Category: Sacred Sites
-
A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany continued: Honouring the Path at the Menhir of Kerloas
The Menhir of Kerloas is situated on the western most point of Finistère, situated on the highest point of the Pays d’Iroise and is considered to be the tallest monolith standing anywhere in the world. It really is hard to miss and can be seen from 30km’s away and as many leagues out to sea.…
-
A Druid’s Pilgrimage to Brittany: Honouring the Path at the Menhirs of Traonigou
Druids have no shrines except nature. We honour all life and beings on our earthand eek wisdom from myth and honour our ancestors. Traditionally druids professtheir learned wisdom in ritual in ancient groves. Their presence remains enigmatic,though it endures through the ages. In the course of my path, there are certain sites where their voices…
-
Abernethy Round Tower & Symbol Stone
Cover art and photos by Mawie Barrett “May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell. Bless every fireside, every wall and door. Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof. Bless every hand that toils to bring it joy. Bless every foot that walks its portals through. May Brigid bless the house that shelters you.”…
-
How Old are the Stone Circles?
Cover art of Beaghmore Stone Circle Complex and other photos by Isla Skye “The landscape itself is important. This is a liminal zone, between land and water, sea and sky . . .” Elly Griffiths One of the most frequent questions people ask regarding stone circles is when were they first built. And why, of…
-
The Stones Speak: The Brugh na Bóinne
“…Greater Mysteries drew to its hallowed shrines neophytes from the West as well as from the East, … [and the Otherworld] seeing sons still watch and wait for the re-lighting of the Fires and the restoration of the old Druidic Mysteries.” W.Y Evans Wentz, The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries