Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
On a path such as mine I have a few rules – “reciprocal investments” you might call them – tacit agreements. The idea is that if I “tune in” to the Flow of the Universe in search of inspiration, then I must be prepared to act upon its motivations. In other words, if I ask … Read More “Ding Dong – Bran calling!” »
The day began with the promise of something beautiful to emerge from the nascent silver-grey clouds, whose meagre partings would later reveal the full glory of the late summer sun. Intrepid as always, and eager like beagles penned until their exuberance breaks free, Kal and I rushed for the mutually agreed starting point for most … Read More “Lammas 2012 – Healing History at Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall” »
Llangollen in North Wales was Kal’s choice of venue. It seemed a perfect choice for the beginning of the year – we only had a few hours of daylight and Llangollen has many interesting and previously fruitful sites in close proximity. There was no debate. There had been a sudden cold snap which had settled in making the … Read More “Bran and the Metamorphosis of the Raven 2012” »
This is the first of a three-part post on my Beltane exploits this year. As usual I went out into the countryside accompanied by my amiable sidekick Kal, and I had the intention of discovering my next quest for this part of the year – my Beltane Directive, if you will. Our first stop was … Read More “Beltane 2011 Part 1 – The Hawk of May” »
Often we return to places many months or years after a visit and find that we have a purpose similar to our previous visit, but this time we are further up the spiral of life and the work is subtly different. Other times, we get called back to a place much sooner because there is … Read More “Return to Dinas Bran 2010: Neutral Paths and Flying Stars” »
Thursday 23rd September – Dinas Bran, Llangollen, Clwyd, Wales. In the final of our site visits on this Autumn Equinox day we chose the destination that had been our first and only firm choice the whole while – the hill of Dinas Bran, the castle fortress of the legendary Bran the Blessed. The hill stand out as … Read More “Autumn Equinox 2010: Part 4 – Dinas Bran” »
The Llangernyw Yew : April 19th 2010 After our visit to The Druid’s Circle at Penmaenmawr we sidled off into the sunset heading inland cross-country to Llangernyw. I had a few random items on my agenda to work on, whereas I knew that for Kal this was the main reason for his visit. He was … Read More “Llangernyw : Warnings and Weirdness” »
