Exploring Scottish Coastal Jewellery: Connection to Sea and Self
There is a reason the sea so often plays this role. The tides offer a language of return. What recedes comes back. What is hidden is revealed and then concealed again. In this rhythm, many women find permission to move in and out of different versions of themselves without losing coherence. The Selkie, moving between water and land, becomes a powerful symbol of this fluid identity.
From Lice to Toothache- how the Scots treated their woes in the 18th Century
18 th Century herbal medicine in Scotland
Celtic Ritual & May Dew
In the hazy light of a May morning, the desire for ‘dewy skin’ gets a lot more literal…
For years, if you climbed the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh on the 1st of May, you would be...
The Hidden Coffins of Arthur’s Seat
Edinburgh 1836, on the slopes of Arthur’s Seat, five boys made a strange discovery. Within the extinct volcano existed a small cave covered with slate which housed a stack of miniature coffins....