Tag: mountain

Summer Solstice 2015 p6 – Three Winds at Knockbrach

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Summer Solstice 2015 p6 – Three Winds at Knockbrach
Crossing The Hedge, Elements earth-water-fire-air, Hills and Mounds, Holy Wells and Sacred Springs, Quests, Sylphs, Wheel of the Year

After spending a delightful lunchtime in the company of our Irish hosts Regina and David, we set off again heading for a site which we had visited before – Knockbrach – a hill which we knew had a ‘fort’ on top. David, however, wanted to show us some other structures on the hill that we … Read More “Summer Solstice 2015 p6 – Three Winds at Knockbrach” »

Samhain at the Summit – Part 2 of 2

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Samhain at the Summit – Part 2 of 2
Dragons, Hills and Mounds, Pilgrimage, Saint George, Spirit of Place

In this final part of the story of my ascent of Kilimanjaro we pick up the story as I am standing looking at the most beautiful sunrise that I have ever witnessed, The deep clear colours are something that I can’t do justice to in words or in the photos that we all took. You … Read More “Samhain at the Summit – Part 2 of 2” »

Samhain at the Summit 2014 – Part 1 of 2

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Samhain at the Summit 2014 – Part 1 of 2
Dragons, Hills and Mounds, Meditation, Spirit of Place

You may rightfully ask “Where the hell have you been?” A distinct lack of posts from me for a while. The response to such a question would be that I have been out of the country for a while. I spent Samhain in Africa, climbing the largest free-standing mountain in the world – Kilimanjaro. Did that … Read More “Samhain at the Summit 2014 – Part 1 of 2” »

Summer Solstice 2014 p6 – Cailleach Gives Birth

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Summer Solstice 2014 p6 – Cailleach Gives Birth
Cailleach or Morrigan, Circles and Stones, Faery, God or Goddess, Natural Magick, Signs and Synchronicity, Spirits, Wheel of the Year

Dromagorteen stone circle, Kerry, Ireland Dammit! I’ve missed a post and now they’re slightly out of order. This is the sixth post of my Ireland summer solstice story. Sorry that I have posted it after the seventh! I don’t know how I missed it because this is a really important post, full of magical happenings … Read More “Summer Solstice 2014 p6 – Cailleach Gives Birth” »

Cadair Idris: The Dragon’s Teeth

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Cadair Idris: The Dragon’s Teeth
Ancient Sites, Energy work, Modern Druidry, Queen Mab

Sunday 25th July 2010 – Cadair Idris, Gwynedd, Wales. To walk up Cadair Idris was the culmination of the set of tasks that I had been guided to follow in order to fulfil this particular stage of the year, from Summer Solstice to Lammas. The vision I had received was that I needed to “wake the dragon“. … Read More “Cadair Idris: The Dragon’s Teeth” »

King of the Mountain

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King of the Mountain
Modern Druidry, Quickie

I am thinking of mountains because tomorrow I climb Scafell Pike in Lakeland. Once again I’ve under-estimated Nature. I thought, “2 hours to get there, 4 hours up and down, 2 hours back = 8 hours. Still daylight when we get back!” The review of the routes I’ve just read says 5.5 hours just to … Read More “King of the Mountain” »