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Exploring: “Four Branches: Tales of the Mabinogi” Branches 2 & 3 (post 2/4)
This is the second out of four blog posts discussing not only my upcoming album Four Branches: Tales of the Mabinogi in Song, but also the Mabinogi itself! I’ll be discussing songs 5 and 6 off of my album, as … Continue reading
Exploring “Four Branches: Tales of the Mabinogi in Song” The 1st Branch (post 1/4)
This blog post will be the first in a series of four posts exploring my upcoming album “Four Branches: Tales of the Mabinogi in Song.” Since my album is based on the four branches of the Mabinogi, I felt it … Continue reading
My Bardic Pursuit: “Four Branches”
I’ve been pretty silent about this, and only a handful of people know about this. I feel it is maturing enough for me to speak about it. I’m recording an album. Four Branches is the title for my upcoming album. … Continue reading
Invoking Blodeuwedd
It seems Spring has come here on the plains of Kansas, and just in the nick of time! It seemed just like yesterday we were lingering somewhere between 0 and the teens. Now we’ve been steadily hitting the mid 60s, … Continue reading
What Modern Druidry Means To Us
I just finished reading The Druid Revival Reader edited by John Michael Greer, and in the introduction to the essay selection by Ross Nichols (the founder of OBOD), Greer explains Nichols’s take on what modern Druidry’s role should play in our … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions and World Peace (or: New DAY’S Resolution!)
On New Year’s Eve I attended an Interfaith event “World Peace Meditation,” in which a dozen or so different faiths were represented. The goal of the event was to focus on world peace and interfaith dialogue. It was very heartwarming … Continue reading
Pagan Salvation
Salvation. That’s something you don’t hear everyday in Druidry, much less Paganism. And why is that? In Paganism in general, salvation isn’t necessary because there’s nothing really from which to save us. Life is sacred, the world is sacred. There’s … Continue reading
Earth on My Mind: Earth Day
Why is Earth Day important? In 1969, the idea was proposed of a day to honor Earth, peace, and the promote environmental responsibility. That day became Earth Day. Some might ask: what’s so special about Earth Day? Because, … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo and Awen
November means a lot to some people. For some, it’s No Shave November (Pah, only a month of not shaving? Try a coupla years and then get back to me!), for some it’s hoodie season, for some it’s Thanksgiving month, … Continue reading
Barefoot Bran 