Hello Everybody! Autumn greetings in this most magnificent “indian summer” that we are being blessed with. I hope that you are all getting the chance to enjoy the warmth, clarity and beauty of it all?! Before any more time elapses, I thought that I had better metaphorically put pen to paper and ask who would […]
Well! Our Calan Mai/Beltaine ritual day this year was certainly a full one. We all gathered together at Alison’s house in the Nantlle Valley for about 11/11:30 AM, getting everything set up and settled before we convened up in her lovely-atmosphered summer house with the Calan Mai altar, to briefly discuss some business before properly […]
Overview The Vernal Equinox in 2009, I think, brought us all much closer together in both mind and spirit. There seemed to be an overpowering sensation of peace, positivity and general pleasure for each person who attended. This Ritual Day was also particularly refreshing because Sioned led and coordinated the entire day, a feat in […]
Thanks to Nigel for the video- a Druidic Dawn production This year, our celebration for Gwyl Ffraid was invigorating, inspirational and joyful! We all met at Trigonos in the Nantlle Valley. The mountains were moodily veiled in cloud and a bitter wind swept keenly down from the frozen heights of Snowdon. Before we ventured out, […]
Viewing the Ritual Circle through the Eyes of Oral Culture. This article is all about WHY we have a ritual circle and the natural, spiritual and psychological reasons behind it. Although this article starts out rather abstractly, PLEASE bear with it until the end because the beginning is the foundation upon which the meaty realizations must be first placed.
A simple heather mead, for sacred and ritual use.