Tag: druid spriyuality
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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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Do you see me?
It’s just near the winter solstice and the earth is cold, it’s been an incredibly wet autumn and early winter and even though the land slopes towards the river there is a slick of water running through the grass. My bare heel touches the soil and due to the muddy nature of everything it sinks…
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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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Never too old!
I’m just past my 75th time around the sun, where has all this time gone? It’s not unusual to think that it’s all over and there is nothing to contribute so late in life but that is not my way. “I like being old” How often do you hear that said? our society seems to…
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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…
Muddy Feet 