Posted in Power Animal, damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, folk, magic, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, religion, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft, tagged damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, folk, magic, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, Power Animal, religion, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft on February 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For thousands of years Gods weren’t in human form. Then they seem to have been combined with animals, and then finally became completely human. I think it is our way of trying to understand both them, and our place in the world.
Our more recent myths are very human, with the Gods in actual human [...]
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Posted in art, christian mysticism, damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, holyness, magic, pagan, paganism, religion, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft, tagged art, christian mysticism, damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, holyness, magic, pagan, paganism, religion, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft on November 7, 2008 | 21 Comments »
I’ve seen a lot of people recently talking about the need for proof, evidence and fact when related to Spiritual experience. There was something about this need for fact and evidence that was getting me down, and I just couldn’t put my finger on why. Then, whilst I was away on holiday I was reading [...]
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Posted in Blodeuwedd, art, damh, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, folk, how to, muse, music, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, song, song writing, songwriting, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft, writer, tagged art, Blodeuwedd, damh, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, folk, how to, muse, music, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, song, song writing, songwriting, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft, writer on February 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The Muse. The cause of the Fire in the Head, the Awen, Imbas, inspiration. A blessing, sometimes frustrating, often turns up late, at least in my experience, but what is it? The answer, as with anything metaphysical isn’t clear or definitive. The Muse can take many shapes, sometimes a feeling, sometimes a figure of myth, [...]
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Posted in Jack Frost, damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, magic, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, story, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft, tagged damh the bard, druid, druidism, druidry, fearie, Jack Frost, magic, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, story, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The picture is of me and my Nan on my 18th birthday.
When I was a child, I remember her opening my bedroom curtains at this time of year, letting the morning Winter Sun into my bedroom. The window would be icy, and often there would be a mist outside. I would sit up and look [...]
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