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by Cerri Lee, reposted from Cerri’s Blog I am a self confessed modern day druid, many people over the years try to tell me and others like me, that I can not be a druid as I do not know what they did, there is no book of rules to...

by James Nichol, reposted from his Blog, Contemplative Inquiry The Irish name for May is Bealtaine. Linguistically at least, the May Day festival sets the scene for a calendar month. As I experience the wheel of the year in my own life, this feels right. May, the merry month, has...

by Penny Billington reposted from Penny’s Website ALTAR: from the Old English alter or altar, based on late Latin altare, altarium, from Latin altus ‘high’. and also to the Latin adolere, which means ‘to ritually burn or sacrifice’. ‘The altar’ can be a term to make hackles rise. We can...

by Cerri Lee, reblogged from an article on Cerri’s website, originally posted 1 May 2018.   For many years I was dissatisfied with many Beltane celebrations I had attended. Now, I realise I am a bit odd generally, but, when it comes to Beltane I am odder still. I have...

by Maria Ede-Weaving, reblogged from A Druid Thurible article from May 18 2017 I’ve been truly feeling the energies of Beltane this year. It is a joyous festival that celebrates love and passion; the natural world explodes into life; the greening and blossoming cracking open our senses. Traditionally, Beltane honours...

By William AyotWritten for a talk William gave on 6.7.2020 for Online Events calledMen & the Quest for Soul: A Mythopoetic Journey. You can find William’s website here. Poetry, Story & Ritual: The Three Strange Angels Was the skald who first recited Beowulf a poet or a storyteller? The answer...

by Nimue Brown, reblogged from her website Druid Life, first posted 8 April 2023. “How do you feel more magic all the time?” I’m writing Wednesday blog posts for a particular person, who has jumped in with a question this week. It’s a good question and one that raises a...

by Maria Ede-Weaving from A Druid Thurible   Finding courage and inner resilience seems to be the order of the day for so many people around me at the moment, myself included. The Goddess as She-Bear has always held great attraction for me. In modern Paganism some have come to...

by Nimue Brown, reposted from Nimue’s Website Druid Life. Grounding is a strategy that many Pagans use after magic and ritual, or simply as an everyday practice. The idea is to come back into your body, connect with the ground, the physical, your roots etc. Over on facebook recently my...

by Penny Billington ~ You can find Penny’s Website and Blog here.   Let us consider the warming earth beneath our feet at the vernal equinox – a time of rising energy and joy! Now, the Roman VENUS equates with Greek Aphrodite, the Goddess of love. But before that association,...

This week’s article is a re-Blog from The British Pilgrimage Trust by Dawn Champion. A recent report into pilgrimage revealed that men in younger age groups are more likely to make these journeys alone, with women preferring groups of two to three. Often this is due to concerns about how...

by Kevin Emmons reposted from Kevin’s Blog The Animist Druid   Ecstasy is essential to living a healthy life. Our bodies require experiencing ecstatic states of consciousness. From getting lost in music to dreaming without limits, from beautiful sexuality to having visionary experiences, we need moments of ecstasy to remain...

This week we share Joanna van der Hoeven’s beautiful short video on finding the Gods, first posted on Joanna’s website Down the Forest Path on 8 February 2023…  

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by Maria Ede-WeavingThere are fulmars nesting in the red cliff. Along its upper reaches, the sandstone is pocked with holes just large enough for two snuggling fulmars and a bed of twigs. Each cavity houses a pair, five or six in all, maybe more to come. In recent years fulmars...

by Damh the Bard Look, I know that you know I’ve not been your greatest fan. Ok, that’s an understatement, I’ve never liked you. Looking back I don’t think you’ve really ever done anything wrong. It’s not like I have some overriding memory logged in my childhood of a Winter...

Exciting news! The Order has been working with the Sony award-winning presenter Dr David Bramwell to bring you a brand new podcast. It is called “Adventures in Nutopia”...

Social Media is a great place to meet new friends, follow pages, and get involved in groups of like-minded people, but the problem with information posted on Social Media is its transiency. Posts are made, then quickly slip down never to be seen again....