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When I first heard of the Lion's Gate Portal I thought "ooooh" that sounds cool. During the Lion’s Gate Portal, the Earth, Sirius, the constellation Orion, and our Sun (in the sign of Leo, the lion), all come into alignment. In new thought spiritual communities, this cosmic event is said...

It was around a year ago that I started my journey in the Bardic Grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.  At that time a thought came to me to carry a stick along with me through my journey and to allow my creativity to evolve it into...

Once again I've been very busy and so I need to catch up on some posts from the last couple of months.  One of the reasons for the gap is Fantasy Faire! I work in a virtual world and every year we hold our annual Fantasy Faire to fund raise...

(Photo: Vivien Wilson/WTML) We are currently into the days of Hawthorn in the Ogham tree wheel (according to Yuri Leitch's wheel, which I follow).  I've always have a soft spot for Hawthorn and it's another of the trees that I feel particularly close to.  It is rumoured to be the...

As I came to write about Ash it occurred me to how I have a much closer relationship with some trees over others.  For me Elder, Alder, Willow, Hawthorn are my heart trees.  Birch has to be there too especially as Birch is my birth tree.  Ash....seemed more distant to...

It's one of the first and most colourful bursts of colour in Spring and I couldn't help but go digging around to see if it has medicinal or culinary uses.  And YES!  She most certainly does! Long been used in traditional Chinese medicine but also used in modern medicine, Forsythia...

For a while I've been recording my own meditations for my Druidry studies and playing them back to myself when doing the meditation - I just find it a lot easier than trying to visualise a story in the moment without getting distracted. I've been meaning to start recording some...

Ah willow - To me she has always been a special tree.  As a kid I read often of the weeping willow in fairy stories and I remember falling in love with the fluffy rabbit slippers on the pussy willow.  A wonderful song by Jethro Tull named Pussy Willow (although...

Picture by Yuri Leitch Depending on which calendar you follow the days of Alder can be between 5th Feb - 22nd Feb (or later in March).  I often watch and follow Yuri Leitch from the The Ogham Grove and so I am going by the year cycle that he uses...

When we moved to our new place in France there was an area of ground beyond the river that was very overgrown.  As far as we know it hasn't been cleared or worked for at least 20 years - the length of time the previous owners were here - and...

No, not the Chinese year of the goat - it will be the year of the dragon in 2024 BUT for us it just MIGHT be the year of the goat! I've always liked goats, they're adorable, funny, and charming (and naughty).  I've never had the opportunity to have goats....

It's been over 2 months since my last post and I'm not unaware of it.  I've been aware as each month came to its end that I haven't written something.  At first it made me nervous - like my interest might be waning and got me to pondering.  Actually it's...

This is simply my pondering and not intending as a slight or judgement on anyone's beliefs beside my own. Sometimes I envy those who believe in the Gods.  There is something beautifully simple about putting faith in an unknown Devine power/spirit/entity than holding the responsibility of each move that we...

Whenever I read what people write about ancestors I get a weird feeling inside.  And so this post isn't going to be your average post about ancestors.  I struggle a lot with it.  I love looking at history and learning about people and times gone by - events and periods. ...

I've been struggling with spirit animals....I don't know which are mine.  "Mine" sounds the wrong word - not like they belong to me.... I often hear people talk about their spirit animals and they are so sure....so connected.... As a child I had a very very strong draw to horses,...

The Ogham is a very old alphabet of sorts. Appearing on monumental inscriptions dating from the 4th to the 6th century AD, and in manuscripts dating from the 6th to the 9th century, it was used mainly to write Primitive and Old Irish, and also to write Old Welsh, Pictish...

It's our first year growing vegetables and fruit - we were lucky to inherit many mature fruit trees and bushes and I grew my very first vegetables from seed.  I had no idea what to expect and to be honest I am overwhelmed by the abundance of bounty we have...

If you Google "Animism" you'll see a number of similar definitions and perhaps you'll think "ah....ok...".  But as with many ideas that are considered "non-normative" in this modern world there is often a micro (or macro) bias attached to many of the definitions and texts about a subject.  So, if...

At various times in our lives we find ourselves looking to find our tribe, and I can relate to this.  Over the years as my interests have wandered as too has my desire to find like-minded individuals and practices to accompany me on my journey.  And here I am again. ...

The autumn equinox - the end of summer and the beginning of Autumn.  A time of reflection and gratitude for the harvest (of which we certainly have been bountiful this year!) - a mix of sadness as the trees lose their leaves and the nights grow longer, and anticipation of...