After a career as a magazine journalist and as editor of Coast magazine, Clare moved to a smallholding in Herefordshire. Instead of the daily London commute, Clare now writes books, keeps sheep and chickens, looks after an orchard and grow vegetables. Any free time is spent on walks with her dog Fred in search of holy wells, springs and leylines. Fortunately, Herefordshire, a land rich in folklore and magic, is brimful with all of these.

I cannot express how grateful I am for this book. It opens up our imagination to water in all its forms, flows and meanings. Whether through suggested example places, rituals “ or ideas of how, when and where to engage with water “ the author immerses the reader in an ocean of possibilities. Critically, the careful attention to mythology alerts us to the many dimensions of reality that water invites us to experience. This is a practical, mystical, mythological, scientific, geographical, psychological and poetic book, which will contribute to reconnecting us with life.

• Introduction:The Source of All ThingsChapter One:Deep WaterChapter Two:Still WatersBlessings from Above:A Word or Two About RainChapter Three:Rushing Water:Waterfalls, Streams and RiversChapter Four:Taking the WatersChapter Five:The OceanFurther ReadingAcknowledgments