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Beltane 2014 p4 – Arianrhod, Carnac and the Taliesin Quest Pt2

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Beltane 2014 p4 – Arianrhod, Carnac and the Taliesin Quest Pt2
Arianrhod, Circles and Stones, Crossing The Hedge, Energy grid, Hedge Druidry, Other Entities, Quests, Taliesin, Wheel of the Year

This post is the culmination of my Spring to Beltane quest 2014 which I have called “The Muse of Taliesin“, although I have also been calling it the Taliesin Awen quest too. I love confusion – it makes the brain work harder. In the first part of this post we had just left The Giant’s Stone … Read More “Beltane 2014 p4 – Arianrhod, Carnac and the Taliesin Quest Pt2” »

Muse of Taliesin 3 – In The Bosom of Ceridwen

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Muse of Taliesin 3 – In The Bosom of Ceridwen
Castles and Forts, Ceridwen, Crystals, God or Goddess, Natural Magick, Quests, Taliesin

In the third (final?) part of the Muse of Taliesin quest stories, Kal and I found ourselves taking the difficult path up the hillside towards Deganwy Castle. high above the mouth of the River Conwy. As usual we were making it hard work, or rather let me say that all of the work in this … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 3 – In The Bosom of Ceridwen” »

The finer points of becoming a Knight

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The finer points of becoming a Knight
Quests, Spirit of Place

As you will read in Gwas’s posts he is on a mini quest to seek out energies pertaining to Taliesin. Who am I to say no to tagging along on such a quest? So when the opportunity arose, of course I said yes! We drove to the outskirts of Conway, skirting the beautiful castle there … Read More “The finer points of becoming a Knight” »

Muse of Taliesin 2 – Inspiration Re-Kindled

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Muse of Taliesin 2 – Inspiration Re-Kindled
God or Goddess, Lakes and Rivers, Natural Magick, Quests

In Michael Dames‘ book “Taliesin’s Travels” the famous bard moves from the dolmen of Maen-Y-Bardd to Llyn Geirionydd (“Lake Language”). Completely unbeknownst to me, I followed in exactly the same path! I had used the book merely as a quick reference to discover some of the sites, and they had been lucked out at random. Then I … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 2 – Inspiration Re-Kindled” »

Muse of Taliesin 1 – Birth of the Quest

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Muse of Taliesin 1 – Birth of the Quest
Ceridwen, Circles and Stones, Dolmens, Barrows and Chambers, Energy work, God or Goddess, Quests, Taliesin

We couldn’t help ourselves. We were having a stretch of great weather in England and it was only the middle of April. We had to go out. I was running out of time to begin my latest quest – The Muse of Taliesin. Therefore, a couple of quick texts, a designated date and time, and … Read More “Muse of Taliesin 1 – Birth of the Quest” »

Quest – The Muse of Taliesin

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Quest – The Muse of Taliesin
Ancient Sites, Dowsing, God or Goddess, Quests, Spirit of Place, Taliesin

It was one of the first truly glorious sunny days of this Spring 2014. Of course, such an opportunity cannot be passed up, and so Kal and I made arrangements to go to Dinas Bran. The views alone would be worth the journey, but I had a more pressing reason. I had been out for … Read More “Quest – The Muse of Taliesin” »

Bardic Shape-shifting

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Bardic Shape-shifting
Hedge Druidry, Quickie, Taliesin

I am now adept at putting my consciousness outside of myself. The great Bran taught me many of these skills, and others I have worked on through my own training, guided as always by those forces unseen which lend their collective hands to guide me along this druidic path. Consciousness relocation is a skill which … Read More “Bardic Shape-shifting” »