It's the Full Moon tonight. I knew that, of course, but hadn't really taken it on board in all aspects. It's cloudy here so I've not seen the moon since a few days ago. Sometimes it's so gloriously bright and shining in the sky but not today. Maybe that's why I knew it was full but didn't, if you know what I mean. There's been a few odd things happening today.

I went to my self-help group again tonight. I'd not been there for a couple of weeks due to various things coinciding but went along tonight. I've been feeling not too bad of late, things could be better (as always) but not as bad as they have been. I don't dare tempt fate by thinking everything is suddenly going to be smelling of roses but I can always hope.

On the way home I took a detour up to the top of Camphill in Queens Park. It's an Iron Age earthwork and contains large boulders which seem to rearrange themsleves every so often with no obvious means of doing so. I haven't been up there for a while. It's a site that holds many memories for me, and is a very significant place. Many rituals have been held there over the years.

I was feeling a bit upset as I walked up the hill and sat for a while on one of the rocks in the centre of the circle. After a while the place did its magic for me and I began to feel a lot better.

I took some photos with my phone while up there. here are some behind the cut. They aren't the best quality but it was beginning to get dark and one of them is of sunset as seen from the hill.

( On Camphill )

After a while I decided that I want to hold a blot there, possibly for Midsummer, as a way of saying thanks. Much has happened in my life and I feel the need to do something. I will have to have a think and will be getting in touch with people about it.

On my way home I was asked out of the blue by a very drunk guy if I knew what schizophrenia was. He said he thought I looked as though I would know. I guess he expected me to say no but, having worked for the National Schizophrenia Fellowship, I guess I have a slightly better knowledge than the average person in the street! So he was a bit surprised when I said yes. I was wondering where all this had come from, but then I remembered about the Full Moon. It's true, it does seem to cause things to happen in "interesting" ways. Ask anyone who has worked in a psychiatric hospital (as I have).