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The ancient way cafe and rv park was a pretty nice place to stop at. Beautiful area to saunter in. Lots of people traveling through and stopping. Made me think of Baghdad Cafe. Owned by a dyke and managed by faeries spilling over from Zuni mt faerie sanctuary it was a colorful oasis in the middle of nowhere.
River Jordan in our Practical Magic issue (which has long been sold out but is available as a free download (because we love you)?
Learn all about River, who has written numerous books and is generally dazzling and Southern and magical, at her website https://www.riverjordanink.com/
River’s latest tome, The Ancient Way: Discoveries on the Path of Celtic Christianity, just came out this month, and Ann Patchett calls it “a warm and glorious book of our time,” which does not sound terrible.
Here is a synopsis:
For years, from her home on a hill outside Nashville, River Jordan felt a call to travel to the mystical Isle of Iona, off the coast of Scotland–the island that gave birth to Celtic Christianity. In The Ancient Way she invites us to leave the sacred space of our homes and our lives and join her on this pilgrimage.
With the help of friends and the kindness of strangers, Jordan winds her way across green mountains to late-night ferries, across islands and down one-way roads led by the light of Iona and a trust in God. Along the way she explores ancient Celtic Christian practices such as cherishing creation, trusting spiritual friendship, offering hospitality, creative imagination, and honoring community–carrying them home with her to infuse her daily life.
This is an intimate story of imagination, of personal transformation, of stillness and prayer. It’s also a quirky, thoughtful guide for cultivating divine connection and creativity as we embark on our own wild adventures, chasing after the mystery that calls us all.
You can also read a lovely review by Claire Fullerton in the NY Journal of Books.
Europe became sick because it tore apart from its own heritage, it had to deny its very roots. If Europe is to be healed spiritually, it must recover its spiritual past—at least, it should not hold it in such dishonor...
Ram Swarup
An Ancient Way of Being
Hearth and Home. The blazing fire in the hearth is symbolic for the living center - of the family, of the community, AND of the nation... I would expand that to not separate nations but the global community... all of us on this planet, together. Family intimates gather around. There is a sanctity to be found in the most ordinary and familiar things. In ancient times the hearth was the center of the city. The hearth was felt to be the center of the planet and of the universe. Today there are layers upon layers of this center. We are coming back to this ancient way of being. Centering within our hearth and home. Centering within our hearts that lead to knowing and becoming what one is. What our planet is. Connected to this internal center one feels at home, in balance, at rest. Passion and spirit can then flame up into creativity. The flames will not leap out to consume the house. Chaos will not invade and contaminate. You are protected and supported by consciousness, by the watchful hearth.
Confabulator (Conversation) a 14th century manuscript from Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medicina, Italia.
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