into bloom, or indeed, failed altogether! Time to check if the things yet to fully come into being need some attention, care, or nourishing and also time to give thanks for all the seeds that have borne fruit for us. It is also a critical time to prune or cut back those things in our world that no longer serve us well or that are no longer helpful or necessary. Just like the harvest of the fields requires effort, so the harvest of our life requires some effort and care. Check your harvest. What has grown in your life for you this year - what has your nature grown for you this year? If your harvest is not quite what you expected or planned for, try to find the message, the learning or growing that did occur for you and then begin to consider what seeds you could plant in your consciousness over the coming few months, for your future harvests.
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13th September 2005 - An Earth Blessing Visualisation
Do you believe there are Earth changes upon us? Do you feel things increasing in intensity? Do you feel called to be part of the solution, rather than the problem? Here is a daily Earth Blessing Meditation that can also be done without any of the suggested tools or equipment, by simply following the visualisation parts of the Blessing outlined below.
First of all prepare yourself and your surroundings so that all is peaceful, sweet smelling and calm. Turn off all appliances and phones. Decorate a low table or area with a circlet of flowers and place a crystal or glass bowl in the centre. Float a night light in the glass or crystal bowl that is ¾ filled with spring water. Light your night light and then sit before your altar and ring a bell or gong to begin.
Visualise the Earth slowly and gently spinning and turning in front of you and floating suspended and roughly at eye level with your forehead or brow about 12” or 30cm above the bowl beneath. And around this earth imagine a bubble made of crystal clear pure light that is enfolding the planet in safety and warmth.
This crystal light is healing and calming. Hold the Earth in this bubble of light visualising our planet at peace, and that humanity is in harmony with all life that lives upon it. Feel for peace with in yourself, feel for peace for all life, open your heart to send your love and healing swathed in this white light around the globe. Hold to life on this Earth being warm and happy, joyful and rich, and a safe place to call home. Believe in peace and goodness, hold to brightness and right outcomes for all.
Upon completion of your meditation, you may wish to say something like
“Peace and Light enfold the Earth thus all life is touched with love”
Do this visualisation once a day for as many days as you like. Extinguish your night- light. Ring your bell or gong three times to complete.
© Sally Morningstar
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Many people ask me "what can we do when there is suffering, crisis, catastrophe in the world?" How can we help when we are not close by?
The one thing to hold to during times of darkness is love - love reaching out to those in need, love that cares enough to act, to feel, to work to heal what calls for our attention. We may not be on the battlefield, starving to death, battered by natural disasters, and we may not be the ones having the hard time, but we are from the same family - the human family - and so if you would like to fill the void of all that is suffering with your compassion and light, then please consider the following, alongside any other practical assistance that may call to you.
It is simple - find a white candle and hold it in your hands to your heart. Ask that this candle should represent the Light of Spirit and that when you light it, the Spirit of Light will burn brightly for all those who need the strength of its light.
Then at the same time every day light your candle and open your heart. Breathe gently and quietly for a few moments to calm yourself. Rest your hands palms upwards on each knee and then flow love from your heart to all who need it. Continue with this for 15 minutes per day if you wish. Extinguish your candle after each meditation and remember to complete your meditation after 15 minutes too, or else you may become exhausted, from remaining an open channel. To close yourself down, simply put your hands palm to palm and then wipe them across each other saying to yourself something like "this meditation is now completed."
May the blessings of love, light, wisdom and truth guide you well in these times.
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24th August 2005
Sally chats with Jimmy on BBC radio's Jimmy Franks Show
http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiowm/
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16th August 2005
A one hour radio interview between Mr, Bob Ducko and Sally M on his WMUZ Christian radio show.
Particular subjects were brought up by Bob including witchcraft and the Harry Potter books, his view that witchcraft is evil, and all the usual things that christians who misunderstand paganism usually end up talking about! May we always have the right and the freedom to practice according to our faith or belief, may we always remember to tolerate other religions, cultures, and peoples.
I felt greatly saddened after this interview, saddened that there are still those in the world such as the dictators, bigots, torturers and fundamentalists who cannot seem to understand the concept that all of humankind should have the basic human right to decide their own life path and destiny. I hope with all my heart that we may finally find good ways to work together to create Peace on Earth!
If you want to see Bob's comments then click below.
http://www.wmuz.com/bob_dutko.htm#web_log
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27th July 2005
A one hour phone-in radio show with Summer McStravick of Hay House Radio.
Take a listen if you like as Summer and Sally discuss her latest book The Art of Wiccan Healing and take listeners calls .
http://www.hayhouseradio.com/episode_details.php?show_id=7&episode_id=365
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