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A Charm for the Shingles
Shingles is a painful skin rash around the area of a nerve infected with a virus called varicella-zoster. It is very unpleasant for sufferers, usually lasts from 2-4 weeks, and can be treated with...
View ArticleMorning Salutations
It's good to start the day in a focused, spiritual way. My days begin with a yoga-based series of exercises - called Surya Namaskar (Salutation of the Sun God), though mine vary from the pattern given...
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Greywolf Music
I've been writing songs since the mid-70s and fronted a number of bands in the late 70s and early 80s, including The Legendary Mutants (right, with me on vocals and rhythm guitar and MDB on lead...
View ArticleMerry Midsummer!
In the folk calendar of Britain, Midsummer's Eve takes place on June 23rd, Midsummer's Day on the 24th. Records of celebrations being held on these days go back at least as far as the 14th century,...
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This Lammastide – Hail Rhiannon!
I always find it hard to sleep when the moon is full, so was up and out very early this morning. As the sun rose over the village, I crossed the road and the brook, sacred to the goddess, Sulis, lined...
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‘Steer by the Stars’– a magical third album from Telling the Bees
'Steer by the Stars' is the latest offering from the wonderful Telling the Bees, fronted by my friend, Andy Letcher. The first thing to catch attention is the exquisite artwork by Rima Staines, as...
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This Ancient Heart: Landscape, Ancestor, Self
eds. Paul Davies & Caitlin Matthews Foreword by Graham Harvey Afterword by Ronald Hutton Moon Books, Winchester (UK) & Washington (US), 2015. £8.99 UK, $14.95 US 198 pages This book explores...
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(Pagan Portals) Nature Mystics: The Literary Gateway to Modern Paganism
by Rebecca Beattie Moon Books, Winchester (UK) & Washington (US), 2015 £4.99 UK, $9.95 US 132 pages. This little book is a joy to read, delving into the lives and works of some well-known, and many...
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The Shamanic Handbook of Sacred Tools and Ceremonies
by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free & Flavia Kate Peters Moon Books, Winchester, UK & Washington, US, 2015 £9.99 (UK) $16.95 (US) 146 pages There may be those who feel the following review is a case of,...
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The Earth, The Gods and The Soul: A History of Pagan Philosophy from the Iron...
by Brendan Myers 2013, Moon Books, Winchester (UK) and Washington (US) 313 pages £11.99 UK, $20.95 US Listening to religious broadcasts on BBC radio for many years, I'm frequently struck by the easy...
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Pacifism in Violent Times
“... the army demands huge budgets to stimulate research and guide it into specific channels, and youth is being indoctrinated with the spirit of nationalism. All this is done in preparation for the...
View ArticleSeason’s Greetings!
Here's a rather beautiful seasonal song from Thea Gilmore: For more on the celebration of Midwinter, see my blog on Huffington Post's Religion page:...
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Bronze Age Clay Drums?
My four clay pots. From left to right: inverted 'bulbous vessel' with pierced lugs; 'beaker' (front); 'collared urn' (back); inverted 'bowl beaker.' I've recently been exploring prehistoric pottery,...
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Creating a Ceremony for Beltaine at Wild Ways
Eagle shape-shifter. Bronze from Oxfordshire. The first stage in preparing a ceremony is to know its purpose. There's little point creating a ceremony just because it's that time of year, or there's a...
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Wildwood Animal Spirits Ceremony
Sunday May 1st 2016, Wild Ways Retreat & Crafts Centre, Highley, Shropshire. It started in 1974, the year I simultaneously discovered Druidry and shamanism and realised that classical Druids must...
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Tooth & Claw: Druids & Other Animals
Many Druids and Pagans are vegetarian and vegan, a far greater proportion than in mainstream society. This is commonly on ethical grounds, with many rejecting the exploitation of animals by humans,...
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The Black Snake and the Serpent of Healing
"I am song to the last; I am clear and bright; I am hard; I am a Druid; I am a wright; I am well-wrought; I am a serpent; I am reverence, that is an open receptacle." From 'The Cattle-Fold of the...
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White Serpent, White Dragon, White Horse, Prayer & Healing Ceremony
October 29th - 30th 2016 A crazy idea came to me on the train taking me to the 2016 White Horse Samhain (Hallowe'en) Camp, held at the Wild Ways crafts and retreat centre in Shropshire, UK. Having seen...
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The Summer of Love, 50 Years On: Part One
“It was fifty years ago today, Sergeant Pepper taught a band to play ...” I was fortunate enough to turn fourteen in April 1967, just in time for what became known as the Summer of Love, the high point...
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The Summer of Love, 50 Years On: Part Two
"It was fifty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught a band to play..." Today, we're very close to Sgt. Pepper territory. At 7pm on January 4th, 1967, The Beatles returned to Abbey Road studios in London...
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