Rituals for solo druids

Part of my plan for the section on Druidry at the Sign of the Black Cat was to include rituals for the solo druid.  I prefer working alone, but find that the solo ceremonies provided by my druid order are not always in tune with my own ideas or current focus.  So I have got [...]

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Getting into the Samhain spirit

At Samhain we remember the Ancestors.  This is traditionally a time-out-of-time, when the veil between the worlds is thin.  So it is an ideal time to contact our ancestors, to ask for their guidance or to talk with them.  But before we get down to the full-on shamanic journey to the place of the ancestors, or even [...]

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Signs of Samhain

We had the first frosts in West Wiltshire this morning. As I left the house I saw hoar-frost on the roof of my neighbour’s shed and on parked cars nearby. While getting my car out I commented on this to my neighbour Ken, and he said ‘That’ll fetch the leaves off the trees!’. [...]

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What is Druidry?

This evening I’ve been musing on the nature of Druidry, as it is for me and in general.  It sounds such a basic concept, but I can remember when I started out exploring pagan paths, it was Druidry that I found most difficult to get a grip on.  Eight years on, I think I may [...]

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In search of the Green Man

Chris and I set off on Saturday to see if we could find any more examples of the Green Man for our Wiltshire Green Men website At the Sign of the Black Cat.  We decided that we had to bite on the bullet and visit some of the town churches in West Wiltshire, so we [...]

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Around Middle Hill

My friend Chris and I walked this afternoon out from Bishopstrow near Warminster onto the perimeter path that skirts Salisbury Plain. The army was much in evidence, with gunfire sounding from the firing ranges, and a gun placement clearly visible in the distance. We ignored it as best we could and focused on the views [...]

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Working with the element of water

I fell in the canal on Sunday last. It wasn’t deliberate – at the time I was trying to turn round in a canoe so as to be sociable with my brother while drinking a cup of coffee. What happened was classic: I held onto the bank for support, the boat floated away [...]

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Stepping out

So I’m starting this personal blog. It’s designed to run in tandem with my website At the Sign of the Black Cat, filling in the background to my various interests and giving anyone who’s interested a bit of insight into what I’m working on and how I do it.
So if you’re interested in Druidry, family [...]

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