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…
Druids in Richmond! (Again!)
After the last blog post on the film Arcadia, I thought I would have a look through the British Film Institute’s free online archive, from which many of the clips used in Arcadia were taken. I was intrigued by the clip of the druids that was in the film, and although I wasn’t able to…
Arcadia Live
On Friday Jenny and I went down to Leeds to meet up with a friend and watch Arcadia Live at Opera North’s Howard Assembly Room. The event was a screening of Paul Wright’s 2017 film Arcadia with a live performance of the soundtrack composed by Portishead‘s Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp‘s Will Gregory. The musicians were…
People of Spirit – A Tribute to Taryn Shrigley-Wightman
Taryn Shrigley-Wightman was a Druid of the Anglesey Druid Order, an Awenydd, a drummer, a gardener and a visionary artist amongst many other aspects of her life. A druid for over 20 years and an artist for over 30 years, she was an award-winning illustrator and multi-media artist who held a Masters degree in Visual…
Hark! Once Again
Jenny and I went along to the latest Hark! Darlington event which combines really interesting local musicians with readings at the lovely Hash Bar and Kitchen on Coniscliffe Road. Despite both of us being really tired and umming and ahhing about whether to go, we were both glad that we did as the musicians were…