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I was doing some research into the ancient hill fort of Dinas Emrys, and found this excellent and comprehensive re-telling of the story of the foundation and inhabiting of Dinas Emrys taken from Puffin children’s book “A Book of Dragons” edited by Roger Lancelyn Green (pages 68-73). The hill has become special to me, being renowned … Read More “The Story of Dinas Emrys” »
Dinas Emrys, Gwynedd, Wales – 23rd October 2010. Now we come to the crux of the matter – the culmination of my Samhain preparations. I had cut, cured and carved a wand made of rowan in preparation for this visit to Dinas Emrys, the legendary castle of Merlin. Here I was expecting to involve the … Read More “Samhain 2010 – Part 2: Lowering Merlin’s Rowan” »
Saturday 28th August, 2010 – Ridgeway, Oxfordshire. I was lucky enough to get to walk for a day along The Ridgeway – a trackway that follows the prominent chalk ridge running through Oxfordshire and into Wiltshire. It is famous as an ancient trackway and pilgrimage route across England, and its modern version stretches from Ivinghoe Beacon … Read More “Ridgeway 2010 – The walk, the hawk and the chalk” »
When I last posted about my journey towards the Spring Awakening I told you about the Lady of Gop Hill, who as it turns out was not Boudicca, but rather was a female spirit or genius loci that watched over the hill. My task that night was to awaken one of the last sites before … Read More “Dinas Emrys: The final awakening” »
Uffington Chalk Horse: August 20th 2009 This is the second of three parts of a modern-day fairy-tale of George and the Dragon. In the first part I was meditating at Wayland’s Smithy and heard an instruction to “go for a ride”. I was in little doubt that this advice referred to the nearby ‘White Horse’ etched … Read More “Trail of the White Dragon: Part 2 – Uffington Chalk Horse” »
Wiltshire – August 20th, 2009 There’s something mystical about Wiltshire. This county has more than its fair share of ancient sacred sites and now crop circle formations too. Wiltshire boasts Avebury, Stonehenge, Old Sarum, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Ridgeway ancient track, the list goes on and on. ‘Plan A’ was to find any remaining … Read More “Trail of the White Dragon: Part 1 – Wayland’s Smithy” »
For some time now I have been trying to get closer to the spirit of Merlin. In the fabulously detailed and helpful book “Walkers Between the Worlds” there is a section dealing with such encounters. One of the recommendations is to immerse yourself in the history of that figure. Done that. Next, the Matthews’ recommendation … Read More “Dinas Emrys: Of Kings and Druids” »
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