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: symbols
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”
A History of Pagan Europe
Jones, Prudence, and Nigel Pennick. A History of Pagan Europe. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. A side of history that has remained silent for many years is finally revealed in Prudence Jones and Nigel Pennick’s work A History of Pagan Europe. Through exploring the tomes of history, lore, and archaeology, the authors have put together an impeccableContinue reading “A History of Pagan Europe”
Do you know what this is?
A friend of mine came into possession of an antique table. It’s covered in religious symbolism. There are pentacles, swirls, crescent moons, silphium, and the symbols at left. She’s wondering if they’re sanskrit. Do any of my more vedic friends know? ( For My LJ Friends: http://adfcatprints.blogspot.com/ )
Spirals
A friend over on live journal (fire_is_born) recently posted about pentacles and how they weren’t his favorite magical symbol. He concludes that “there’s something unnerving about all those harsh acute angles everywhere, jutting about menacingly.” Although I never really gave it much thought before, I find myself agreeing with him. The pentacle is aContinue reading “Spirals”
Building Mental Discipline
What follows is the journal I started for the purposes of recording my experiences with developing mental discipline. I made a point to meditate as much as possible over a five month period as part of my Dedicant Program. Since it was a journal the language may at times seem informal or even grammatically incorrect. I read throughContinue reading “Building Mental Discipline”
Author M. A. Phillips 