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Investigations into deep history, spirituality, and the mythopoetic imagination. Weekly Sunday essays + audio for paid subscribers, monthly essays for all, and free seasonal rituals.
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The art of belonging: on ancestry, the lands we inhabit, and learning to be at home in the world (opens the original)
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The Woman and the Horn (opens the original)
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Image note: All images are my photographs from Alain Roussot, La Vénus à la corne et Laussel (Bordeaux: Éditions Sud Ouest, 2000), except for my photograph of my replica of the Lady of Brassempouy. Please ask permission before reproducing any images from this essay.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MSFi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2781dbbb-54ea-4e5d-a783-94
The revival of women’s spirituality is losing credibility, and it’s taking us down with it (opens the original)
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These free monthly newsletters arrive in your inbox on the first Sunday of the month. They are a collection of musings and poetry, and an accompanying audio recording of me reading them to you. They’re also where I first share news of upcoming courses, events, and other teaching. The latest updates are below.To receive my weekly Sunday essays and audio recordings, along with full access to the archive, you can upgrade your subscription below.Subscribe
The Sacred Caves of Southern France (opens the original)
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A journey through the indigenous spiritual traditions of Europe before the triumph of Christianity.Each week we travel to a different region, exploring the sacred landscapes, forgotten gods, seasonal rites, folk traditions, and mythic imagination that shaped Europe for thousands of years before the coming of the Christian world.Paid subscribers receive a new essay in the series every Sunday morning, delivered straight to their inbox, along with full access to the archive of more than 150 essays,
The sacred caves of Northern Spain (opens the original)
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A journey through the indigenous spiritual traditions of Europe before the triumph of Christianity.Each week we travel to a different region, exploring the sacred landscapes, forgotten gods, seasonal rites, folk traditions, and mythic imagination that shaped Europe for thousands of years before the coming of the Christian world.Paid subscribers receive a new essay in the series every Sunday morning, delivered straight to their inbox, along with full access to the archive of more than 150 essays,
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