Enough
There are times when I feel very disconnected from my spiritual path. I have been through a significant time of disconnection in the past several months. However, as I have been reflecting on this year, from Imbolc through today, I feel as if my prayers at Imbolc have strangely had an effect on my life…
Gods and Goddesses
I have spent a great deal of time contemplating deity on my spiritual path. It has been difficult. Experiencing deity is a very personal thing. This is not meant as an authoritative essay, but as an expression of my journey. I grew up with a set way of looking at the concept of who and…
Cleansing
It was my first ritual. I had been reading an introductory book on Wicca and decided to try casting a circle. I nervously followed all the steps for the rite. Step one was a cleansing bath. Sitting in the water, I felt the nerves melt away and a sense of deep relaxation. As I rose…
By the River
I saw the seasons change. As a Great Blue Heron stalked its prey, I laid beneath a maple’s turning leaves resting in the shade. The clouds came in so quietly. Nature dimmed the light to a grey glow as a mother tucking in her sleepy child then stealing away on tiptoe. I am not depressed…
Look past the machines: Lughnasadh 2021
Standing on a hill, I overlook the ancient fields of my ancestors. Barley is being cut by scythe as the village gathers together to celebrate the harvest. This is the season of the harvest, a celebration that life leads to death as death leads to life again. An old witch tends her garden, her hands…
My Road to Druidry
In my life, I have spent time focusing on the mental aspects and responsibilities of life, while neglecting or postponing self-care: both physical and spiritual. The reasons for this were many. My upbringing was in a fundamentalist Christian community that followed a small group of preachers that were deemed the only true servants of God…
The Element of Water, the Cycle of Death and Rebirth
In the stillness of the meadow peaceful sounds of melted snow crisp through the fresh spring grass Winter letting go From mountain pass an icy stream against the earth is helpless Yielding to its pull, carving through ancient rock, relentless Thundering through river gorge to placid summer plains Rising on the wings of fire released as…
Words of Wisdom
Triads are short wisdom sayings in Druidry. The druids seem to have been fond of threes. There are old wisdom saying or triads that are kept alive in modern Druidry, however, as a living and changing spirituality, new Triads are also very much a part of the continuation of the search for wisdom. I would…
Thoughts on the element of Earth
The power of the element of earth lies in grounding and in nourishment, not only grounding on the earth but grounding in the earth. We are made of earth, the stuff of dirt, minerals, decomposing vegetation. So, in grounding in the earth, we are grounding in ourselves— our bodies, our minds, our hearts, our spirit.…
Fundamentally damaged: thoughts on Christianity’s “original sin”
Every day, I woke up filled with guilt. After all, I was born into sin. Going through my chores, my schoolwork, even my dreams were all laced with sin. Some irritation or anger, a lustful dream, an overindulgence at the dinner-table, were all merely manifestations of my underlying state. To quote a Biblical phrase, the…
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