Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
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” »
In this post I want to bring together some of the themes of the year, and associate key posts with those themes. Together they forms a description of my spiritual year for 2016. THEME 1 – Taliesin: bardic work, light, awen and courage. IMBOLC: Brigid at Derbyshire sites such as Gawton’s Well. I experienced the … Read More “2016 Summary of the Year” »
In the third (final?) part of the Muse of Taliesin quest stories, Kal and I found ourselves taking the difficult path up the hillside towards Deganwy Castle. high above the mouth of the River Conwy. As usual we were making it hard work, or rather let me say that all of the work in this … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 3 – In The Bosom of Ceridwen” »
In Michael Dames‘ book “Taliesin’s Travels” the famous bard moves from the dolmen of Maen-Y-Bardd to Llyn Geirionydd (“Lake Language”). Completely unbeknownst to me, I followed in exactly the same path! I had used the book merely as a quick reference to discover some of the sites, and they had been lucked out at random. Then I … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 2 – Inspiration Re-Kindled” »
We couldn’t help ourselves. We were having a stretch of great weather in England and it was only the middle of April. We had to go out. I was running out of time to begin my latest quest – The Muse of Taliesin. Therefore, a couple of quick texts, a designated date and time, and … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 1 – Birth of the Quest” »
It was one of the first truly glorious sunny days of this Spring 2014. Of course, such an opportunity cannot be passed up, and so Kal and I made arrangements to go to Dinas Bran. The views alone would be worth the journey, but I had a more pressing reason. I had been out for … Read More “Quest – The Muse of Taliesin” »
On one of the wet days in the middle of my week in Cornwall I decided to do some sightseeing in Truro. As you may be aware by now – if you’re ready my recent Cornwall series – I had been given indications that I might find the third of my ancestral artefacts – the … Read More “Cornwall Winter p8 – The Bardic Chair and The Blood Ring” »
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