Welcome To The Cauldron
A place to explore the landscape, myth, magic and legend through story.
Hello And Welcome To The Cauldron!
I’ve had lots of new subscribers over the past few months and it’s wonderful to have you all here, so I thought I’d re-introduce myself and remind you all of what you can find here when you stir the cauldron of myth, legend and landscape.
As many of you will know I am an author, consultant, reenactor and professional storyteller. I am lucky enough to live within the beautiful South Downs. My specialism is landscape, heritage and nature interpretation and I have worked with heritage sites, museums, schools, outdoor educators, community groups, councils and libraries to bring history and nature to life through story, creating a sense of place and custodianship. My passion is connecting people with nature, history and the landscape that surrounds them, through storytelling in all its forms. You can find out a little more about my work via my website here and you can find more about my events here.
Cerrdiwen’s Cauldron is a chance for me to share my work with you and in turn, you are supporting my work with story, heritage and folklore, and I thank you from the bottom of my storyteller’s heart. Stories sing to our bones, they live in our DNA and the work that I am doing helps us to reconnect with those ancient voices and rewild ourselves through story.
Here’s what to expect in your inbox from the cauldron:
As A Free Subscriber:
Newsletter - A monthly newsletter that pauses for the cycles of life, stories, folklore, plantlore, podcast and book recommendations.
Book Reviews - A look at the books I am reading during the month.
As A Paid Subscriber:
Behind The Scenes - Find out what really goes on in the life of an author and professional storyteller, warts and all as well as previews of new tellings or ancient tales.
Writing - Occasional Notes From The Downs exploring the stories of the landscape in which I live as well as two short audio books from my murder mystery series ‘The Blake Hetherington Mysteries’, no longer available as print or ebooks.
Spoken word poetry - Symphony of animals uses folklore, stories and kennings to celebrate British wildlife.
Seasonal Living Resources - The Seasonal Altar, Walk With Me, Downloadable Celebration Sheets and follow the wheel of the year with ‘Hearths & Halls’, a trip back in time to see how our ancestors celebrated the seasons.
Podcast Extras - behind the scenes, research trips, outtakes, extra stories, journalling sheets and more for ‘Stories From Lore’ and ‘Stories Of The Sun’
A full archive of posts from October 2022 onwards
Before you peruse the archives, why not grab a cuppa and watch the story of Cerridwen’s Cauldron, the story that started this Substack and one of my favourite stories to tell:
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