Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
This is a short post. It’s also a sad post (for me) and a humorous post (for you). It concerns an object lesson in following one’s intuition. We were in Ireland and were visiting the Boyne Valley sites again. We had bought tickets for both Knowth and Newgrange, but as we left Knowth Kal wanted … Read More “Summer Solstice 2015 p3 – A Sting at Dowth” »
Autumn Equinox is a time to celebrate the harvest, but I’d been celebrating a little too much. Having had a bottle of gin the night before I needed a full detox. Didn’t you know? Hedge Druids love gin. Fact. Luckily the journey to the villages around Cheltenham was smooth – M6, M5, done. I was … Read More “Belas Knap – Autumn Equinox 2013” »
In this final part of the Beltane story for this year I record the nature of my quest for this part of the Wheel of the Year – Beltane to Summer Solstice. We were back into the east of Derbyshire now and visiting sacred sites along the way as we came to them. Being back in … Read More “Beltane 2013 Pt3 – The Perfect Shield” »
In the second part of the day spent visiting the megalithic sites of Antequera in Spain we travelled the mile or so down the main road out of town heading towards the dominant feature in the landscape – the mountain of La Pena. We drove into what can only be described as an industrial estate, … Read More “Spain 2012 – Circling in El Romeral” »
At the end of the preceding post I had been tainted by a dark energy whilst attempting to dissipate it from a ring of granite stones placed on a promontory of the western shores of Iona. Now I was acting intuitively, allowing myself to be guided towards the steps I needed to take to cure myself of … Read More “Ionian Equinox 2012 p7 – The Giant, the Glaistig and the Omphalos” »
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” »
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” »
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