Category: rant
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Belonging to the Land
I wrote the other day of an apocryphal link between monarchy and landscape, while referring to the recent death of the Queen. It’s probably born of legends and mythology such as the Fisher King and Bran, but I was thinking about actual physical connections today. They’ve locked her up in lead and oak, sealed so […]
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Bristol Airport Expansion
Recently, and in the face of opposition from every level of the local community from individuals through parish, county and regional councils, the Planning Inspectorate granted on appeal the expansion of Bristol Airport. This will enable tens of thousands more flights per year, including night flights, and ten thousands more car journeys per day. The […]
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A little rant on “pagan tealights”
Ok, so I guess pagans… we are connected to the natural world in a spiritual sense and find inspiration and communion within the enspirited landscape? It follows really that we don’t litter, we reuse and recycle and all the rest, we honour life and probably in a semi-animist sense we recognise not all that lives […]
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Greenwashing
I attended a focus group meeting this evening where the point of discussion was the Climate Crisis. Attended by people across the voluntary sector as well as local government, it was hosted by the local county council. It was a lively and useful meeting. The council representative made a comment during the discussions that went […]
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But it is worse than that.
Credit for this post goes to, and the author of the main article is, Marc Doll. I’m putting Marc’s post here because it is, to date, the best all encompassing précis of the situation we find ourselves in. It is terrifying, awesome and inspiring in equal measure. It may not change your life or your […]
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Blessings and Bloodies
Solstice approaches. The darkness is full, and with a little bit of luck and some funky early morning dancing, the Sun will be reborn unto us. As indeed it always is; it’s science after all, not magic. The magic is in what you do with the year that comes with new light. It’s going to […]
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Leave only footprints…
I came away from Druid Camp knowing the site was in use again the following week for Super Spirit. As we left, we made sure we left the site in good order. That’s a part of finding relationship with a place. Now that Super Spirit too has ended, I’ve come across a photograph of the […]
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Bellway Homes in Charfield
If you’ve been reading anything from me recently you’ll know my village of Charfield has been selected as sacrificial dumping ground – sorry, a strategic development location – for another 1200 homes. And you’ll know I feel strongly that this cannot be made a sustainable choice because of the road network in the area being […]
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Druidry during the Madness
There’s a thread on The Druid Network’s members’ message board “social_dot” which asks how Druids should react, should behave, should respond to Brexit, Trump, xenophobia and other world issues. I’m afraid my fingers hit the keyboard and I couldn’t stop them. And then it felt worth pushing it out from behind the safety net of a […]
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Not a party animal
I’m not good with political parties. I think I’m fairly politically aware and I think I’m wakeful of the issues with a pragmatic viewpoint. Possibly because of this I don’t do well with actually political parties. For years I refused to engage beyond the matter of voting, which I have always believed is a social responsibility […]
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