A Woman's Words
is a series of blogs
sharing my conversations and experiences with real people who live life a little differently:
ethically, sustainably, spiritually or creatively.

This is their gift to you, and I am the messenger.
My vision is to motivate each reader to change a little something about the way they
live, think, feel, or interact with the world around them.

These articles include anything that
respects our planet, its people, and the creative nature of humanity.

A Woman's Words can change a mind,
and minds can change the world.
Absorb, consider and share these words,
and please respect the different opinions expressed here.
Conversation and co-operation is the way forward,
​and this is where it begins...

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​So EXCITED to present my
A Woman Swords Series
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On Indigeny Today

​On Nature

​On Fracking


​Amy's Articles


On Ecology and Spirituality
My Sky Journal assignment on Clouds...
Feel the Clouds>>>
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Rural Planning for Low Impact Developers

A talk by Simon Fairlie
Read on>>>

​On Places

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On Community
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Haytor in May...

I visited Haytor in Dartmoor twice this May.
Once to see the Beltane Border morris dancers at sunrise on May 1st, and second on a walk with Peter Knight, author of Dartmoor Mindscapes
​Visit Dartmoor>>>
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Bruce Garrard:
The River

Bruce Garrard is an activist and writer. 
His book The River, about the River Brue in Somerset, inspired me...

Read On>>>
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Photojournal of
Ross-shire, Scotland

The Natural Beauty of the
​Scottish Highlands

Visit Scotland>>>
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Sacred Starling
​Murumurations

Another MA project complete...
and its a great one!
Do the Starling murmurations
at Ham Wall enhance the sacredness
​of the Somerset Levels? 
Fly with me!>>>
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Snapshot of Scarborough

Our holiday to the beautiful English coastal town of Scarborough, Yorkshire.

Visit Scarborough>>>
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Glastonbury
Friends of the Earth

I am so proud to be a part of this group,
and feel I have finally found
a place to call home, something to jump into,
to become my full self.

about our group>>>
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Earth First Gathering

Earth First Gathering is a grassroots camp that attracts people involved in direct action from all over the country and beyond. 
This year it was held in a farm in Hertfordshire and I was lucky enough to attend. ​
My Experience>>>
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Glastonbury Symposium 2017

The Glastonbury Symposium attracts researchers and thinkers from all over the world. I went to 4 talks, here is a summary of what I heard...
Read More>>>
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Chalice Well, Avalon

Chalice Well is one of the best loved, most ancient wells in England. Pilgrims come to visit from all over the world, to drink its sacred waters and sit in its peaceful gardens
Visit Chalice Well>>>
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Climate Change Philosophy...

Here is a rant/ essay written for my MA
Environmental Philosophy module...
thought you may be intrigued
​by some of the ideas here.
Would love to hear comments!
Change the World!>>>
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Visit Valencia>>>

Snapshot of
Valencia, Spain

I have just come back from Valencia where my sista-friend Maya is now living. I went for her, and had no idea where I was going... 
I didn't look at any photos, guides, things-to-do before I left... so wow, what a wonderful surprise when I got there! 
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The Land Ethic,
Aldo Leopold
For my Environmental Philosophy course
I wrote a book review of
'The Land Ethic' chapter in Aldo Leopold's book: A Sand County Almanac.
Here is a simplified version
of it for you to enjoy!

Read On>>>
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Salah-Eddin Gherbi
is astrophysicist by training, 
spiritualist by nature, 
and all things sacred geometry by destiny. 
He has just published his debut book 
The Etheric Particle 216 
Unifying Matter and Spirit. 
​I grab the chance to speak to him about it before the books' launch.

Read on>>>

Salah Gherbi: Unifying Matter and Spirit with Sacred Geometry
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Speaking to Trees:
On Animism

In my Ecology and Spirituality course,
I was given the assignment of writing a reflective journal and critical commentary.
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I chose the question 
what do people really mean when they say
​'I speak to trees'? 

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​Bare, barren, beautiful moors
stretch out around you
Yet you stand a proud
​reminder of a time past

Visit Scorhill >>>

Scorhill, Dartmoor
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Schumacher College,
Dartington

Twenty-five years ago Schumacher College was founded as a centre for discussion and learning around the subjects of ecology and spirituality. This year the college decided to go back to its founding roots and created the MA Ecology and Spirituality... and I am a participant!

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Juliet Yelverton is a healer and gardener, founder of Healing Waters Retreat and Sanctuary, Glastonbury.
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She shares with me her fascinating life story and positive views for the future.

We talk about many things from anti-nuclear movements to  healing birth trauma to Donald Trump...

​Meet Juliet>>>

Juliet:
​Healing Waters,
Healing Gardens
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Matt Thornton:
water and energy
I recently attended a talk by Matt Thornton.
The talk was about the most simple subject: water.
And listening to Matt, I discovered 
I know nothing about it! 

I learned that the fundamental answer to life, the universe and everything is in fact: water. 

Read what Matt has to say>>>
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​How lucky I am that my parents
live very close to
​La Gacilly in Brittany.
Here is a little guide to the
​medieval arts town...

Visit La Gacilly>>>
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La Gacilly, Brittany
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Ella: Shakti Yoga


I began attending a Shakti yoga dance class in Glastonbury, 
​and I absolutely love it!

I speak to Ella, my Shakti yoga instructor, about her life and how she began practising Shakti...

Read On>>>

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​Meet Sue Fletcher,
Life Purpose Tutor and Astrologer.
I have just finished her
Life Purpose Revealed course,
and found it extremely beneficial.
Read on to discover more about Sue and her excellent courses...
Read on>>>

Sue Fletcher:
Life Purpose Tutor
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Philip: The
​Spiritual Gardener


​I talk to Philip, spiritual gardener
and founder of Hortus Spiritualis. 
​''Gardens are wonderful things, nature is wonderful.'' 

Read on>>>
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