Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
Having found very little in the way of sacred sites to keep us in Rutland or Leicestershire we headed northwards towards Nottinghamshire. We had in mind to head for Dale Hermitage, but there would be an unexpectedly pleasant detour first, for as we passed round the outskirts of Nottingham a place popped into mind – … Read More “Spring Equinox 2015 p3 – Hemlock Stone vortex” »
Since Imbolc 2014 I have been reading up on yew trees. The aim is to assimilate as much knowledge as possible about this incredible species so that when Spring Equinox comes around I will be able to begin the process of understanding my yew staff’s potential powers. At the moment it is merely a piece … Read More “The Yew, the Tree of Life and the Golden Bough” »
Thursday 23rd September, 2010 – Llangernyw village, Conwy, North Wales. Due to us visiting the Llangernyw Yew in daylight we noticed some things we don’t normally see because our usual visit time is dusk or at night. Most striking of the things we saw were the signs strewn around in various formats explaining the provenance … Read More “Autumn Equinox 2010: Part 2 – Llangernyw Yew” »
I see that a combined team of Manchester and York University archaeologists have uncovered Britain’s oldest house to date in the ever-more-fascinating Star Carr site near the seaside town of Scarborough in the North East of England. Julian Cope was referring to Star Carr many years ago, long before many people were even aware of its significance (check out … Read More “Star Carr: Our Past, Their Clutter” »
Saturday 29th May 2010 – Four Knocks, County Meath On the morning of Saturday 29th May I roped Kal into one of my crazy ideas. We would spend the next two days on a modern pilgrimage, just like we had done at Glastonbury the year before. We would find a starting point and then let … Read More “Four Knocks: Sun, Moon and Uranus” »
I am reminded of a post that seems so long ago now in which I told you how I found my old beech staff, or rather, how I came across the staff in a magical moment where I asked for one to appear and moments later I came across the perfect branch for the job. In … Read More “The Whitegate White Staff” »
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