By Damh the Bard|2019-09-18T13:56:05+01:00September 18th, 2019|Categories: DruidCast|Tags: damh, Dion Fortune, druid, DruidCast, druidism, druidry, magic, OBOD, pagan, paganism, Penny Billington|0 Comments
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 150 Congratulations from the Adventuring Guild - https://www.theadventuringguild.com Roots - The Lark in Linen - http://www.thelarkinlinen.co.uk The Talky Bit - Penny Billington - http://www.pennybillington.co.uk Captain Timewarp - Brian Henke - https://www.brianhenkeguitarist.com Arthurian tale - Professor Roland Rotherham - https://www.rolandrotherham.co.uk DruidCast theme - Hills
By Damh the Bard|2019-09-17T12:19:28+01:00September 17th, 2019|Categories: Nature, paganism|Tags: Dartmoor, druid, druidism, druidry, folk, Folk tales, grimspound, long man of wilmington, Merrivale, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, religion, wicca, wiccan|12 Comments
Last week Cerri and I took our first holiday of the year. We went to one of my favourite places, Dartmoor, with the intention of doing nothing other than spending time in beautiful places, visiting sacred sites, and taking the time to look at our lives and re-group.
By Damh the Bard|2019-08-30T14:16:50+01:00August 30th, 2019|Categories: News, Politics, spirituality, Thinking About|Tags: calm, environment, Friendship, Mindfulness, Peace, politics, spirituality|39 Comments
On Monday I sat down in front of my Mac to write an article for my blog. For the first time ever I just found myself staring at the screen and nothing came to mind. Nothing. Every time my fingers hit the keys my mind immediately filled with
By Damh the Bard|2019-09-18T14:30:36+01:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: DruidCast|Tags: druid, DruidCast, druidism, druidry, OBOD, philip carr-gomm|2 Comments
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 149 Le Soir Arrive - Le Vent du Nord - https://leventdunord.com/en/ Interview with Philip Carr-Gomm about his latest book Seek Teachings Everywhere - https://www.philipcarr-gomm.com Strange Garden - Kim Thompsett - https://kimthompsett.bandcamp.com Henge of Stone - Duck n Cuvver - https://www.facebook.com/pg/duckncuvver/posts/ Duck n Cover GoFundMe
By Damh the Bard|2019-08-30T14:16:20+01:00August 19th, 2019|Categories: paganism, Politics, Thinking About|Tags: Disconnection, druidism, druidry, Nature, pagan, paganism, religion, seasons, spirituality|15 Comments
Has anyone else felt that this year is going by quicker than any other? A couple of weeks ago I went to see one of my favourite bands Le Vent du Nord at our local arts centre. Man, this has come around quick, I thought, we only saw
By Damh the Bard|2019-07-29T12:46:06+01:00July 29th, 2019|Categories: druidry, paganism, spirituality|Tags: anderida gorsedd, druidism, druidry, Long Man Brewery, long man of wilmington, magic, pagan, paganism, religion, spirituality, The Giants Rest, wicca, wiccan|7 Comments
Back at the Spring Equinox 2000 me and Cerri founded the Anderida Gorsedd. It was simply to be a group that took on the responsibility for holding regular open rituals on the flat hill below the Long Man of Wilmington. There had of course been open rituals
By Damh the Bard|2019-07-23T12:05:48+01:00July 23rd, 2019|Categories: Just for Fun, Soundtrack of my Life|Tags: Disturbed, dougie maclean, folk music, metal, Metallica, Nirvana, Rock music, Show of Hands, Soundtrack of my life|11 Comments
I started this little series of blog articles last year and I've just realised that I missed one... Here are the links to the first three: The Early Years The Early Years (but a bit later) Teenage Kicks I put a post out on my Facebook page
By Damh the Bard|2019-07-19T12:51:38+01:00July 19th, 2019|Categories: DruidCast|Tags: British Pilgrimage Trust, druid, DruidCast, druidism, druidry, OBOD, pagan, paganism, pilgrimage, religion, spirituality|0 Comments
Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 148 Wolf Totem - The HU - https://www.thehuofficial.com Norupo - Heilung - https://www.facebook.com/amplifiedhistory/ Guy Hayward from the British Pilgrimage Trust - https://britishpilgrimage.org Email for Scottish Folklore Tales - albionadventures@outlook.com Davey Dodds - Lucia - https://www.facebook.com/people/Davey-Dodds/100013901624600 The Perfect Storm - Leslie Hudson - https://lesliehudson.com Leslie’s
By Damh the Bard|2019-07-16T12:42:35+01:00July 16th, 2019|Categories: paganism, The Pagan Grail|Tags: druid, druidism, druidry, magic, OBOD, pagan, paganism, religion, spirituality, Triumph of the Moon, wicca, wiccan, witch, witchcraft|12 Comments
After taking a good long look at the why we follow this path, what we do to express our path, and the importance of the Mystic and the Magician, maybe it's a good time to think about authenticity and validity. There was a time not so long
By Damh the Bard|2019-07-01T12:31:29+01:00July 1st, 2019|Categories: The Pagan Grail|Tags: celtic lore, druidism, druidry, fearie, folk, Grail, Mabinogion, myth, mythology, pagan, paganism, Y Mabinogi|9 Comments
The term myth can sometimes be seen as a derogatory word. If something is labelled a 'myth', in this broken, reductionist world we find ourselves, it is seen as untrue, maybe as a quaint story, sometimes as a way of taking the power away from beliefs that
