Your purpose is the path
Pilgrimagic is your guide to walking, wonder and wellbeing. Join Dru Jaeger on a journey to discover the transformative power of wandering with intention.
More than just a newsletter, Pilgrimagic turns any walk into a life-changing adventure. Even a short stroll can lead to profound self-discovery. So, forget step counters and the latest gear. Here, you'll find the magic in every step.
This is a place to explore how walking can change you as you make your way through life and explore the world around you. Pilgrimagic is about moments, not miles.
Each weekend, Pilgrimagic dives deep with reflections on life’s path, sharing essays on wandering, wellbeing, nature connection and personal development. You'll discover how to infuse your walks with meaning and purpose, and learn how tools like the labyrinth can be a gateway to mystery. And because walking should be accessible for everyone, you’ll find helpful adaptations and suggestions for inclusion.
Plus, you’ll get mid-week activities with Step by step, giving you bite-sized prompts to enrich your next steps.
Unlock the wonder in your walks. Subscribe to Pilgrimagic and discover the magic in every step.
“I love walking in the woods and by the ocean. I look forward to your writing giving me ideas on ways to enhance my walks so that I connect more with nature and have richer experiences.”
Make every step meaningful
Whether you're longing for deeper meaning on your path, yearning to connect with the magic and wisdom of nature, eager to cultivate self-discovery through mindful movement, or seeking to enrich your everyday adventures, Pilgrimagic offers inspiring reflections and practical tips to turn ordinary walks into extraordinary experiences.
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On Saturdays, you’ll get reflective essays about walking and the path to self-discovery to inspire your journey
On Wednesdays, Step by step is a short nudge with a practical tip and or activity to enhance your walking.
You can opt in or out of either series at any time.
Pilgrimagic is a labour of love, so would you consider a paid subscription? Your contributions support my writing projects, and help make Pilgrimagic available to everyone. To thank you for your generosity, I'll send you a monthly behind-the-scenes update on my life and work, and share my latest walks and reflections.
“I chose to support your work because your writing is rich and immersive. It's a joy to read your reflections Dru, and the meaning you make from your experiences. And every word is an encouragement to others to engage in a little wandering for themselves, and to discover the world through their own steps.”
About Dru Jaeger
Whether I’m strolling along the tide line, following a river, walking around the block or embarking on a long-distance trail, I’ve always thought best on my feet. So I started Pilgrimagic as a place to share my reflections on the wonder of wandering.
My walking life
I’m told I took my first steps at ten months old; I was obviously keen to get going. It’s just over fifty years since I started walking. More than half a century later, I think it’s about time I stopped to look back.
After a wildly itinerant life, I finally settled in Fleetwood, a small town at the southern edge of Morecambe Bay in northwest England. It’s a magical place where the fast-moving tide ebbs and flows and the landscape changes hour by hour. It’s also home to the best sunsets in the world, which I love sharing with my partner, Karl.
My worldview is shaped by druidry, an ancient, nature-centred spiritual practice. Druidry is rooted in collaboration with the more-than-human world, and inspired by the ancestral wisdom and rich heritage of the Celtic peoples of the Atlantic Northwest. So for me, living where sea, land, and sky converge is no accident. Being a druid of the wild edge helps me embrace my intuition as I tread the path across life’s shifting sands.
I’m also proudly neurodivergent. I have multi-sensory aphantasia, which means I can’t consciously access any of the senses in my inner world. And my severely deficient autobiographical memory (SDAM) prevents me from mentally time travelling to re-experience past events or envisage the future. There are real challenges caused by these conditions, but I’ve come to consider them as strengths, too. Aphantasia turns my attention outward to notice and capture the detail of the world around me, transforming inner exploration into real-world experience, while SDAM roots me firmly in the present moment. Journalling, photography, ritual and storytelling are essential tools that help me navigate life’s journey, and I’ve learned to approach myself and others with curiosity and kindness.
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Work with me
Aside from writing, I work as an organisational consultant and social impact entrepreneur. I help people do good things together, and support business to understand their values, shape their culture and have a bigger positive impact in the world.
Working with individuals, I’ve trained as a coach and facilitator in the fields of nature connection, mindfulness and labyrinths. The courses, workshops and programmes I developed have helped thousands of people through difficult transitions in life. I spent nearly a decade supporting people who wanted to drink mindfully and live well, and I’m the author of How to Be a Mindful Drinker (published by Dorling Kindersley in 2019).
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