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Imbolc 2014 part 3 of 5 : Fire and Ice at the Druids Circle

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 kal 3 Comments

Crystals, Dragons, Ghosts and shades, God or Goddess, Other Entities, Protection, Quests, Spirit Guides, Spirit of Place, Trees, Visions

Prelude

In my previous Imbolc 2014 posts, I told how Gwas and I had changed plans mid-stream and ended up at Dinas Emrys. A fabulous place of power where I had collected a (quite literally) pocket full of quartz crystals. About an hour after that climb we were parked at the foot of Penmaenmar looking out of the window at the rain, lashing down.

I tried to delve into the pot of summer solstice energy, but it was totally cleaned out and a silent request to Caileach went unanswered. Betrayal? Unlikely, I thought. Caileach has never been a one for on requests requests. Although I felt her presence hovering around, that certainly did not indicate favour and certainly not compliance, oh no not her. She redefines the word Goddess, trust me.

We finished a meagre lunch in the car and saw a brief respite in the rain. We took the chance. Gwas took out his exceptional amount of all-weather gear and asked whether I had changed my mind as to adding to my normal street gear. I considered the option for some moments and felt that the answer should be no. It was an insane decision!

Imbolc 2014 part 2 of 5: A gathering at Dinas Emrys

February 12, 2014February 3, 2014 kal No Comments

Crystals, Dragons, God or Goddess, Incense, Protection, Quests, Spirit of Place, Trees

Cleansing at the Waterfall Gwas had to say farewell to a Water elemental and what better place than Pystol Rhaedr? We arrived early in the morning, cool, crisp and fresh. I was expecting a hike up to the top of the waterfall but the rods informed Gwas that this was not necessary. Brilliant. Not … Read More “Imbolc 2014 part 2 of 5: A gathering at Dinas Emrys” »

Winter Solstice 2013 Dinas Bran – Guidance from Caileach

February 4, 2014February 3, 2014 kal No Comments

Signs and Synchronicity, Visions

Our visit to Dinas Bran was hardly complete. As I mentioned in another post, I had come up to the top of Dinas Bran by a new route and one that was much steeper than normal. Not only that but I seemed to have made the trek with almost no effort. A surprise because I … Read More “Winter Solstice 2013 Dinas Bran – Guidance from Caileach” »

Winter Solstice 2013 – The secret of constellation alignment

January 10, 2014January 8, 2014 Gwas 6 Comments

Ancient Sites, Celestial, Magick

In the final part of my Winter Solstice story for 2013 I talk about one of my favourite places – Dinas Bran. It’s one of the most beautiful, impressive, magickal and mythical places in my area. Having spent time getting to know its spirit of place – the mighty Bran the Blessed – it has provided consistently astonishing results through acts of communing.

On this day, having visited Holywell, this was the destination that Kal was driven (literally) to visit next. Our adventures at Vale Crucis and Eliseg’s Pillar would come afterwards. While the sun still slanted shadows across the land we climbed the impressive hill to reach the remains of the fort on top.

The day was beautiful and clear. Surprisingly, there weren’t many people on the hill today! It was a perfect day for photographs, but we were here for other purposes. Kal was on a mission, and I had a burning question:

Why were some sacred sites and standing stones aligned to stars?

I was hoping that Bran might be able to answer that for me.

Winter Solstice 2013 – Saints and Druids in Llangollen

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Gwas 2 Comments

Ancestors, Other Entities, 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 next couple of posts will concentrate on our next two places – Vale Crucis Abbey, and then the hillfort of Dinas Bran and I will describe the visits in terms of what happened to me.

Before we arrived at Vale Crucis, though, we came through some back roads from Holywell which meant that we came over Horseshoe Pass. At that time of the morning and at this time of the year the views were stunning:

Vale Crucis – free and open in Winter

We began our visit by taking some photographs. You have to get the fiddly stuff done first in this weather or your fingers freeze up! Having got that bit done we circled the site in opposite directions, each of us choosing our spot through a combination of dowsing and intuition.

Conversation with Collen

St Collen is famous for having refused firstly the invitation of, then the hospitality of Gwyn Ap Nudd – the Faery King. After causing him to disappear through the application of holy water, little more is heard of Collen. The story, from the ‘Life of St. Collen‘ and quoted in Lady Charlotte Guest’s translation of The Mabinogion, is reproduced here. [Thanks to Ian Pegler for correcting that].

Winter Solstice 2013 Dinas Bran and the Dragons Soul Book

January 4, 2014January 29, 2014 kal 1 Comment

Dragons, Quests, Spirit Guides

I have mentioned extensively herein my quest to activate the Dragons Soul Book, it has been a quest that has been long in the completing (almost a year and half since inception). I already knew that this visit would not be a conclusion. But had been told that it would be a major change of … Read More “Winter Solstice 2013 Dinas Bran and the Dragons Soul Book” »

Summary of the Year 2013 – Themes

December 20, 2013December 24, 2013 Gwas No Comments

Hedge Druidry, Wheel of the Year

Welcome to the first of three posts to summarise the adventures I’ve had this year. The first post will discuss the major themes of the year and my opinions on them. The second post will go into detail about the lessons I’ve learned and how I have developed as a result of those teachings. Finally, … Read More “Summary of the Year 2013 – Themes” »

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