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Artificial vs Real Intelligence: a 21st Century Conflict
There are many reasons why I strongly dislike Artificial Intelligence (AI). Here are a few of them: AI lacks some of the fundamental components that comprise intelligence, so much so that even calling...
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Reconstructing the West Kennett Long Barrow
The West Kennett Long Barrow rests atop a high ridge overlooking fields about a mile to the south of the Avebury henge in Wiltshire. Built in about 3650 BCE, the Barrow is a tomb-shrine, that is a...
View ArticleThe New Year of the Diamond Dogs?
“And in the death, as the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy thoroughfare, the shutters lifted an inch on Temperance Building high on Poacher’s Hill and red mutant eyes gazed down on Hunger...
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FREE STUFF 2: Music & the Open Source Revolution!
The Midwinter season of gift-giving fast approaches, so here’s a second selection of gifts for you that keep on giving throughout the year thanks to the generosity of groups and individuals around the...
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FREE STUFF! Join the Open Source Revolution!
The Midwinter season of gift-giving may be past for another year, but there are some gifts that keep on giving throughout the year thanks to the generosity of groups and individuals around the world....
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Nos Galan Gaeaf – Night of Winter Calends
“Hey-how for Hallowe’en! A’ the witches tae be seen, Some are black, an’ some green, Hey-how for Hallowe’en.” Traditional Scottish rhyme. The Wheel of the Year rolls on, bringing us to the north-west...
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Autumn Equinox – Alban Elfed – ‘Birth of the Ripe Quarter’
In the northern hemisphere, the autumn equinox normally falls on September 22nd, 23rd or 24th. This year it’s on Sunday 22nd. Equinox means ‘equal night’ because day and night are of equal length at...
View ArticleGwyl Awst, Lughnasad, Lammas – August 1st
This festival is fortunate enough to have a massive tome dedicated entirely to it: the 700-page The Festival of Lughnasad: A Study of the Survival of the Celtic Festival of the Beginning of Harvest, by...
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Celebrating May Eve/May Day/Calan Mai/Beltaine in Style!
“With the merry ring, adieu the merry spring, For summer is a-come unto day, How happy is the little bird that merrily doth sing, In the merry morning of May.” Verse from the ‘Day Song’ sung on May 1st...
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“Of War and Peace the Truth Just Twists…”
[Bob Dylan, from ‘The Gates of Eden,’ on Bringing it All Back Home (1965)] Here we are then, 24 years into the 21st century and once again teetering on the brink of a Third World War. As a child during...
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The Taliesin Sourcebook
by Frank Olding Green Magic, 2024 224 pages, Paperback, £12.99 Index Buy it HERE! I love this book! Had it existed 50 years ago, it would have saved me decades of rooting around in second-hand book...
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UK Interfaith Network to close due to removal of government funding
Rishi Sunak, the UK's first Hindu Prime Minister, has warned of the dangers of polarisation and hatred in politics. This follows MP and former deputy leader of the Conservative Party, Lee Anderson's...
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The Roundhouse Tune, 1828-2023
If this tune sounds familiar, it could be that you’re a fan of The Incredible String Band. The band's co-founder, Robin Williamson, used it for the closing track, ‘The Circle Is Unbroken,’ on their...
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Toad Blessing Day, December 1st
A few years ago, a group of BDO members revived a lost ceremony of Toad blessing I’d learned about while researching for the British Druid Order’s distance learning courses. A reference to it appears...
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British Druid Order Bardic Course Update Completed!
How was everyone’s Calan Mai? My big news for May Day this year is the completion of the three-year-long revision of the British Druid Order’s bardic course. It took that long because there are big...
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Druidry: A Practical & Inspirational Guide – Updated & In Print!
I love books. It's been a dream of mine since I was a kid to see my name on the spine of a really nicely produced hardback book. Well, it took a while, but I finally made it! The first edition of...
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Telyn Rawn – The Horse-Hair Harp
Writing on music for the British Druid Order's bardic course rekindled a long-standing love of medieval instruments and the enchanting sounds they create. I’ve written previously about my recreation of...
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Druidry: A Practical & Inspirational Guide
I published a book with the above title back in 2000. That's it on the left. The circumstances under which it was written were, to say the least, unusual. Ellie, my wife of 15 years, was suffering from...
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Spring Equinox – Alban Eilir –‘Birth of the Fresh Quarter’
(The following is extracted from the British Druid Order bardic course, booklet 17) “Harshness vanished. A sudden softness has replaced the meadows’ wintry grey. Little rivulets of water changed their...
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Robes & the Modern Druid
The question of whether or not to robe for ceremonies is one that often arises amongst newcomers to Druidry, usually accompanied by questions as to what type of robes are appropriate. As with so much...
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