A Journey To The Isles
A recent trip to England, Wales and Ireland was inspiring, educational, and at times just plain fun, but there’s something to be learned from the journey too.
View ArticleAnglesey
Anglesey was a center of Druidry in ancient times and the site of the infamous Roman massacre of 61 CE. My visit there was the highlight of my recent trip, but it was not what I expected.
View ArticleFrom the Cauldron Born
Kristoffer Hughes’ book From the Cauldron Born is an exploration of bardic magic. It is both an analysis of the story of Cerridwen and Taliesin and a recipe for the transformation of the Cauldron.
View ArticleInterview With Kristoffer Hughes
Kristoffer Hughes is a native Welsh speaker, the Head of the Anglesey Druid Order, an author, an actor, an Anatomical Pathology Technologist who works in a morgue, and a Drag Queen (from the ankle...
View ArticleEast Coast Gathering 2014
The 2014 OBOD East Coast Gathering reinforced a concept emphasized by another Druid order, the RDNA: "Nature is Good." And so is a long weekend with your tribe, immersed in your tradition.
View ArticleThe Journey Into Spirit
Kristoffer Hughes’ new book is really three books in one: his personal story of service to the Reaper, cosmological speculation about what comes after death, and a very down-to-earth, very helpful look...
View ArticleSamhain: Looking Toward Death
Death is a part of life. We contemplate death not to make sure we believe the “right” things about it, but to overcome our fears so we can spend our lives living as fully as possible.
View ArticleNine Things I Think
Nine Things I Think: Pagan Unity Fest, Pagan Pride Day, a new OBOD seed group in North Texas, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, and more.
View ArticleOBOD East Coast Gathering 2015
With over a hundred OBOD Bards, Ovates, Druids, and guests, the sixth edition of the 2015 OBOD East Coast Gathering was the same as the first five in many ways, but subtly different in others. It was a...
View ArticleOur Ancestors. These Gods. This Place.
While we draw from the experience and wisdom of others, our particular set of beliefs, practices, and experiences are the distinct product of our ancestors, the Gods we worship, and the place where we...
View ArticlePantheacon 2016
I had a great time at Pantheacon. The presentations were good, and there’s nothing like sitting on a hotel balcony, sipping wine, and discussing the fine points of your religion with some of the few...
View ArticleThe Path of Paganism
After a journey of over three years, my first book The Path of Paganism is out. I got my author copies two weeks ago – I started getting Facebook messages from people who got their pre-ordered copies...
View ArticleY Mabinogi – A Review
Listening to Damh the Bard’s new album Y Mabinogi is like opening your home to a traveling bard: for the price of some good hospitality, you’ll hear great stories well told… and more.
View ArticleCeltic Tarot – A Review
Kristoffer Hughes’ new Celtic Tarot is a beautiful deck that uses Welsh mythology and symbolism in the familiar Rider-Waite-Smith framework. And it’s speaking to me, loud and clear.
View Article2018: A New Year’s Divination
Here’s a look into 2018. For me, divination is less prediction and more like turning on your headlights when you’re driving at night: it shows you where you’re going. Don’t like what you see? Hit the...
View Article12 Days in Ireland and Wales
I’m back from a trip to Ireland and Wales that was both a vacation and a pilgrimage. I’ve got at least two weeks’ worth of religious and spiritual material to write about, and I’ll start that on...
View ArticleThe Impact of Human Activity on Sacred Sites
27 years of modern Druid processions have worn a path into the ancient grounds of Bryn Celli Ddu. Is this a bad thing? Or is it the good and proper result of the interaction of a living place with the...
View Article8 Things to do for Samhain as a Solitary Pagan
Many traditional activities for Samhain are designed for large groups, but many Pagans are solitary practitioners, either by choice or by necessity. Here are eight things you can do to celebrate...
View ArticleDivination For 2019: The Wheel and The Tower
2019 will be another year of The Wheel and The Tower. I wish it wasn’t, but it is. Remember your Gods and ancestors. Review your goals and build your communities. Learn magic. And above all else,...
View ArticleThe Hierophant: There’s the Easy Way or the Hard Way
While I’m fond of order, I don’t like arbitrary authority any more than the next Pagan does. I don’t like seeing The Hierophant show up in my readings. But The Hierophant isn’t always a sign of abuse....
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