Walking the Hedge

Hedge

Visual Arts (painting etc)

Written by Juniper

The Walking the Hedge 2010 Calendar!

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Created by the gang at the Hedge, this scrapbook style calendar is a beautiful work of art printed on recycled paper.

It features fun facts, Pagan & other holidays, special dates, lunar phases, poetry, art, photography and much more!

You pay a $23.00 donation to Walking the Hedge (Canadian dollars, which includes shipping)

All proceeds go to the cost of the calendar, shipping and the cost of webhosting for the Hedge

Once you order, please contact Juniper by Email with how many calendars you ordered and your shipping information.

Poetry

Written by Juniper

Although my feet
Have never walked
Upon ancestral lands

And I’ve never heard
The winds sing a song
Across the Motherland

Though I have never
Laid my own hands
Upon a standing stone

I will sing the old song
I will honour the old gods
I will learn the old ways
And make them new again

For a man or woman
Who is without roots
Finds it all too easy
To cut down another’s tree

And so I will connect
With this New World
I will love, I will learn
This, my dear land

New ways for me to make
Like forefathers of old
New paths for me to blaze
New stories to be told

I will sing the old songs
I will honour the old gods
I will learn the old ways
And make them new again

Rites & Rituals
Written by Juniper
You can hug a tree and ask for its help. You can dig your toes or fingers down in the earth a bit. You can touch or sit on a large stone and ask for its help. I find large concrete buildings are very grounding (because the concrete is made of the earth in a way and they go down underground) Puddles and rivers and all water sources can be helpful. Including snow. Eating and drinking in a calm and relaxed manner. (not so great if you have issues with food though) Petting a cat or dog who is laid back. Watching a fire burn or watching the fish in a tank swim around can help. Working in the garden (once again in a calm and relaxed manner) When you are grounded you are free of pent up, nervous, excess, or negative energy. You feel safe, calm, relaxed and content. And often feel somewhat connected to your surroundings (the land, the water etc) and aware but not hyper-aware or over alert.