Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Posts about interesting trees or tree welfare
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” »
For the Winter Solstice I asked my spirit guides where I should go. In a dream I was given the name of a place to look for – “Llansantffraid“. Now, this seemed like a clear message, but Wales has a few options when it comes to places named in that way. The first option was … Read More “Winter Solstice 2016 p1 – Illog The Well” »
On a bright clear morning I made my way south and west of the M25 ring road around London, and down into the heart of Surrey’s scenic surroundings. I saw signs for Bognor Regis and Worthing and realised that I was closer to the South Downs National Park then I had imagined. Yet it felt like the very … Read More “Surrey 2016 p4 – The Matron and The Ancient Yew” »
It has been a while since I have visited the wisdom keeper that is the Llangernyw Yew tree. I was feeling that I should, even though I felt oddly out of kilter with the place. Maybe this was an opportunity to recover myself, to recover my attachment to the tree, and to remember the good … Read More “Llangernyw Yew 2016 – Yew Breathing and New Learning” »
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” »
The wonderful thing about the Kilmartin Glen area is the density of megalithic sites, and the way the local authority has presented and preserved these important places. Dunchraigaig Cairn [link] is a prime example of this. We flew past it on the way in, but now we were heading back along the road we came in … Read More “Lammas 2015 p3 – Dunchraigaig Cairn and the Ash Tree” »
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