The first outing of our new Mari – Mari Bryn! Mari Bryn was created from the Trac Cymru: Folk Development for Wales flat-pack Mari designed by David Pitt. Keith bought this for Jenny several years ago but they didn’t find the opportunity to put it together, so when David came up to Darlington to create…
The Festival of Archaeology at Thornborough
The Festival of Archaeology at Thornborough took place on Saturday at West Tanfield Memorial Hall, which was the new Thornborough Archaeology Group (TAG) inaugural event in partnership with English Heritage. TAG’s aim is to foster and support community interest and activities in the historic Thornborough Henges landscape such as community centered fieldwork. Dr Jan Harding…
Welcome Mari Briga!
For over two years now our horse skull who we wanted to become our Mari Lwyd / Hobby ‘Oss / Mast Beast Mari Briga AKA Mandua Briga (see our page here for more information) has been sitting on top of Jenny’s bookcase in her front room, reflecting the lack of activity in the Seed Group…
Homecoming
We are absolutely over the moon that Jenny has had her piece on The Cailleach published in the wonderful animist Homecoming journal published by Aurochs Underground Press. This is the first piece of non-academic writing she has had published, and she is delighted! It’s a wonderful achievement and it is a lovely piece of writing. The Homecoming…
Power Animal Shamanic Journey Weekend with Georgien Wybenga 18th-19th May 2024
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One of the legendary events in the history of modern contemporary Druidry is the sweat lodge that the Chief of The British Druid Order, Philip Shallcrass, attended at the first ever OBOD camp in 1994. That sweat lodge was facilitated by a lady called Georgien Wybenga. In his 2017 blog post Finding Spirit Animals Philip…
Beltane at Thornborough Henge in North Yorkshire
… And introducing Moon Drum! Jenny, Keith and I had a rare day out on Sunday, travelling down to the Central Henge of the Thornborough triple henge complex for what has become the annual celebration of Beltane. Despite leaving quite late (as usual) we managed to get there just as the ceremony started at 12…
Congratulations Dr. Uzzell!
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Uzzell on her graduation from Durham University! Her PhD is entitled Dreaming the Ancestors; An Investigation into Contemporary British Druidry and the Ritualisation of Death, follow the link to read it on the Durham University website.
Altars and Autumn Equinox past and present!
Hail and welcome one and all! May there be blessings of balance in your life this day and as we travel from Season to Season, through both Sacred Darkness and Blessed Light. Understand that our Druid family is connected on the silken web of life. Today, I want to cause a little vibration. I hope…
The Green Man
Invitations to the coronation of King Charles III, designed by manuscript illustrator Andrew Jamieson, have provoked much excitement in the media. The debate centres on the Green Man in the centre of the design. Who is the Green Man and what does he represent? What form does the Green Man take? “Green Man” is a…
Jenny in this month’s British Archaeology magazine!
A big shout-out to Jenny for getting a mention in this month’s British Archaeology magazine! Her work is mentioned in the article ‘A New Neolithic? England’s barrow columbaria’ (May-June 2023 edition). One of the reasons the seed group is so quiet at the moment is that Jenny is hugely busy working on completing her PhD…