A Celtic Galdr Ritual For Land Healing

The following is a land healing ritual that we did at the OBOD’s Mid-Atlantic (MAGUS) gathering last weekend (May 2017). (For a wonderful review of this gathering, please see Dean Easton’s A Druid’s Way Blog!) This ritual was done by about 45 participants surrounding a small cluster of Eastern Hemlocks (Tsugae Canadensis) at Four Quarters […] … Continue reading A Celtic Galdr Ritual For Land Healing

Blackberry

A herbal tidbit about the Blackberry Blackberry is edible and medicinal. Used extensively by the Native American tribes, it had many other surprising uses. The leaf is more commonly used as a medicinal herb, but the root also has medicinal value. Young edible shoots are harvested in the spring, peeled and used in salads. Delicious … Continue reading Blackberry

Cake and Wine Lughnasadh 2015

Blackberry Cake and Wine for Lughnasadh 2015 As part of the magical ritual to honor Lughnasadh I would like to share a few recipes for cake and the names of a couple of my favorite blackberry wines. Of course if you are interested you could also make your own blackberry wine. However it require a … Continue reading Cake and Wine Lughnasadh 2015