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Covenant
This is an interesting word that means a promise between parties, it can be a formal contract or an agreement but if we are not careful it can simply end up as an acknowledgment of a material connection. For me it means so much more. I got married to Lynn twelve years ago and the…
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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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I’m bored
being surrounded by technology, is boredom a thing of the past? If so what have we lost? How many of you reading this automatically often pick up your phone or tablet and just doom scroll? I know that I do and suddenly a couple of hours have wizzed by with Facebook, Instagram or random videos…
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Into the darkness
This morning when I stepped out of the house for my morning dook, Scottish for a quick dip in the burn, this is at 6.45am and it was pitch dark and raining steadily. I was wearing what a dutch acquaintance calls Adam’s suit. Now, to the usual mind set, that act would be seen as…
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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…
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From Light to Dark
As I write this we are one day past the autumn equinox when the time between sunset and sunrise is longer than between sunrise and sunset and we enter the dark of the winter season. As Druids we celebrate the changing seasons by honouring the wheel of the year. As an explanation it’s convenient to…
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It’s the little things that matter
One of the current trends that I constantly see coming up in the media is mindfulness. If I’m entirely honest I find myself feeling a little irritated by the term as it really is just another way of commodifying meditation. For me meditation is a spiritual practice and to commodify it just seems wrong, although…
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Feet are wonderful
When was the last time that you wriggled your toes in the sand or felt the grass? There are 26 bones, 30 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments in each of your feet and countless nerve endings which is why our feet are so sensitive. I was prompted to write this piece…
Muddy Feet
Meeting nature on nature's terms
A blog about my life as a Druid living in the Oak woods of Ardnamurchan
Muddy Feet 