Author: The Druid’s Cauldron
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The Seer’s Birds: Raven and Crow Magic
“Crows devour the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them. But flatterers destroy the souls of the living and blind their eyes.” Epictetus, Fragments of the Discourses of Epictetus, 1st century Cover art by Moga Alexandru Ravens and crows are quite magical birds and some of the most well […]
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Ponderings and Story Telling With Nimue Brown
“The more deeply involved we are with what we do, the more power it has to affect change.” Nimue Brown Nimue Brown is an author, dreamer, green activist and folk enthusiast, a ponderer, singer of songs, teller of stories and hill walker. She has her own blog as well as patreon. She has published many […]
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Immram Brain: The Voyage of Bran
Cover image by Herbert Arnould Olivier Introduction The Immram Brain [maic Febail], meaning “The Voyage of Bran [son of Febail]”) is a medieval 7th to 8th century Irish mythical tale. The Irish hero Bran embarks on a journey to the Otherworld ultimately guided by a mysterious woman where he was wanting to receive greater insight […]
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Cross Cultural Significance of the Druids
“The appointed Druids, who likewise were versed in the art of seers and other forms of wisdom, without whom the kings were not permitted to adopt or plan any course, so that in fact it was these who ruled and the kings became their subordinates and instruments of their judgement, while themselves seated on golden […]
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Lessons From an Oak Tree
All photos by Seán Ó hUltacháin. Kindness. To shelter millions of creatures smaller than you who feed on you and in return they keep you healthy. Rootedness. To fall back to your roots when you die. Strength. To take great strength and be strong inside by the countless small actions performed by the leaves over […]