Vandana Shiva
Whenever we go to Santa Barbara there are always amazing things happening. This April’s visit was no exception. 
We arrived to learn that Vandana Shiva was in town and giving free lectures sponsored by Santa Barbara University. I was given one of her books last year; Staying Alive, Women, Ecology & Development
This journal entry is my experience of the lecture and I have tried to be true to Vandana’s voice. I believe she raises vitally important issues that we must address. The content of the lecture emphasised the importance of community as the way through these issues. The importance and power of community is one of the corner stones of my work. I also believe that it is the way into a positive future.
Sinead O’Connor
Last Tuesday evening, 25th March, I went with 3 dear friends to Melbourne to see Sinéad O’Connor perform at the Palais. What an incredible evening!
Time of new beginnings
We all know that we are facing daunting challenges and that it is not going to be easy. To be in our power it is vital that we honour our passion and allow the voice of our heart to guide us. 2007 was a year of great transformation for me personally and so there have been changes that have naturally occurred in my vision.
Live each day as if it were your last, learn as if you will live forever.
Ghandi
This year I have decided to focus my work in Ireland and Australia for the foreseeable future. I will however, continue to visit my regular communities, as well as some new ones, including south England in May this year, and offer special one day and/or evening events. If you are drawn to work with me on deeper levels I encourage you wholeheartedly to join me in Ireland for one or more of the pilgrimages and retreats I am offering in West Ireland. A land that is still steeped in primal energy and ways of old, a land where people have lived, loved, danced, prayed and mourned, where they have walked and talked and sung the land, for over 6,000 years. A place where the landscape is a treasure trove of wonderous, personal, breathtaking sacred places. A mythical landscape where we will spend rich time out of time visioning and connecting with the possibilities that await us through our imagination and creative expression.
Irish Independent
We have had some great publicity in the Irish Independent. Thank you!
Galway - The Aran Islands
Did you ever see the classic black and white film, Man of Aran? Made in 1934, this documentary, which has been criticized for being emotionless, does show a way of life that was disappearing. These tough islands of stone and cliffs, towering waves and barren rock, harboured a traditional lifestyle that was as extreme and full of hardship as much as it was courageous and filled with the stuff myths grow out of. The cinematography is sensational with amazing footage of enormous crashing waves and storm swept ocean, rugged cliffs and boats launched in perilous seas and we meet these resilient island people who created earth from sand and seaweed so they could grow food. The fishermen would often put out to sea in unbelievable conditions in their traditional boats, the curragh.
Galway - Galway City
Galway City is a lively university town of narrow streets, quaint shop fronts, bustling pubs and stunning surrounding scenery. It has always attracted a bohemian mix of musicians, artists and intellectuals.
Legend has it that the town was named after Gaillimh, the daughter of Breasail, who drowned in the river.
We are almost full!
Our pilgrimage this year is approaching rapidly with only 6 1 week to go and there is only one no space left! (single or couple) So if you have been thinking about joining our group this year, now is the time to decide.
Day out with Michael Gibbons
One of my favourite things to do when I am in Connemara is to have an afternoon out with archaeologist and story teller, Michael Gibbons. Michael is a native of north Connemara and has grown up with the old stories and discovered many of the old sites when out exploring and walking in the landscape.
There is never a dull moment when one goes out with Michael. His passion for his land is unbounded and, it seems, there are always new nooks and crannies to explore – ones that open out into pathways of mystical pursuits to the past – near or far, mythic or historic and they never fail to fill me with a deepening sense of wonder for those who have gone before us.
Winter 2007
I am thrilled to announce that my new website is up! Thankyou Wim! There are articles for you to read which I am continuing to write as well as a journal which I add to regularly. The journal is a great opportunity for me to share some of the adventures I get up to when I am traveling as well as at home.
We are out of Beta!
It has been a month since we launched the site and everything has been going nice and smoothly. We received some great comments already and are really keen to find out more about how you are experiencing this site. For that reason we have posted a voting poll here → to gauge your opinion.
Thanks for helping out!
Streamstown Village
Sitting in the centre of the old court cairn, enjoying sun, clouds and gentle breeze I feel such a strong sense of the ancestors. Such a great connection that stretches far back, and gives me the sense of timelessness that I love.
Susan and I have come today with wool for felting, felt, fabric and thread.
We are visioning crane bags which the participants in Feminine Warrior 2 will make – bags to represent the energy of soul and soul skin. Bags to hold the special symbols that come when one engages with their soul work.
Today we also plan to begin to sew our symbols on the inner lining of our bag and prepare the outer case – the soul skin.
Beta time and date settings
We are encountering some differences in times/dates settings which will be solved within the next 24 hours day. All else seems to go as planned.
Welcome from the back room
It has been awhile since our announcement of our new website and as of today you can enjoy our new look! With a live journal, articles and a brand new events calendar we will inform you more about Michelle’s work, life experience and our strong connection to the environment.
We are running the site as a “Beta” version, which gives us the pardon for the occasional glitch caused by quirky behaviour of the various web browser in our pc’s. It would be great to received your findings, enabling us to improve and correct any discrepancies.
The Little Hill of Women
In this landscape I allow myself to be drawn to a place. It calls to me and I follow the call. It is really the way I choose to live my life – in accordance with my spiritual pathway. Of course here in the west of Ireland I feel at home in such a deep sense as I am following the footsteps and the calling of my ancestors. The yearning to know my Father has been such a deep part of me that it is blended with my spiritual essence. It is part of who I am. And as I seek my father and his family – my ancestors, his call inevitably draws me to their home.
Having just finished a series of introductory evenings about my spiritual pathway and my work, I find that my journey has become a continuum, for this year my message is about the Dreamtime connections and of course my own such connection is very much here in the west of Ireland.