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Spring Equinox 2017 P1 – Venus and The Crow

Posted on March 27, 2017 By Chris No Comments on Spring Equinox 2017 P1 – Venus and The Crow
Spring Equinox 2017 P1 – Venus and The Crow
Ancient Sites, Circles and Stones, Corvus The Crow, Quests, Spirit of Place, Swyre, Venus, Visions, Wheel of the Year

It’s hard to find the time to do all you need or want to do. Debra Delglyn – the wonderful shaman of south Manchester and teacher of The Wisdom Path – had been diligently asking me when we could meet. I suggested a particular day – the Spring Equinox. I took a day off work … Read More “Spring Equinox 2017 P1 – Venus and The Crow” »

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Surrey 5 – Catherine’s Hill and Artington Well

Posted on December 17, 2016December 16, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Surrey 5 – Catherine’s Hill and Artington Well
Surrey 5 – Catherine’s Hill and Artington Well
Hills and Mounds, Holy Wells and Sacred Springs, Lakes and Rivers

Having been unable to locate St Catherine’s Well using my phone app, I was now heading for the next site of the day – Artington Well. Which, unsurprisingly, was in the town of Artington, Surrey. As I drove into Artington I was looking for a place to park up which was close to the river … Read More “Surrey 5 – Catherine’s Hill and Artington Well” »

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Gop Hill bares all – Part 1

Posted on April 10, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Gop Hill bares all – Part 1
Gop Hill bares all – Part 1
Ancient Sites, Hills and Mounds

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 bares all – Part 1” »

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The White, The Red and The Rose

Posted on March 13, 2015March 13, 2015 By Chris No Comments on The White, The Red and The Rose
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The sky was blue, the sun was out, and the weather was warm. Was it Spring? Well, it was the beginning of March, but you could be mistaken for thinking it was at least a month later in the year. Like fledglings stretching their furry wings we roused ourselves to make for our favourite perch – Dinas Bran. As always Bran delivered.

The evocative ruins lured us upwards until we stopped to consider our rightful path. Dowsing rods came out and rather unexpectedly we were both led by the same energetic path to reach the same entry point – and it was the normal entrance that 80% of tourists to the site must use to go in. For us that was unusual. I think it’s probably the first time we’ve been in that way, and the first time that we’ve both had the same way in on the same day.

Dinas Bran - March 7th 2015 (27)
The path to Castell Dinas Bran

Others had the same draw as us for the hilltop was thronging with people. Children were sword-fighting, and that reminded me of my Sword and Shield motif, which I then promptly forgot again. There was no time for play – this was a great chance to do some work. I dowsed for the ideal location for me to get information that would progress my spiritual path. Those of you who follow regularly will recognise this request. A good starting point for adventure! I was taken away from the hordes, and round the back to a shady area I have been to many times before. Ah, it was like coming home.

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Death is coming

Posted on March 3, 2015 By Chris 1 Comment on Death is coming
Death is coming
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A druid is asked to work with both light and darkness. The concepts of druidry seem to me to be centred around the concept of balance. All too often the concepts of life and death are separated out into their extremities. I like to think of existence as a sphere across whose surface we move from the reflected light of life through to the shadowed dark side of death. Often clouds of darkness move over our existence, or spots of intense aliveness light it up. This particular experience made me think about a darker aspect: death.

I was thinking about how much of this blog deals with a balance of light and dark. I have skills that I used with the darker aspects just as much as I work with the light. I do healing, but it could as easily be used to harm. I do death eating, yet I use it to ground spirits for their benefit. I clean and clear sites, but that is a destruction as much as a creation. I energise people and places for their benefit, but I could as easily taint. The differentiator is only intention. I have almost exclusively chosen to work with good intention.

My wife is becoming more psychically aware. She’s doing a course on energy healing, and in a moment of inspiration she needed to find a way to get some of her questions answered. Speaking with her I said “Well you know, really it’s all about you…”. She stopped the sentence before I could go on. “‘All about yew’….’ she echoed. “Which yew tree?” she asked, “The one you visit?“. She meant The Llangernyw Yew. I knew this was the right place to take her for inspiration, so we decided to go that afternoon.

Llangernyw Yew tree - Feb 15 (4)
The Llangernyw Yew in full splendour

 

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Imbolc 2015 P1 – The Robin at Arthurs Well

Posted on February 9, 2015January 26, 2016 By Chris No Comments on Imbolc 2015 P1 – The Robin at Arthurs Well
Ancient Sites, Arthurian, Hedge Druidry, Wheel of the Year

Imbolc began this year for me while I was meditating in the middle of Delamere Forest at midnight. Having felt the combined feminine forces of The Maid (Brigid) and The Crone (Morrigan) then I knew that my ventures the next day would now be filled with beautiful connections.

Kal and I had planned a full day out in Anglesey. Early on February 1st we made our way down the A55 coast road. Before crossing the “threshold” of the Menai Straits there was one place I wanted to visit. I was keen to visit a well dedicated to Arthur which was supposedly positioned close to the village of Deiniolen in the foothills of the Snowdonia mountain range.

Anglesey - Imbolc 2015 (1)
Deiniolen is not far from Snowdon and its surrounding mountains

Arthur’s Well Hidden

Although I had an Ordnance Survey map of the place where the well was supposedly located, and there was no foliage to obscure the hunt, still the discovery of the well eluded us initially. Even the path to get to the area near to the well was difficult! It was full of obstacles and at one point we were bounding from the crest of one murky drainage channel to another as we tried to avoid being scratched by dead spruce branches. The density and darkness of the forest seemed to go on forever! Finally, we were through it, though, and into a clearing – a crossroads of paths. Hmm.. cross roads.

Arthurs Well - Anglesey - Imbolc 2015 (3)
Crossroad after a dark passage near Arthur’s Well

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Revealing the Rowan Tree

Posted on March 7, 2014January 8, 2015 By Gwas No Comments on Revealing the Rowan Tree
Hedge Druidry, Tarot, Trees, Wheel of the Year

Nature has a way of rebounding things on you in a kind of cosmic joke. I had just run out of posts and was wondering what I could write about next. Spring Equinox is still a way off (this post written on the 14th Feb), and outings will be rare due to the extreme weather … Read More “Revealing the Rowan Tree” »

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