Journal from a Doll Maker’s Pilgrimage
Inspired stories of spirit dolls and their creation, tales from pilgrimage and past life recollections healing the wounds of ancestral memory.
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Past and Future Ghosts - the Well Inside Glasgow Cathedral
Future ghost tarot collage made in preparation for a pilgrimage
Ancestral Vows :: My Familiar Stranger
An ancestral memory of releasing an old binding related to healing.
Swan Story :: Retrieval of the Dreamer by Lucy Pierce
Artist Lucy Pierce shares a poem after her Swan Journey with Julia about retrieving the ‘unsung song’ of ancestral wisdom.
Swan Story :: Releasing the Vow to Hide
Robyn’s past life story of removing a vow to hide to feel comfortable to share her gifts in this life.
Joining Hands :: A Doll in the Forest
A story of a spirit doll left as a gift in the forest and the forest helpers that placed her in the right hands.
Past Life Story :: The Net Mender and Perfectionism
A young man struggling with perfectionism journeys back to an ancestral memory of a net mender and a life of purpose undone by grief.
Vasilisa's Doll and Her Strange Magic
A spirit doll created for a young woman to embody the courage and trust of Vasilisa the Brave as she makes her way through the forest to Baba Yaga.
A Vow to Never Live or Love Fully Again
Minerva remembers a love long lost and releases an ancestral vow to open her heart to love again.
Ancestral Vow to Clear the Witch's Name
“I finally saw an older woman, but older in the way that suggests youth could be found beneath layers of weariness, undue stress, and the pain of trying to fit into a world that simply isn’t ready for your gifts. I reach out to touch her hand and find myself passing through the water into her timeline…”