Creating a shrine was not a difficult requirement for me as I’ve been making altars for a few years. The challenge, however, was making an altar in accordance with a hearth culture and within a Druidic framework. Having started on a Pagan path through Wicca, I was used to having certain articles on my altar. When I realizedContinue reading “My Home Shrine”
Category Archives: ritual tools
A Brief History of the Druids
Ellis, Peter Berresford. A Brief History of the Druids. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. Each Summer Solstice the news media releases a handful of articles on a modern group of Druids worshipping near Stonehenge. The photos are of regular looking people wearing long white robes and sometimes white head coverings that look more akin toContinue reading “A Brief History of the Druids”
Druidic Tools: Knives
A recent conversation inspired this post. I was talking with a group of (mostly) Wiccans and eclectic Pagans. They all have varying amounts of experience and knowledge. Many of them adhere to the belief that a magic practitioner should possess two knives – the athame, the ritual knife, and the boleen, the “practical” or “mundane” knifeContinue reading “Druidic Tools: Knives”
Wish List and Smudge Sticks
I can’t wait until I’m getting regular paychecks again. I’ll feel like I can genuinely buy some of the things I would like for wildcrafting: coconut oil arrowroot bees wax resins various essential oils various glass and metal containers containers charcoal rounds I want to be able to make more of my own salves, tinctures,Continue reading “Wish List and Smudge Sticks”
Nature Walks and Staves
My cough hasn’t completely gone away, meaning I haven’t been able to meditate again. I made up for it ten-fold by going into the forest for a long time by myself. Something about the experience feels meditative in some way – very peaceful and clarifying. There’s also an exhilaration born from excitement, personal triumph, andContinue reading “Nature Walks and Staves”
Author M. A. Phillips 