Queer Druidry

We woke up horribly early for a bank holiday Monday and caught the train to Hastings, East Sussex for their annual Jack in the Green celebration.

I have always loved the Green Man. He was the first god in modern…

My altar for Beltane features two wooden phalluses with red and white altar cloths and ribbons. The candle holder tree above the altar is constructed of ironwork branches, upon which hangs a Green Woman’s face that I have re-painted to…

Last week, my boyfriend and I visited my parents in Wales. One of the ancient stone circles nearby is Moel Tŷ Uchaf.

It is a small, well-preserved circle on the top of a hill at the northern edge of the…

This full moon, I decided to make an incense blend for the full moon as a complement to the incense I have been using for the new moon.

I checked the correspondences in Alistair Crowley’s 777, Scott Cunningham’s Magical Herbalism…

Tools - The Horn

Horns can be used in a variety of different ways in ceremonies. In the Lunasdha ceremony, I normally put uprooted corn into a horn before it is cut in the ceremony itself. I also have a…

For my seasonal altar, I have a statue representing Ceridwen with a goblet for wine on one side and a bowl of seeds on the other.

Spring Equinox is probably one of the least queer of all the ceremonies that…

I performed the same ritual this time as I did during the previous new moon.

After the opening ceremony, I picked a card from the Druid Animal Oracle and then visualised myself in my place of peace and stillness. I…

This full moon, I decided to create an offering mix. This is something that has been recommended by Emma Rustel Orr as a gift that you can give to the spirit of a place, when you perform rituals outside. I…

This year, I decided to do more to recognise the phases of the moon. My intention is to have a small personal ceremony on the evening of the new moon and the full moon.

I’m still working out what to…

My boyfriend and I had a friend over for our Imbolc ceremony. After the long winter, I had been very much looking forward to the rejuvenating and healing properties of this festival.

Snowdrops don't do very well indoors and as…