Rather than 'taken' I am received by my beloved Glenys.

My screen name malpagaia is based on the indigenous Australian word 'malpa' meaning friend or helper and our preferred metaphor for mother earth namely Gaia. Thanks to my Welsh heritage and some mature age growing up within the Ananguku landscape around Uluru (Ayers Rock)

Glenys and I are able to hold sacred space at our Blue Mountains home for the purpose of celebrating Gaia's wheel of the year.