Ruby
@nicmara.bsky.social
Pagan, Scottish folk magic practitioner, and all round witchy woman 🌿 mental health occupational therapist 🏴
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Ruby
@nicmara.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Perfect weekend in which I stayed with the family in rural Perthshire and cuddled an elderly chicken.
Over halfway through my 8 week fitness program and I can't believe how much stronger and more together I feel in my body!
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Over halfway through my 8 week fitness program and I can't believe how much stronger and more together I feel in my body!
Had a lovely time at the Scottish #Pagan Federation Conference 2025 yesterday - I love connecting with and learning from pagans of all paths, and it was great to be back in my birth city of Edinburgh again ✨
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Had a lovely time at the Scottish #Pagan Federation Conference 2025 yesterday - I love connecting with and learning from pagans of all paths, and it was great to be back in my birth city of Edinburgh again ✨
Got a bit emotional this morning seeing all the autumn colours - hello home! 🍂🍁🍄
October 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Got a bit emotional this morning seeing all the autumn colours - hello home! 🍂🍁🍄
Visited Dunino Den today after being recommended it as a great site for pagans... To find it covered in rubbish. People keep tying bits of plastic to trees as a vague gesture to clootie well traditions, but it just hurts the land.
I left the den with a full bag of litter..
I left the den with a full bag of litter..
October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Visited Dunino Den today after being recommended it as a great site for pagans... To find it covered in rubbish. People keep tying bits of plastic to trees as a vague gesture to clootie well traditions, but it just hurts the land.
I left the den with a full bag of litter..
I left the den with a full bag of litter..
It's taken 2 hours but I've managed to clean, clear, rearrange, and tidy the whole living room 😤🥱 only 4 more rooms in the flat to go!!
June 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's taken 2 hours but I've managed to clean, clear, rearrange, and tidy the whole living room 😤🥱 only 4 more rooms in the flat to go!!
I keep revisiting The Outrun (2024) - her story hit me in such a personal way and the island on which it's set was a place I visited at a pivotal moment in my life. Going to read the book soon 🌊
a seal swimming in the ocean looking at the camera
ALT: a seal swimming in the ocean looking at the camera
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June 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I keep revisiting The Outrun (2024) - her story hit me in such a personal way and the island on which it's set was a place I visited at a pivotal moment in my life. Going to read the book soon 🌊
Camping in Glen Etive last weekend was pure healing ⛰️ lots of swimming in Crystal clear water 🌊 #scotland #folkmagic
May 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Camping in Glen Etive last weekend was pure healing ⛰️ lots of swimming in Crystal clear water 🌊 #scotland #folkmagic
Nothing like pausing on my way to work to watch two hares running in a field under the bright morning sun ☀️ it seemed like they stopped to watch me for a bit too, a wee magical moment 🥰
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Nothing like pausing on my way to work to watch two hares running in a field under the bright morning sun ☀️ it seemed like they stopped to watch me for a bit too, a wee magical moment 🥰
Climbed up what felt like the windiest hill in the world today, surprised I wasn't blown right off the top!
Worth it for the stunning views from the Tay and other Sidlaws, right to Shiehallion, Ben Mor, and the Angus Glens
#scotland
Worth it for the stunning views from the Tay and other Sidlaws, right to Shiehallion, Ben Mor, and the Angus Glens
#scotland
May 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Climbed up what felt like the windiest hill in the world today, surprised I wasn't blown right off the top!
Worth it for the stunning views from the Tay and other Sidlaws, right to Shiehallion, Ben Mor, and the Angus Glens
#scotland
Worth it for the stunning views from the Tay and other Sidlaws, right to Shiehallion, Ben Mor, and the Angus Glens
#scotland
As a pagan with an atheist partner having to explain not to wash up the offerings on the altar when he asks:
"so uhh.. The things in the spare room [referring to the oatcakes and drinks]... Is that like umm... Gifts?"
"so uhh.. The things in the spare room [referring to the oatcakes and drinks]... Is that like umm... Gifts?"
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As a pagan with an atheist partner having to explain not to wash up the offerings on the altar when he asks:
"so uhh.. The things in the spare room [referring to the oatcakes and drinks]... Is that like umm... Gifts?"
"so uhh.. The things in the spare room [referring to the oatcakes and drinks]... Is that like umm... Gifts?"
Having a life admin day with council tax, hmrc dealings etc... Its really making me reflect on the accessibility of it all
May 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Having a life admin day with council tax, hmrc dealings etc... Its really making me reflect on the accessibility of it all
Always finish an episode of black mirror ready to delete all my apps, throw out my phone, live off-grid... And yeah I never stick to it
May 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Always finish an episode of black mirror ready to delete all my apps, throw out my phone, live off-grid... And yeah I never stick to it
Garlic bitter, gorse sweet;
Springtime gifts for us to eat.
Pick it, wash it, add it to stew,
But just enough for me and you;
For if we wish to live in peace,
We must ensure that all can feast!
A little springtime forage poem that the spirits helped me to write 🌱
Springtime gifts for us to eat.
