There's really only one person who could kick off Writing the Occult: Connection to Land: a druid. Author, editor, workshop leader & druid Penny Billington of @Druidry will start our day of land connections by talking about druid magic & spiritual connections to the land. 🧵⬇️

#writersofmastodon #druidry #spiritualconnections #landmagic

🧙  💚 From The Guardian--I consider this to be a positive indicator for the North American Land and all of its peoples. I am not, however, altogether sure what, exactly, it indicates.

A challenge to live everyday life better and with a much deeper awareness and appreciation for the Land? That's how I'm looking at it.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/30/wyoming-white-bison-calf-rare

WhiteBuffaloCalf @Wyoming #witchcraft #LandMagic

‘Ball of fluff’: rare white bison born in Wyoming is first in park’s 32-year history

One of Bear River state park’s white heifers gave birth to a snowy calf, which is healthy and runs in circles called ‘zoomies’

The Guardian

From The Guardian (US) this article about Moluk Luyuk (Patwin name) and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National monument in Northern California. With some striking photos. (Which I cannot manage to post here...)

This is part of the region where I grew up, and the Land that still shapes my Craft and world view.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/29/molok-luyuk-california-national-monument

#NorthernCalifornia #Berryessa #MolukLuyuk #LandMagic

Wildflowers, eagles and Native history: can this California ridge be protected?

Described as a ‘botanical wonderland’, the rocky ridge is home to more than 30 species of rare plants and Indigenous village sites

The Guardian