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Hi I'm a solitary witch living in the hills of West Wales, I am an archaeologist and classicist with an MA from the University of Wales, Lampeter. I am also a Pagan minister, seer, healer and teacher of the 'Old Religion'. I have turned my hand to writing

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Health & Fitness > Medical Concerns & Issues Treatment options for thyroid problems: 1 of 7
Re thyroid problems:First it must be stated that the treatment options for a thyroid problem depend greatly upon whether it is working to fast (hyper-thyroidism) or to slow (hypo-thyroidism). When severally slow the illness is called myxoedema, of which I have been a sufferer since my late teens and it is this I will discuss.... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote?: 74 of 308
The influence of fate upon one's political choice cannot be avoided, only a fool would vote for a regime or system that would equate in their religious oppression; it's as ridiculous as asking how many Jews voted for Hitler! Would a farmer who kept bulls take up a political vocation that required he fly a red flag from the ro... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry How to teach poetry to kids: 3 of 12
In teaching children how to write poetry I feel the first steps are best taken long before they ever contemplate picking up a pencil. Young children love the sounds that words make and wonderful games can be played with rhyming and rhythm. As a mother walking my children in the pushchair I would point out interesting aspects ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Could Christianity survive without the Bible?: 23 of 86
The wording of this question makes it very abiguous, and difficult, for christianity is the results of evolved indoctrinated religious hype that has grown from the teachings of the wonderful spiritual mentor 'Jesus' , which we find in essence within the bible if we prune away all the rubbish. In truth I do not think Jesus wou... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Race the wind: 3 of 11
Time passes all too quickly,But I remember how it wasTo run with the wind in my hair,So fast I felt I could fly;My heart matching my ponding feet,Beat for beat,As my lungs screamed run.So fast we raced, the wind and I,We left the world behind;Liberated my body;Unburdened my mind.You who are young,Go now for heaven sakeLeave m... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Is living for today more important than worrying about tomorrow?: 6 of 18
Rest assured, tomorrow needs no worrying over, it is the safety net for today; life holds precious few guarantees but take heart tomorrow is one of them, it will always be there. And on that fateful day when finally it isn't we will have joined the immortal throng where all worries cease.Humanity has always needed visual supp... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding Bareback horse riding: 18 of 50
The unsung merits of horse riding bareback.I do not write about bareback riding as an expert but simply to share with you the precious girlhood memories of a woman whose first romance was with horses. And in this I know I am not alone for so many of us have experienced a pony club era prior to discovering the opposite sex!Ini... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My true garden story: 111 of 298
This is a true tale from about fifteenn years ago:Moving from a neat cottage garden in rural Buckinghamshire to a couple of acres of valley natural widerness in West Wales gave my two sons a sense of freedom and adventure. They adored their new environment where they could commune with nature, and forever played by the stream... More..
Arts & Humanities > Visual Arts (Other) The history and appreciation of art for the uninitiated "mass market": 3 of 8
Everyone can appreciation art, and evidence exists to substantiate this fact since tha dawn of time. To appreciate art is not to appraise whether or not we actually like an individual creation, nor is it to contemplate whether we would purchase it to adorn our home, this is a very modern appraisal. Furthermore we should not s... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How to preserve your family's memories: 12 of 30
One has only to look back into antiquity to know there is an allotted time for replenishing memories, it is called Samhain. Now more widely known as Halloween', this once traditional time of ancestral celebration for the remembering of past relatives has been culturally destroyed due to past ignorance, fed by zealous Christia... More..