Emerging from Soil

Welcome to Soil.Skin.Bone

Welcome here.

I have been deeply wintering through these dark months, finding myself in a rich humus of leaf litter and composted versions of my old self, brought to ground through Vision Quests, soulfully nourishing containers and deep devotional tending to the most tender parts of myself.

I have been sleeping on the earth, cocooned in the wind, listening with my heart.

As the energies of the Spring Equinox gather the seeds I planted in those deliciously dark days have begun to find their way into the light. And it is from here the unexpected, yet mouth watering invitation of stepping into Soil•Skin•Bone has emerged. 

Here feels like a meeting place.   A place where I can meet the new version of myself, the one who has been unlearning and unhooking from the westernized clutches of modernity and layers of conditioning that have held me hostage in the shadows of disconnect from my body, from the land and from my Soul for far to long.

There are some wild adventures ahead dipped in soil, skin and bone.

I will be weaving with ritualistic practices, ceremony, deep listening, queer ecology, embodied animism, devotional land-based practices, shapeshifting and so much more. I am holding out my hope that all I share here, my words, my art and my creations will be like a ripple on a never-ending pond, translating the trembles, the rhythms and textures I encounter with our More than Human Kin so we may all find new ways to honor the land and honor all our bodies, however they come.

I will be reimagining belonging, love and intimacy and holding this out as a communal invitation to turn our gazes, switch our lenses and explore the other possibilities that sit past the edges of our consciousness.

I will be sharing all that comes as I wander along this path here amongst these pages.

This feels rather like my metamorphosis as I find my feet tentatively stepping out into my Soul work and I would love you to stand witness to all that unfolds here. 

Who am I?

My name is Louise. I am a Weaver and Spinner of both the visible and invisible realms. As a Death Doula and Grief Tender, I serve as a Gatekeeper, nurturing & translating the boundaries between the human and More then human worlds. For simplicity, I describe myself as a Shamanic Practitioner; however, my craft is deeply rooted in this land, akin to that of the Cunning Folk.

As I sit here, sorting out the threads to start weaving this tapestry of an Introduction I find myself wrestling with my human brain of what I think I should tell you about myself and my work, and the conversation my Soul is yearning to have with you. So lets go with the Soul conversation and see where we end up.

I am a mother of two children, both now grown up and carving out wonderful lives for themselves, I am beyond proud of them. They have been and remain my greatest joy & truest of love. I live on the edge of a small village, on the edge of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Our home is surrounded by the beautiful Shropshire countryside and we are circled by 13 Ancient Oak Trees. In the Woodlands to the East and to South live the Buzzards and the Owls. In the great Oak tree opposite my home is often where the Crows and Rooks gather, without fail , when change is on the breeze. To the front of my home is a Water Well, I have always had a Well on or by the places I live. In some other world or in time gone by I suspect I was a Well Maiden.

Over the past few years, I have tended, loved, and nurtured my relationship with my home and the land I am guardian of. It has blossomed into a profound and enduring love affair. I am intimately familiar with the rise and fall of this land's contours like no other. The land recognizes me by my scent, by the sound of my footsteps, and by my breath's rhythm. In turn, I understand the land just as deeply. I recognize the first bird to sing at dawn, the paths the fox treads, where the owl hunts, and I sense any change, discomfort, unrest, or joy that is on the horizon or stirring beneath the surface. Its a relationship I feel very blessed to hold.

My work is based in death and grief , nature, animism, ritual and ancestral crafts, with my own creations available to buy in my shop. You can find these on my Website www.Weavingwonderment.com, or over on instagram @weavingwonderment.

Much Love

Louise x