20/12/2023
As we come to the Winter Solstice we can look forward to the first sunrise of the new year. It's important to remember though that we aren't really moving forward, it all just goes round and round, like the wheels on the bus.
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27/10/2023
Halloween as we know it today came from the Celtic festival of Samhain which marked the beginning of winter. It was seen as a time when the boundary between this world and the Otherworld was at its weakest. The scary costumes and spooky trappings of modern halloween have evolved from older pagan traditions. If you're looking to do something a little different this year why not try carving the more traditional turnip, you can make something far more worthy of a horror film.
01/10/2023
The year is turning,
green to gold.
Time is burning
new to old.
21/06/2023
Happy solstice day. As we all know, the sun is moved across the sky by a wheeled horse, today is his busiest day of the year.
29/04/2023
May Day, or Beltane depending on your roots is one of many pagan festivals still marked today. If you're in England, it might involve a maypole and possibly morris dancing. In Celtic countries bonfires are traditional. If you're on an isolated island somewhere why not go all out and build a wicker man.
21/03/2023
Spring equinox, well yesterday was. As you can see it's all a load of balls.
27/01/2023
It's close to the Gaelic festival of Imbolc. Half way between the winter solstice and spring equinox. It is now mostly referred to as Saint Brigid's Day, but its roots go way back. The start of Spring even if the weather doesn't agree.
20/12/2022
It's that time, or is it tomorrow? Must check my druid calendar.
17/12/2022
With the solstice on the way it's time to gather some firewood and practice with the body paint.
08/12/2022
Yule was a Germanic pagan midwinter festival which was moved to bring it inline with Christian celebrations. The Yule log, (which used to be a log not a cake), is one of many pagan elements of modern Christmas.
06/12/2022
The winter solstice is drawing near. While winter can be hard it can also be beautiful. Rather than wishing for the winter to be over enjoy what it has to offer. The times the world turns white, crystal clear night skies, open fires and people falling over.
19/11/2022
"If a tree falls in a forest because it's drunk and no one is around is it still embarrassed?"
03/10/2022
It's strange the way so many people seem to feel the need to gather together to practise their spiritual rites. It's quite possible by yourself, all you need is a stick and a few ravens.
20/08/2022
We can't possibly know what our ancestors played on their instruments, what their melodies or rhythms sounded like. If there are parallels in modern music was it like heavy metal, jazz, or maybe more Rick Astley?
21/07/2022
In Norse mythology Ragnarok foretells the death of the old world and the birth of a new. Everything is a cycle of growth and decay so don't panic about climate change, it is just a new stage in the planet's evolution. While it is being driven by the unchecked explosion of a single species, us, similar massive climate change has happened many times before and life has evolved and survived and flourished. The planet will be fine, but we are probably fu**ed.
26/06/2022
How do you tell a white-witch from a black-witch? You can't, we all dwell in shades of grey.
21/06/2022
Merry midsummer.
18/06/2022
A ritual to try this solstice if you are truly committed. First take off all your clothes, then go outside and dig a small hole. As the sun goes down bury your feet in the hole, raise your arms and be a tree. Wait like that, like a tree, for the sun to come up. You'll be really, truly glad when it does.
14/06/2022
So, what kind of things do you need to work magic? Black candles, crystals, herbs picked during a full moon? Some rituals might help focus the mind, but real magic comes from within not without.
12/06/2022
This 15,000 year old painting known as "The Sorcerer" was discovered in a cave in France. Many see it as a depiction of a shaman performing magical rites dressed as an animal . While we can't now know what the artist intended we do know they weren't too shy to paint his balls.
09/06/2022
It is coming close to the solstice, the turning point of the year. So how best to celebrate this ancient festival? You could take yourself off to a stone circle, dress up in a white robe and look down on those not as deluded as you. Or just do your own thing in whatever way feels right to you.
04/06/2022
Can children see the things that are hidden? Their minds are less often fixed in a construct of reality, so maybe they are more open to the things adults close their eyes to.
03/06/2022
Bridget Bishop was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. People really believed in witches then, not so much now. They're still out there, but the real ones rarely admit it.
01/06/2022
A fossilised dragon eye found in a cave in Lancashire. Proof of the existence of the winged terrors? Or proof that you shouldn't believe everything you see on Facebook?
28/05/2022
Because they know things.
27/05/2022
How much do we know about the Old Gods? Very little, a few representations and some mangled stories. How much do we need to know? Very little, the gods become what people need them to be. So if you need a god to fix your Wi-Fi there's sure to be one who can help.
22/05/2022
Can the use of drugs open the door to the other world? Who knows for sure, but at best it's going to be more like a clouded window. But if spirit questing is your excuse for getting off your t**s on hallucinogens don't let that put you off.
21/05/2022
Over 35,000 years ago our ancestors had both music and art. Bone flutes, sculptures and paintings have all been found dating back at least that far. Considering the adversities they faced they still took the time to play a few tunes and slap paint on the wall.
18/05/2022
If Christianity hadn't spread to western Europe would we still be practicing human sacrifice? Probably not, but who knows. Maybe it would just be digital people sacrificed online.
16/05/2022
Nature is full of wonder and beauty. Butterflies, colourful birds, flowers. It can be harder to see the beauty in some species, tapeworms, leeches, and quite often humans.
15/05/2022
Fire, used in many ceremonies. It breathes, it consumes, it dies. It's alive.
13/05/2022
Today is Friday the thirteenth, which when you consider that the calendar was made up by a bunch of church people not that long ago (1582) is no more unlucky than any other made up date.
11/05/2022
Can trees talk? Yes, but you have to listen very slowly.
08/05/2022
Stone circles were likely pre-dated by wooden circles and also potentially before that mushroom rings. So next time your coffee mug leaves a ring on your table try a little chant and see what happens.
07/05/2022
Today is the ancient festival of something, if you want it to be.
06/05/2022
What is a druid? A druid is someone who says "I'm a druid".
06/05/2022
If you are seeking a more spiritual life the first thing to do is turn off whatever you are looking at this on and go and sit under a tree, or a potted plant if there are no trees around.
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