Dream Weaving and Crafting

“By cutting new templates, roads and paths, we are not turning our back on society, we are moving it forwards”  So what is dream weaving? For me it is tending the Hearth, the house, the home, from the belief that the home is a place of beauty, it has a soul, it has a magic of its own, a place where people are nurtured and nourished on a spiritual basis as well as a physical and emotional basis.

 

Often referred to as Hearthcraft!

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Hearth, being of Old English in origin meaning fireplace, the part of a floor in which a fire is made; was sometimes called “the burning place”. This space symbolises the heart of the home. It is where, once upon a time, meals were possibly cooked, or families gathered.  It provided heat to the entire house.

 

The hearth was the centre which the rest of the home revolved around. It provides comfort, protection, sustenance, and entertainment.  In the Irish and Scottish traditions, the Hearth was somewhere one would rest at the liminal times of day, twilight and dusk; the Hearth was itself liminal, a portal of sorts,  as the veils thinned, it was a place where often a deceased loved one would appear, standing beside the fireside. 

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The Hearth for many has become a symbolic place, an altar table or chair, just like my old 'Weavers Chair" that sits beside the altar, resting under the ladder of 9.

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Enjoy exploring below! 

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