This is the second and final part of two posts retrieved from Summer Solstice 2017. I have recovered and re-written them as it demonstrates one of the last site visits I did in that year before the blog went down and my life changed a few years later. I was, at the time, attempting to … Read More “Summer Solstice 2017 p2 – Dinas Dinlle and Caer Engan” »
This is the first if two posts that I recovered from Summer Solstice 2017. I had some detailed, and some cryptic, notes which I have re-imagined in order to bring you these two adventures. It seems, although I have now forgotten this, that I had found some sites that day which were linked to tales … Read More “Summer Solstice 2017 p1 – Llech-y-Doll and the Llyn Peninsula” »
The Gold Line Length: 134 miles This post is the third in a set of three posts about a series of ley lines which form a triangle up and down the United Kingdom between points of power. The start of this line (depending on which way you look at it) is The White Hill, the … Read More “The Gold Line – a corridor of speed and regal power” »
The White Line Length: 331 miles. In my previous post about this triangle, called The Lunation Triangle by its discoverer Robin Heath, I talked about The Rose Line. The Rose Line goes from Edinburgh to Cardiff and passes through several sites of stronghold along its route, and many places associated with red or rose colours. … Read More “The White Line – following the virgin” »
In this article I discuss the history of druid triads: their origins, structure and purpose. I discuss the greatest of bardic poets, Taliesin, and then mention some of the philosophical and mystical aspects of triads in general. This article was written with the help of AI. Initially I constructed it for my own edification, but … Read More “Druid Triads – poetry, history and wisdom” »
I spent a day with the Cornivii Druid Grove, an OBOD grove based in the Worcestershire area. I had been invited to their Autumn Equinox (Alban Elfed) ceremony by the leader of my local Cherwell Druids grove Briar. As I travelled with Briar, and she was participating in an initiation ceremony for a member, I … Read More “Birch, Yew and Oak – back around the spiral at Cornovii Grove” »
Michaelmas 29th September 2026 The British Pilgrimage Trust had sent me an e-mail recently reminding me that 29th September was the start of the Michaelmas period of eight days dedicated to the Archangel Michael, or Saint Michael depending on your conception of that spirit. I decided I needed to go out an pay my respects, … Read More “Michaelmas 2026 – Rainbows, Renown and the Blade of Justice” »