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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” »
A half hour’s drive from my previous site visit I was into the depths of Oxfordshire, and heading toward a site that I had only visited a couple of times before – The Devil’s Quoits near to the village of Stanton Harcourt. This was to be my final destination for the Autumn Equinox tour, and … Read More “Autumn Equinox 2026 p3 – Spirit Guide at The Devil’s Quoits” »
After my Rollright Stones experience, where the site had been unlocked in a specific sequence, I was keen to see whether the rest of the day would live up to that experience. But which sites were in the area that I could reach in my small old car within a day? I checked my maps … Read More “Autumn Equinox 2026 p2 – The Hawk and Hoar Stones” »
As I am “back” and in the swing of things again, I couldn’t let the Autumn Equinox go by without a sacred sites outing, like the old days. As I now reside in north Oxfordshire the obvious place to go was The Rollright Stones. Oft visited, and only 40 minutes away from me, yet not … Read More “Autumn Equinox 2026 p1 – Unlocking The Rollrights” »
September 10th 2026 It has been 9 years since my last post on this blog. There have been many reasons for this delay. The easiest explanation is that I lost my inspiration – my great friend Kal Malik – in 2015. Doing anything “spiritual” after that was much more difficult. So, what has changed to … Read More “Phoenix Rising – the return of the Hedge Druid blog” »
Summer 2017 saw me in Formby for an event organised by my wife M. It was hosted by Heron Drums and run by Jonathan Weakes. Its purpose? It was a whole day course on making a sacred drum from animal hide and wood. My choice was to use stag hide, and the hoop was of … Read More “The Birth of the Stag Drum” »
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