Stagfire Healing

01/06/2026

I wanted to take an opportunity to offer a little understanding of shamanic healing from my perspective as a practitioner.

It's a beautiful, deep practice that has been adapted for modern life.

I wish to offer a clear, grounded understanding of shamanic healing, gently encouraging curiosity and moving away from mystical vagueness. In this article, I’ll cover what shamanic healing is (and isn’…

05/05/2026

Letting your garden go...

06/04/2026

I'm excited to announce that Musings of a Scottish Bard has evolved.

If you've followed my journey, you will know I completed my Shamanic Practitioner training in December.

I am launching my practice today! My new name will be Stagfire Healing!

I offer shamanic healing, land and house clearance, particularly around autistic shutdowns, workplace stress, spiritual reconnection and ancestral and generational weight

The poetry, Bardic musings, and forest walks are still here.

Check my new website in my bio.

04/04/2026

I returned to the woods today
I walked the Auld deer track
And met the murder of crows
Who joined my walk

I returned to the woods today
I thought about the journey ahead
And realised it's easy to get caught up in tasks
Without enjoying the journey

I returned to the woods today
I saw most delicate fushia bush
Growing in the most unlikely place
And I screamed just for the feeling it gave

I returned to the woods today
I laughed for no reason
And I went on a shamanic journey
And released

I returned to the woods today
I returned whole
And I returned free!

07/10/2025

On 25th August, one of my poems was published in the first edition of the marvellous

What is the Web?

Deep within the forest, the young bard sits
Protected by glade and grove

The wind blows, whispering quietly through the trees
What a web we weave, they say
But do you know what it is to be the web?

A temporary structure, which can be in an instant gone
And yet, you catch the morning dew

A murmur from the beech tree, look at my roots
But do you know what it is to be a tree?

Be silent, still and not be able to move
One element in a network of a greater forest
And yet able to watch everything and nothing

The wind blows again and the spell is gone
A fleeting moment within the quiet to understand

24/09/2025

Blessings for Alban Elfed or Autumn Equinox. At this festival, we celebrated the delicate balance between light and dark by walking this Labyrinth. We had a light bearer and shadow holder and the gate keeper.

It was a beautiful process to create and participate in this. I was the anchor in the creation process. Well done to all involved!

07/08/2025

It's been 3 short weeks since I went to the first Druid Camp Alba!

I cohosted my first workshop with my dear friend Scott, enjoyed the camp fire, went on a journey through the foothills of the Borders.

This was really the start of something!

01/08/2025

Lughnasadh's blessings today as we celebrate the first harvest!

Here I share a photo taken from the field near the first Druid Camp Alba. That mighty rainstorm you can see was part of the journey!

16/06/2025

How is your 2025?
This year has been a roller coaster, but a good one! I am always amazed by how accurate Oracle readings are. Let me know if you would like me to do a reading for you. Let me know if you would like me to do a reading for you.

https://ascottishbard.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/how-is-your-2025/

At the start of the year, amidst the chaos, I didn’t get to delve into my Oracle reading.  However, I am drawn back to this reflective practice as things have settled. The men& #8217…