The Inner Child and the Sage

I think this nature sanctuary has a lot to do with the inner child if I'm honest. Not afraid to admit it, but I believe in the inner child idea and mine is alive and well. In fact out of my own inner archetypes the inner child and the inner wise old man seem to have come through the maze and are both doing very well. Its all the other bits that went awry:) The inner young man dashed off on mad quests along the lines of the warrior and the lover and is in the process of returning in 'flashes' from the myriad worlds he found adventures/battles/lovers in. All of us that exist in the complexity of my psyche are in touch with the goddess (thank god!)and she brings solace and support to the picture. So, between them, the inner child and the sage, they sit down by the fire out in the wilds and laugh at the lunacy of the modern world whilst waiting and calling the return of the lost. We think that the hero ended up in the arthurian realms and is returning with the other blazing eyed/full hearted ancient ones to help bring sense once more to this broken world.

my place in the edgelands

I share it with many lifeforms...foxes sunbathe in it from time to time, birds nest nearby, mice walk thru it, and of course all the myriad forms of 'bug' native to the british isles make use of it...but humans? Apart from me, no-one knows of this place. They come near, very near at times, but they know not, that beyond the tangled barricades of bramble, the thick stands of nettles and the numerous small trees and shrubs, there is a hidden magical place, where i spend some of my time, doing what i do, in a place of reverence and awe, of the rhythms and dances of nature all around me. Here i work with nature, I have an idea, plant something,trim something, and nature responds with her own magic! It was, when i found it, a thick inpenetrable mass of brambles, very little else, but now, having created a large circle within,i have the pink of rosebay willowherb, the vivid blue of forget me nots, daisies, many variants of fern,new saplings, and all around the circle, i have planted seedlings, mountain ash,silver birch, goat willow, blackcurrant bushes and buddleias...nature knows i am here to uplift and be uplifted, so she protects the place, it has not been discovered....and this blog is my effort to share this evolving magic with you, to tell the story of the creation of my 'druid bower' and to tell the stories of wonder and evolution that occur within its magical circle, so hello, enjoy, and hope u will be inspired