Category: Saints

Winter Solstice 2013 p1 – Saints and Druids in Llangollen

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Winter Solstice 2013 p1 – Saints and Druids in Llangollen
Ancestors, Churches and Temples, Gwyn Ap Nudd, Herbalism, Other Entities, Saint Collen, Saint Duignan, Saint Winifrede, Wheel of the Year

Winter Solstice was spent in and around the Llangollen area. It’s not only easy for us to get to, but there are some favourite sites which we know always deliver when it comes to both scenery and ‘sorcery’. Kal has already covered our visit to St.Winifrede’s Well in Holywell, which was a shared experience. The … Read More “Winter Solstice 2013 p1 – Saints and Druids in Llangollen” »

Winter Solstice 2013 at the Holy Well

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Winter Solstice 2013 at the Holy Well
Dowsing, Healing, How To, Saint Winifrede

The weather here in the middle-kingdom has been unseasonably kind. Thus it was a fine, bright and crisp morning when we set of for the first of three visits on this Winter Solstice of 2013. Our major visit was going to be Dinas Bran. But I had added the brace of Holywell and Vale Crucis, at … Read More “Winter Solstice 2013 at the Holy Well” »

Samhain 2013 p4 – Arthurs Stone, Henbane and the Builders Path

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Samhain 2013 p4 – Arthurs Stone, Henbane and the Builders Path
Dolmens, Barrows and Chambers, Hedge Druidry, Herbs and Remedies, Quests, Saint Iestyn, Wheel of the Year

My previous visit in 2011 to Arthur’s Stone had been in full sunshine. Today, Samhain, was very different with a blanket of grey cloud shedding rain all around us in sporadic bursts. I felt sure that we were in for a damp visit, but on arrival the clouds stopped dispensing rain and left only a wet sheen over … Read More “Samhain 2013 p4 – Arthurs Stone, Henbane and the Builders Path” »

Samhain 2012 – The Hawk and The Dove

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Samhain 2012 – The Hawk and The Dove
Ancient Sites, Circles and Stones, Columba or Columcille, Gwalchmai or Gawain, Hedge Druidry, Natural Magick, Quests, Ritual, Trees, Wheel of the Year

Finally I have got around to writing up my Samhain 2012 experiences. It’s only the back end of November, and this occurred at the beginning of October! One aspect of this year’s work has been the incredible amount of material we have had to deal with. Only a fraction of it appears on this blog. … Read More “Samhain 2012 – The Hawk and The Dove” »

Ionian Equinox 2012 p3 – The Abbey of Iona

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Ionian Equinox 2012 p3 – The Abbey of Iona
Ancient Sites, Churches and Temples, Dowsing, Saints, Wheel of the Year

Considering that we’d only landed on the island a matter of an hour prior to this point a lot had gone on already. This was fixing up to be a worthwhile visit already. Whatever next? As though in a form of light relief I switched my attention away from the ancient mound of the giant … Read More “Ionian Equinox 2012 p3 – The Abbey of Iona” »

Ionian Equinox 2012 p2 – A Giant Grave

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Ionian Equinox 2012 p2 – A Giant Grave
Ancient Sites, Dowsing, Giants, Hedge Druidry, Saints, Spirits, Wheel of the Year

As you approach the Abbey of Iona – with its church dedicated to Mary – the first sight you encounter is the mound of Odran (or Oran). It lies before the abbey like a pregnant belly, partially obscuring the visible entrances to the abbey buildings. It immediately drew my attention, and I became mesmerised by it. … Read More “Ionian Equinox 2012 p2 – A Giant Grave” »

Rosicrucian elements to the Knights Quest

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Rosicrucian elements to the Knights Quest
Churches and Temples, Circles and Stones, Quests, Saint Sulien

Since beginning my Knights Quest I have been asked to obtain 9 Blue Keys to present to Cailleach this coming Autumn (see the Knights Quests posts).  This last weekend (12 Feb 2011) Gwas and I decided to visit some sacred sites that I had chosen in and around Llangollen in Wales. My choice had sights had … Read More “Rosicrucian elements to the Knights Quest” »