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A place to come home to. Somewhere to curl up warm and sleep while outside winter reigns. A place where treasure is gathered and appreciated. Tracks lead here, none come out.

Where is your treasure kept safe?

Coming home and resting is something we all need to do. In our …

In the clearing by the sacred symbol stone I stand. Just being here awakens all my senses. I feel the joy of being alive on my skin, and I can smell it in the resinous air. I can see its vibrancy and taste it in everything around me. Everything is …

This project needs to be finished. It is time someone did some serious work on this. The sun is just rising, so there is time to do it today. It is no use postponing this any longer.

What is waiting to be finished?

The only way to become confident in …

Boundaries are like dry stone walls. Sometimes part of them falls down and needs re-building. We need to maintain them, because they are what keeps us safe from intrusion.

Is your boundary in good repair?

Asserting our boundaries can cause conflict with others. Especially if we have given them easy …

A fire roars at the centre of a stone circle. The stones receive heat and light from the fire, but also reflect it back to the centre and to each other. Overhead, the stars of the Great Bear shine.

What do you receive? What do you give?

Warming myself at …

The rain is beating down on this bleak stony landscape. Life is hanging on, but everything seems hopeless and designed to make us feel despair. There is nothing left. We are stripped naked before the elements.

What makes you feel naked?

Loss has broken all our defenses. All around us …

All this treasure just lying there. All this riches being hoarded in a mound. It should be used and enjoyed. There should be a feast and games. Here, the treasure is lonely.

Do you use your treasure?

We have not learned to freely share our treasure. We are so frightened …

The giant on the Hill is the Ancestor who shaped this Land. He made the tools that cleared the forest from the valley and ploughed the first fields. He poured the power of his creativity out upon the Land. We are still fed because of his labour and that of …

From the top of the valley, two streams flow through the frozen land towards us. At the marker of the standing stone, they combine and mix their waters and flow on together. Two talents, two influences, two ideas, or two sets of resources need to be combined.

Which two things …

A place deep in the Earth, in the bosom of the Land. A place to face the darkness within. A place to go deep. A place where you survey what passes through you.

What is hidden in the darkness?

The gaming board shows us the energies that are moving through …

He is the guardian of the gate that leads into the Sacred Land. He is solid and strong, and his hound mirrors his faithfulness. He is utterly trustworthy.

What in your life can you trust?

The Stone King teaches us how to build a solid foundation for our lives. He …

The Stone Queen is aware of the state of the Land. Everything that happens is laid out on her gaming board. She asks us to be aware of the state of our own lives, our own sacred Land.

Look into my mirror. What do you see?

By watching the movements …

Despite the cold and the loneliness of the road, the Stone Knight continues upon his quest. His progress is slow but steady. He faithfully serves the Land, searching for the return of Joy.

Are you faithful to your purpose?

He serves the Sovereignty of the land faithfully. The Elements teach …

The Stone Maiden listens. She sits on the Sacred Land, listening deeply to the voice of all things around her. She becomes one with the Land and feels its hurts and its joys in her body. When she feels these things, she asks the all important question that starts the …