I am so proud of my friend Linda, who gave the first ever Pagan reflection at the Scottish Parliament today. She did a brilliant job.
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β¨ Emojis for Druid festivals β¨
Samhuinn π π π π π
Alban Arthan π» βοΈ π―οΈ π βοΈ
Imbolc π π―οΈ π¦ β¨
Alban Eilir π βοΈ π± πΈπ·πΌ
Beltane π₯ π π₯ π³ πΉ π·
Alban Hefin βοΈ ποΈ π π₯
Lughnasadh πΎ π πΊ π§ π€Ό
Alban Elfed βοΈ π¦ π π π π
Just my suggestions, add your own as desired.
For more information on Druid festivals, visit Druidry.Org: The eightfold wheel of the year
The light of the water
Water β’ September Pagan Challenge # 26
In OBOD Druidry, Autumn Equinox is called Alban Elfed, the Light of the Water. So here are some photos of water and light. I think Alban Elfed is a wonderful name β light and water are a natural pairing and the reflective nature of water does amazing things with light. Water is sacred in most Earth-based traditions, including ancient and modern Pagan traditions, and Indigenous traditions of Turtle Island (North America).
How to make an ancestor altar
Notable and quotable: coronavirus (4)
Reflections on lockdown, the necessity of seeing trees, mending the cosmic egg, seeing the Earth from space, the ancient British mythology of plague, soul values, a poem that made me cry, and making meaning from the pandemic.
Follow Friday
Just been having a conversation with someone I’m following about how to find good blogs to follow on WordPress.
I donβt use the search function very often. I have found the occasional good stuff via search, but it is rare.
Instead, I follow the blogs of people who write good comments on blogs Iβm already following. Or people I find on Twitter or Instagram who share an interesting article. Or people I know from other contexts.
I have also followed a lot of people whose posts are featured in The River Crow’s excellent series, Friday Foraging.
In this post, I am going to share a list of the people whose blogs I am following on WordPress. (The title is from #FollowFriday on Twitter)
What we have in common
I dreamed that I was in an Anglican or Episcopalian Church in North America and had been invited by the vicar to introduce a hymn. She handed me the order of service which already had a hymn picked out, and it had been annotated to change βhimβ to βherβ, so I introduced it and encouraged people to sing βherβ where appropriate if they wanted to. One of the congregation said they didnβt really know the tune for that hymn. So then I suggested we sang Morning has broken and changed βhimβ to βherβ in the second verse, and βGodβsβ to βHerβ in the third verse. Then I woke up.
Notable and quotable: coronavirus (1)
- There have been some great posts on the coronavirus in the Pagan community.
- Nimue Brown has written on the political implications;
- Laura Tempest Zakroff has created an immunity sigil. (Patheos *)
- I’ve offered a modified version of the cakes and wine ritual.
- Dana offers spiritual self care practices to ease the stress.
- Video from Lora O’Brien on community and coronavirus protocols.
- Article from The Wild Hunt Pagan news outlet on cancelling or rescheduling Pagan events, and rethinking communal practices.
- Excellent comments and advice from John Beckett (Patheos *)
- Wonderful post from The River Crow on Indoor Druidry.
- Mark Green on community and spirituality during quarantine (and good news, he’s working on another book).
- Further updates from the Wild Hunt Pagan news site on event cancellations due to coronavirus.
- Reflections from Julian Vayne on the occult significance of this, and being community-minded.
- My post What we have in common, reminding us of shared values of community and compassion across different faith groups including Pagan traditions.
- How to hug whilst standing two metres apart.
- Notable and quotable: coronavirus: part 2
Tips for ritual writing
So you’re writing a ritual. Staring at a blank screen or sheet of paper can be daunting. Here’s a few tips to get started.
Notable and quotable 20
Posts I enjoyed this week.