Last year, in the same period, when I was doing a research internship in Mexico, I wrote an article called Ecofeminism in 2019. I wanted to post a blog ‘ecofeminism in 2020′, just before international […]
Category: Wandering/ Wondering
My tent is still drying in the veranda as I am writing this. This past weekend I got to take part in the event supported and funded by BOS+ (my favourite forest advocate organisation in Flanders) and CM (my favourite health insurance provider in Flanders). The concept of the weekend was to offer people different kinds […]via Thoughts & ideas after BOS+Badweekend —
Medicine Making and Sacred Herbalism at Lughnassadh
Today it’s Lugnasadh and it’s new moon, the start of a new moon cycle. This evening some friends from Japan, Mexico, and Thailand I planned a moon circle where we will share home made corn […]
A Druid’s Primer on Land Healing: Ecosystems, Interconnectivity, and Planting Guilds
In Belgium there is a movement to leave the ideal of grass lawns to wild gardens. My father and brother have already turned their gardens into heavens for bees and flowers. They sent me pictures […]
The tiny sparks from my flint and steel shower down on my char cloth. This flint and steel set was a gift from a fellow druid from almost a decade ago, a gift that has long offered me a connection with my ancestors. It takes me a few moments to remember the technique he taught […]via Embracing Ancestral Fires and Fire-starting at Beltane — The Druid's Garden
Ecofeminism in 2019
In European countries such as Sweden, Belgium and the United Kingdom, the current climate movement is attracting enormous interest, and it is perhaps not by chance that it has female (and even teenage !) frontrunners […]
Written in the Trees: Celtic Tree Astrology (2/2)
Did you know that the ancient Celts based their astrology on the flowering period of trees? They translated the characteristics of the prevailing trees into characters. The tree calendar is divided into 39 periods. There […]
Written in the Trees: Celtic Tree Astrology (1/2)
Did you know that the ancient Celts based their astrology on the flowering period of trees? They translated the characteristics of the prevailing trees into characters. The tree calendar is divided into 39 periods. There […]
Druidry for the 21st Century
I recommend to read this and reflect together with the author. Unfortunately we, humans, are locked in certain path dependencies – mentally and technically. I also think for druids and other spiritual leaders it is […]