Cylch Blodeuwedd

A guided visualization which focuses the inner mind and imagination on symbols of the Spring Equinox, like the Hare and the Egg. Very simple but potent.

The History of Blodeuwedd, a dramatised retelling of Blodeuwedd’s story from the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, written (and copyright) by Jennifer(aka Eadha or Aethnen) for a Cylch Blodeuwedd ritual. Done to be read aloud with six different people or characters. You will also need a bell or singing bowl or something of similar quality.

written from Bloduwedd’s perspective … a poem about her “fashioning-day” as I call it, which traditionally was on Midsummer.

written when I first moved to Wales after visiting Dinas Dinlle.

A simple heather mead, for sacred and ritual use.

A delicious, nutritious beanpot which is melt-in-the-mouth and perfect any time of the year … but particularly good in cold winter months for some reason! Vegetarian, and can be easily adapted for vegans.

Equipment: All you need is a fermentation bin (available from shops selling home brew stuff), a sieve, a grater and a lemon squeezer. Clean glass bottles – corks are fine but screw tops are better, a length of syphon pipe.

Ingredients: May blossom, sugar, lemons and oranges, wine yeast (for amounts see below!).

Collecting the blossom: Ideally, [...]

a poem written from Blodeuwedd’s perspective addressed to her Welsh “kinsmen” … the first poem I ever wrote in Wales.

Meditation to be done alone or in a group, you can use this meditation to take you exactly where you need to go most–by following the mythical and deeply symbolic elements of the ancient Northern Winter Solstice.

How-to make a Brighid’s Cross or a Brighid’s Triskelle using rushes (or alternatively, some other kind of resilient grass)–with directions and an explanation for the story behind Brighid’s Cross. Best for Imbolc / Gŵyl Ffraid.