Spirituality Archives ~ Jude Mills

A Samhain Blessing – Online Workshop

31st October 2024 – 6:30 – 8 p.m. (GMT) On the eve of Samhain – also known as Halloween – I invite you to a gentle and sacred space where we will explore ritual, poetry, meditation, and nourishing somatic practices

New bonus podcast series – Unfkd!

I just published the first in the new bonus series for my podcast Fkd Up By Faith which I am calling ‘Unfkd’ Along with some guests, I will be examining and deconstructing theological ideas – the harmful, the misunderstood and

Midwinter Stillness Workshop

Join me on the eve of the Winter Solstice for an invitation to gentle solstice ritual, poetry, meditation and nourishing somatic enquiry to ease us into the season of deep rest

Solstice thoughts (where everything is either horrendous or hilarious depending on your POV)

And since I am already over the edge, why don’t we add having no running water into the joyful blend of Solstice cheer and Christmas preparations? Yes, why not?

Saying Nothing is an Option

Before I go any further, I should point out that, utterly bereft of any qualification to comment on the complex geopolitics of the region, my ‘opinion’ is that war – any war – is an appalling offense to our humanity.

The Day When Things Can Start

Imbolc sends impulses to my dormant winter cells throughout January, simultaneously poking me to wake up…and urging me to wait. My yearly last-minute tax return – filed just in time for the Jan 31st deadline – shouldn’t be a surprise by now. Nor should it be a source of personal beratement. If I was a conspiracy theorist (and I am not) I might imagine it to be some sort of test: who can override their internal body clock enough to ‘succeed’ in the system?

Does this mean I am not a failure…?

A while ago, I joked online about feeling a failure because I don’t ( and won’t) go cold water swimming, and I don’t have a Podcast. I rather consigned these – along with the trends of ‘radical self-care and the ‘digital detox’ – to the ‘things I don’t do – let’s leave that to the influencers’ corner. Meanwhile, I focused on being consistent in at least one thing – my utter lack of self- promotion.