Tag: Druid
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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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Elderberry: The Queen of Herbs
“It is said by the wise women and fairy doctors that the roots of the elder tree, and the roots of an apple tree that bears red apples, if boiled together and drunk fasting will expel any evil living thing or evil spirit that may have taken up its abode in the body of a […]
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The Initiation Well at Sintra: Ascend or Descend?
One can ascend to a higher development only by bringing rhythm and repetition into one’s life. Rhythm holds sway in all nature. Rudolf Steiner Images by Maura Barrett The Initiation Well at Sintra, in the Mountains of the Moon, to the West of Lisbon is a most perplexing place, and as such I was compelled […]
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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 […]