It’s the one-year anniversary of this blog, and I couldn’t have asked for a better year… There have been over 170.000 hits, far more than expected, and the positive feedback has given me the incentive to keep posting and to try and improve the content…
However, I’ll now be taking a break for a while as I’ll be travelling to Europe to do a comparative study of paganism and Shinto. I plan to attend the Earth Goddess festival in Glastonbury, as well as explore the Avebury stone circle with a noted earth mysteries expert. If I’m lucky, I’ll also be taking part in a full moon drumming circle in a neolithic burial chamber. I’ll be away for three months in all, and while I may be able to make the occasional posting, the blog will certainly not be updated as frequently as heretofore.
One of Shinto’s salient characteristics is the cultivation of gratitude, and it’s a great merit of the Japanese that they are so aware of and grateful for their blessings. Mindful of this, I would like to express my own gratitude to all the readers of this blog and to hope that they will continue coming back in future.
Thank you!
Thank *you*, and I very much look forward to seeing what comes of this new venture. Safe travels!
A.J. Dickinson writes in to say…
Thank you thank you
Great traveling shot:
Torii eyes View
FireOrange pillars hair
Blue sky framing
Classic gate original face
Set off by
Gravel walkway
black snap-brim hat
upturned collar warm scarf
The GreatGreenWay back
To Avebury’s stoneWalkWay
On Glastonbury’s processional Tor
Misty Avalon’s ancient earthWatchDoor
Through The ToriiGate LookingGlass
Nature’s Open Deep Inner Door
FootFalls that disappear the useful skye
Binding holding this animated old dust
Leaving night bright wonder delight
Distant isles stars felt seen dreamed
Toes feet souls caressed held in place
HereNow by earth dirt loam oceanic foam
Greening Shinto neoPagan Rites
Happy anniversary
Have a safe trip and keep the posts coming. I am always looking forward to them.
Thank you for an excellent year of wise observations about Shinto, practice and theory. I look forward to your return and continuation of this blog. Best wishes on your travels through the remains of pagan Europe.
No, thank you for this great blog!