Category: Naked
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Embracing the Element of Air: A Druid’s Perspective
In my previous post I examined my relationship with the element of Earth and how I use the sensual nature of my body to engage fully with the Web of Life. In this short essay I will offer my thoughts on the nature of AIR This is the most elusive of the four elements. We…
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Nature’s Elements: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Following on from my last post one reader raised a point that gave me the idea to explore the elements in a more detailed way. I wrote of sensuality in my life and how I use the sensual nature of my body to reinforce my connection with myself and the web of life. EARTH The…
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Ancestors
When people know that I am a Druid what comes to mind is an old man with white hair and a beard in robes with a cloak and a staff. I do visually fit that archetype But also they tend to equate Druids with stone circles. This picture by Stephen Barnes was based on me…
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The Web of Life
I have a little off grid hut at the top of my property, it’s perched high above the burn that forms my eastern boundary and I regularly spend time there with an overnight stay once every week or so. It’s like a mini retreat that I give myself. I just sit quietly, open to whatever…
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The five string harp
If you are regular reader of this blog you. will know it has been my morning ritual for the last seven years to bathe in the wild highland burn that runs down from the hills and forms part of my property. At about 7am, throughout the year, I step naked and barefooted onto the grass,…
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Embracing Nature Through Nakedness
Thoughts and photos! Any of you that read my blog on a regular basis will know that I regularly spend time completely naked and barefoot out in nature. I live in a remote area surrounds by tens of square miles of open access land that is completely unpopulated which allows me this wonderful opportunity. So…
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The Time of No Time
I sit typing this two days before the winter solstice in the Northern hemisphere which we refer to as Alban Arthan. It is also the time that Druids refer to as “The Time of No Time” when the tipping of the earth stops and it appears that for three days the sun stays still in…
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We are all part of nature
I regularly ask myself why I write and publish my thoughts through this blog? I like to share and as you will see if you review my past posts I almost always pose a question. It’s about sparking interest and promoting you to ask yourself questions. It is not about me. I have started this…
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Thoughts on death, the veil thins
I’m a Druid, a member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, OBOD, a nature based spiritual fellowship. What this means for me is that I have come to see myself as part of the greater whole of nature, I am part of that wonderful matrix. As we approach the end of October I…
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Liminal
The dictionary definition of Liminal is: Occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold. For example: “I was in the liminal space between past and present Within the pagan/druid traditions we often refer to a liminal space or time. This can be related to the location or the time of the…
Muddy Feet 