Pick it, wash it, add it to stew,
But just enough for me and you;
For if we wish to live in peace,
We must ensure that all can feast!
A little springtime forage poem that the spirits helped me to write 🌱
It is still wild garlic season! I like to forage from this den about 10 minutes from my home; where it grows so abundantly you could collect a sackful and not make a dent in the green.
May 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Garlic bitter, gorse sweet;
Springtime gifts for us to eat.
Pick it, wash it, add it to stew,
But just enough for me and you;
For if we wish to live in peace,
We must ensure that all can feast!
A little springtime forage poem that the spirits helped me to write 🌱
Springtime gifts for us to eat.
Pick it, wash it, add it to stew,
But just enough for me and you;
For if we wish to live in peace,
We must ensure that all can feast!
A little springtime forage poem that the spirits helped me to write 🌱
It is still wild garlic season! I like to forage from this den about 10 minutes from my home; where it grows so abundantly you could collect a sackful and not make a dent in the green.
April 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It is still wild garlic season! I like to forage from this den about 10 minutes from my home; where it grows so abundantly you could collect a sackful and not make a dent in the green.
I love Highland coos so much!!!!! Cutest animal in the world I was so excited
April 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I love Highland coos so much!!!!! Cutest animal in the world I was so excited
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
NEW HAVEN, CT—Calling such concern for linguistic precision a clear indicator of a thriving country, a panel of historians from Yale University issued a statement Thursday announcing that quibbling over the exact definition of a concentration camp was a sign of a healthy society. “Studies of the past tell us that nitpicking the particular semantics […]
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April 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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The UK Supreme Court is made up of 10 men and 2 women.
So congratulations "feminists" you've effectively allowed a group of men decide what it means to be a woman. Incredibly progressive, I'm sure this won't pose ANY problems for cis women as well as trans men and women /s
So congratulations "feminists" you've effectively allowed a group of men decide what it means to be a woman. Incredibly progressive, I'm sure this won't pose ANY problems for cis women as well as trans men and women /s
April 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The UK Supreme Court is made up of 10 men and 2 women.
So congratulations "feminists" you've effectively allowed a group of men decide what it means to be a woman. Incredibly progressive, I'm sure this won't pose ANY problems for cis women as well as trans men and women /s
So congratulations "feminists" you've effectively allowed a group of men decide what it means to be a woman. Incredibly progressive, I'm sure this won't pose ANY problems for cis women as well as trans men and women /s
Sorry I was late to work, I spent my morning trying to nurse a bee back to health 🐝
April 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Sorry I was late to work, I spent my morning trying to nurse a bee back to health 🐝
A bit too early for the bluebells to be out at Kinclaven Bluebell Woods, but we had a beautiful walk regardless. Will have to go back in a month for the carpet of flowers!
#witchywalks #scotland
#witchywalks #scotland
April 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A bit too early for the bluebells to be out at Kinclaven Bluebell Woods, but we had a beautiful walk regardless. Will have to go back in a month for the carpet of flowers!
#witchywalks #scotland
#witchywalks #scotland
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not to be dramatic but this is about to become my favorite book @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
not to be dramatic but this is about to become my favorite book @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social
Where better to read the last few chapters of Milldust and Dreaming Bread by @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social than huddled in a souterrain, or "earth house" hidden in the middle of sunny fields?
I was joined by a hare, some sort of bird of prey, many happily noisy songbirds, and busy wee bumblebees!
I was joined by a hare, some sort of bird of prey, many happily noisy songbirds, and busy wee bumblebees!
April 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Where better to read the last few chapters of Milldust and Dreaming Bread by @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social than huddled in a souterrain, or "earth house" hidden in the middle of sunny fields?
I was joined by a hare, some sort of bird of prey, many happily noisy songbirds, and busy wee bumblebees!
I was joined by a hare, some sort of bird of prey, many happily noisy songbirds, and busy wee bumblebees!
Another one for #witchywalks 🌊 elephant rock near Montrose, #Scotland
Nearby was the ruins of what looked like a wee old fort or castle. I wished there was more information about it beyond the warning sign of its crumbling structure!
Nearby was the ruins of what looked like a wee old fort or castle. I wished there was more information about it beyond the warning sign of its crumbling structure!
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Another one for #witchywalks 🌊 elephant rock near Montrose, #Scotland
Nearby was the ruins of what looked like a wee old fort or castle. I wished there was more information about it beyond the warning sign of its crumbling structure!
Nearby was the ruins of what looked like a wee old fort or castle. I wished there was more information about it beyond the warning sign of its crumbling structure!
The Caterthuns in Angus, #Scotland ☀️ two iron age hillforts, walking up them felt like moving into a slightly seperated world; a liminal space between land and sky.
#witchsky #witchywalks #pagansky
#witchsky #witchywalks #pagansky
April 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Caterthuns in Angus, #Scotland ☀️ two iron age hillforts, walking up them felt like moving into a slightly seperated world; a liminal space between land and sky.
#witchsky #witchywalks #pagansky
#witchsky #witchywalks #pagansky