Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Summer 2017 saw me in Formby for an event organised by my wife M. It was hosted by Heron Drums and run by Jonathan Weakes. Its purpose? It was a whole day course on making a sacred drum from animal hide and wood. My choice was to use stag hide, and the hoop was of … Read More “The Birth of the Stag Drum” »
In the second part of the story of my visit to Gop Hill with the shaman Debra I will reveal a powerful change to the energies of the place, and how we dealt with that information. The sky was unashamedly grey, as though pigeons were gathering in dense flocks. I surveyed the sky for any … Read More “Gop Hill 2016 p2 – The White Lady leaves” »
In what is an uncommon privilege I got to work with one of the most eminent examples of what I would call a “wise woman” this week. Debra Delglyn is a well-travelled and widely-experienced practitioner of shamanic arts of all sorts. When we work together I come away wishing I had the time and dedication … Read More “Gop Hill 2016 p1 – The White Lady bares all” »
I was quite hesitant about producing “the usual” summary of the year. It has clearly not been a normal year. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the first half was good, but the second half took a much more dark and difficult turn. I’m not used to that. In all … Read More “Summary of the Year 2015 Part 1” »
Due to the nature of the way I work these days I am now coming across people who share my outlook on life. One such person is Debra Delgyn, an holistic therapist and shaman from Manchester. We had met weeks ago at a networking event and almost without having much of a conversation we just … Read More “A Meeting of Minds” »
Kal walked into the wooded grove at Kerzerho first. He seemed to stand in awe, and went silent. As soon as I entered the space I understood why. I looked at him and he looked at me: “Faery glen!” he said. I agreed. The space was magickal, and bustling with subtle energy life of a … Read More “Beltane 2014 p6 – Bel and Titania at Kerzerho” »
You know, when we look back at our sacred journeys we often find links, connections and synchronicities all over the place. In the midst of pilgrimages however they are often unseen. About half way along the avenue of stones there is a turn off that takes you out of the way a bit to a … Read More “Tatiana the Shaman Beltane 2014 – 05” »
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