Category Archives: spiritual

New Year Hopes and Fears

Posted on January 7, 2020 by greenmackenzie

Posted in celtic prayer, elemental, mindfulness, nature photo, new year, philosophy, spiritual, thoughts | Tagged change, Highlands, life, mindfulness, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, symbolism, winter | 38 Comments

Winters Light

Posted on January 8, 2017 by greenmackenzie

The small winter sun shimmers low and weak. Unable to climb high into the sky, its warmth and light are quickly lost to sparkles at sea. Colour and flowers pass from the cold earth which holds her breath, waiting for … Continue reading →

Posted in Celtic, elemental, spiritual | Tagged Celtic, earth, landscape, light, magic, photography, small sun, spiritual, winter | 21 Comments

Summer Mist

Posted on August 1, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Summer in the land of mist leaves veils scattered carelessly across the landscape. Whole mountain ranges and islands can be swept in and out of view in moments, as the mist drifts through, trailing mystery in her wake. Some days … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, nature photo, spiritual | Tagged haunted, Highlands, landscape, magic, mindfulness, mist, mountains, mystery, nature, photography, scotland, summer | 29 Comments

Dance of Light

Posted on March 23, 2016 by greenmackenzie

The air all around us is filled with dancing patterns of energy, drunk in greedily by our bodily senses, searching for clues about the world. Each one of our senses is tuned to receive different waves of energy from … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, spiritual, weekly photo challenge | Tagged dance, druid, earth, flowers, life, light, magic, nature, photography, postaday, shadows, spiritual | 69 Comments

Dream Pool

Posted on March 16, 2016 by greenmackenzie

Winters clouds part ways Lake maidens sparkling dream pools Split open our souls

Posted in nature photo, poem, spiritual | Tagged beauty, druid, Haiku, lake, landscape, nature, photography, poetry, spring, water | 37 Comments

Fire in the Clouds

Posted on February 15, 2016 by greenmackenzie

It had been snowing on and off all day, lying on the high ground above the snow line. The shifting layers of snow clouds drifted carelessly across the sky without much drama, until the sun began to sink towards … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, nature photo, spiritual | Tagged clouds, Edinburgh, landscape, mindfulness, mountains, nature, photography, relaxation, scotland, spiritual, sunset, winter | 51 Comments

Light in the Darkness: Solstice

Posted on December 24, 2015 by greenmackenzie

The year has slipped through the solstice in a flurry of darkness and wild winds here in Scotland. Last night the wind tugged and pulled at the corners and edges of the house, squeezing through gaps in windows and … Continue reading →

Posted in elemental, mindfulness, spiritual | Tagged Christmas, darkness, light, midwinter, mindfulness, peace, relaxation, snow, solstice, spiritual, winter | 41 Comments

All things Pass -We are Reborn with each Breath

Posted on November 10, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Prayer of the Desperate She had crawled here on her knees Over the sharp broken bones of her life. She had come to bargain with every god she had ever heard named. Bruised clouds closed around the moon Golden … Continue reading →

Posted in mindfulness, poem, spiritual | Tagged challenge, death, hope, illness, life, mindfulness, poetry, recovery, spiritual, trauma | 39 Comments

Ornate Protector

Posted on November 9, 2015 by greenmackenzie

This highly ornate creature is a sanctuary knocker or hagoday, and he hangs on the door of Durham Cathedral. Offering the protection of sanctuary or asylum to anyone who grasps the bronze ring, he was a powerful force in … Continue reading →

Posted in ancient history, Celtic, spiritual | Tagged ancient, bronze, Celtic, doorways, Durham, hagaday, history, justice, ornate, postaday, sanctuary, spuritual | 31 Comments

Late Harvest

Posted on October 19, 2015 by greenmackenzie

Late sunbeam harvest Drinking up the golden light Each seed holds a dream Taken as the sun sank into the Cairngorms in the middle of the Scottish highlands.