The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
One of my favourite books is Margrit Coates’ instructive text Communicating with Animals. Her style is beautifully accessible and friendly; she guides the reader gently through their learning and provides gifts of poetry for us at key points. It is truly an inspiring read.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
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They were told that, in the last lesson of the year, they would read their work out to others in the class as a ‘present’, a gift to each other, to mark the turning of the year.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
21 September: The Autumn Equinox, also known as Beltane and or Alban Elfed.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
The reason why this book mostly reflects on the spirit and features of the Celtic lands, specifically England, is because that is where I am writing it. I believe the Spirit of Place, wherever we are, can have a similar effect on all of us, if we tap into it.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
One of the most important considerations when starting to write is to know who you are writing for.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
Take yourself to a wild place, begin to notice what is around you physically and then try to attune yourself to the spirit of the place.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
Here you can see that there is some sense of character to the writing; the narrative voice it is written in is not my voice. I deliberately made is more poetic, trying to make it more transcendent, to sound like an old storyteller. There is a character to the voice but it is not a character who forces themselves into the story. They are simply
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Autumn with the ancestors
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
spring is about action, not reflection. All of the ideas from my winter reading which have been sitting in the dark earth of my subconscious suddenly get the light they need to grow, and they grow vigorously!