I have often wondered what it is that gives London its soul – something Peter Ackroyd describes so well as the heartbeat of a great and ancient city, teeming with life and echoing with many centuries of history. Then I remember where I sense the heartbeat of London the most, and it is of course [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Rivers of Life
Posted in Druidry, Druids, Eclectic Nonsense, Pagan Music, tagged Druidry, Folk Music, Rivers on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Both being and becoming
Posted in Eclectic Nonsense, tagged Druidry, Druids on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the highlights of my year is the Midsummer Gathering of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Gatherings are held twice a year in Glastonbury, around the solstices, but the summer assembly is the one with the big ‘draws’: meditations, fellowship, a glittering and colourful public ceremony on Glastonbury Tor, a great feast [...]
Telling the bees
Posted in Druidry, Eclectic Nonsense, Pagan Music, tagged Beekeeping, Bees, Druidry, Folk Music on June 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For a while now in our little house we have been talking about bees. Bees are wondrous things. They are symbolic of community and industry, pollinate crops and make delicious, sweet and unctuous honey which takes on the flavour of the flowers which they have fed on – in our garden here I think it [...]