flowing and growing
It began with me dowsing for what needed to be taken on an outing. My destination was the Nine Ladies sacred site in Derbyshire. It has to be said that it draws both Chris and I every samhain. This time however it was to be a lone trip as Chris was leaping up the slopes … Read More “Samhain, Nine Ladies, Fay, Goddess and a Wand” »
Okay, a bit of a provocative title I agree, but last night was the first (and closest to Imbolc) full moon and since Gwas and I explored the notion last year that Lunar (and Solar) days were more energetically relevant than the Pagan days I decided to hop over to Alderley Edge (the Wizards forest) for … Read More “Forget Imbolc – follow the Moon” »
It was a fine English summer’s evening, in other words the sun was threatening to appear and it wasn’t yet raining. A good enough excuse for me to go and visit a local beauty spot and see what I could learn. “Every day”, as they say, “is a school day”. I obtained a meagre repast … Read More “Creating a ward at Alderley Edge 2011” »
I think it must be the fact that i’m cutting down on my caffeine intake that this afternoon around 3pm I found myself nodding off at work. You know what I mean, right? Where you just can’t keep your eyes open. Fortunately my desk is right at the back of the room and facing away … Read More “Cailleach, a wand and being knighted” »
This post is a follow-up to the last Autumn Equinox post about a visit to Dinas Bran. In that post I told how I had been given a set of words to use to wake the spirit of Merlin at Samhain this year. I had recorded the words onto my phone and then listened back … Read More “Waking Merlin: The words of power” »
I awoke to a wonderful sunny day today and since such solar energy is not to be wasted I decided to hit the road and see where it took me… Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over … Read More “Adventures with Poseidon” »
The second instalment of our Imbolc trip to Dyserth village in North Wales. In this part we visited the mammary-gland sculpted hilltop of Graig Fawr where we suspected a standing stone may be lurking, and then discover a breath-taking surprise both large and small at the site of Castle Dyserth. Graig Fawr hill The air … Read More “Dyserth: Of this earth? (Part 2)” »
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