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I’m over half way with the telling of this tale of retrieving my ancestor energies. Only three posts to go. Up until now Kal and I have visited our first rath (or ringfort) – Rathcroghan. Feeling a bit peckish we retreated to the visitor centre to get some delicious food, and to obtain some directions … Read More “Forging the Sword at Ogulla Holy Well” »
St Catherine’s Well – Boot – [Portal] [Map] In the fourth part of our Spring Equinox journey you find the intrepid adventurers heading for the Eskdale Valley – a ravine of insurmountable beauty that forms the vista for the Hard Knott Roman hillfort at its eastern end. In the basin of the valley is the … Read More “Spring Equinox 2011: Part 4 – The Nature of St Catherine” »
I have been thinking about The Census that is being taken at the moment. It seems that we are not free to express our beliefs openly, and instead we will have to confirm to an existing label in order to have our beliefs recognised. I rebel against that idea. Instead, where the form asks for … Read More “Census: Some ideas for how to describe your odd beliefs” »
The National UK Census is taken every ten years, and has been since the 19th Century. The census form asks a series of questions about who lives in your home, what type of nationality these people are, and then moves on to discuss some more personal aspects, such as a religious affiliation. Some organisations, such … Read More “Sense and Census – who are you?” »
The Hill of Tara – Thursday 27th May 2010 It was late in the evening when we decided to grab a ‘travelling tea’ and head on up to the hilly complex of sites known as The Hill of Tara [info], the legendary site that was famous throughout Ireland as the seat of ancient Irish kings. … Read More “Hill of Tara – Part 1: Retrieving the Earth Spirit” »
After spending a significant amount of time last year trying to determine the most energetic points of the year we think we have worked out what those are now. It was interesting to try to link those to the 8-fold year of the pagan calendar, for there was undoubtedly some remnant of knowledge retained in … Read More “Imbolc: A Hedge Druid’s preparations” »
IMBOLC This year I have decided to see what impact each of the pagan festival dates – the eight points in the solar year – have upon the earth energies we have been investigating. My aim is to try to coincide with the times when the earth energies are at the peak of their powers, … Read More “Imbolc: The Return of the Male Energy” »
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