I believe that living is an attitude of mind which can be cultivated, a way of approaching the world which anyone can learn to adopt: an enchanted life is possible for everybody.

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Enchantment, by my definition, is not about escapism, or fantasy, magical thinking: it is founded on a vivid sense of belongingness to a rich and multi-layered world, and a profound and whole-hearted participation in the adventures of your life.

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The enchanted life is one which is intuitive, embraces wonder and fully engages the creative imagination – but it is also deeply embodied, ecological, grounded in place and community. It flourishes on work that has heart and meaning; it respects the instinctive knowledge and playfulness. It understands the myths we live by; thrives on learning, nature, poetry, song and dance. It loves the folkloric and the handcrafted. It respects wild things, recognises the wisdom of the crow. It rummages and roots on the wild edges, but comes home to an enchanted home and garden. It is engaged with the small, the local, the ethical; enchanted living is slow living.

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One chooses the enchanted life. To live an enchanted life is to pick up the pieces of our bruised and battered psyches, and to offer them the nourishment they long for.

 

Our work together is about awakening. Challenging the origin stories and beliefs. Allowing yourself to be open to challenges in the change you make. To be taken in by the extraordinary which lies at the heart of the ordinary.

 

Above all, to live an enchanted life is to fall in love with the world all over again. This is an active choice, a leap of faith. Embrace the essence of healing and wholeness. All will serve you to discover and grow more of your own living stories.