Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
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” »
Lammas is a bitter sweet time for me now. I remember well last year’s visit to Kilmartin in Scotland. This was the last proper outing that Kal and I had together. This celebration is therefore tinged with a knowing that it not only marks the end of the Summer, but it also is a reminder … Read More “Lammas 2016 – Druid’s Circle and The Ring of Kinship” »
Brittany has to be one of my favourite destinations. On this holiday we were making our way through Normandy in order to get there, and so it was an obvious point on the route to include the marvellous Mont St.Michel. Somehow I have always managed to get to the French site, but have never managed … Read More “Return to Mont St Michel 2016” »
In preparation for Imbolc I wanted to construct something similar to what I had seen at other sacred sites related to the goddess Brigid – a wooden cross. I decided to make two crosses – one for me and one for my friend Julia, who would be accompanying me for my Imbolc outing. My concept was … Read More “Crosses for the Bride” »
It was the first energetic thing that I could bring myself to do after Kal’s death. I knew what needed to be done, but I needed a week away to even begin to get enough space between the event and what I needed to find the strength to do. Energetically, shamanically, we had discussed the … Read More “Reconfigurations and Repercussions 2015” »
In part one of this post I wrote how I had spent the evening and early hours in the company of some amazing Sufi’s. We sang, we chanted, we cleansed our hearts and purified our souls (whatever that means). Five hours of practicing some amazing Zikr had left me tired and yet refreshed. But the … Read More “Whirling with the Dervishes p2” »
In the Islamic faith (according to some authorities) there is a night when Allah decides upon the fates of human-kind. The night is called Shab e Baraat in tongues from my heritage. It’s meaning using these words is Night of innocence. The day before the night (night follows day) I got to hear of a … Read More “Whirling with the Dervishes p1” »
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