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Some of the best sources we have of old English li

Some of the best sources we have of old English life come from Roman historians who witnessed it and actually wrote it down. It’s obviously a little bit biased, but what writing isn’t?

Tacitus wrote about the Germani, who consisted of the tribes that settled in and then created England three centuries later, as:

Earth worshipping, quick to fight, heavy beer drinkers who respected the word of women above all else. Who had no real interest in hoarding wealth but instead chose to wake late in the day and - if the stores of grain were full - lounge about infront of the hearth until the next party.

The Romans looked down on this, and saw it as uncouth and immature, that they weren’t living up to their potential.

I see a lot of similarities in how a lot of the modern spiritual community looks down on and turns their noses up at the “everyday” person. Lots of toga wearing spiritual politicians in this country, who ironically talk a lot about the old cultures of this land but actually shame many of the things they were actually known for.

The Saxons, and the Celts for that matter, weren’t a load of peaceful, vegan well behaved hippies - not that there is anything wrong with that. They were known for their wildness, their drunken antics, their love of violence and war and sacrifice. Yet they worshipped the earth in a way we can only dream of.

Life is messy, paganism allows us to find a beautiful meaning within that. Unfortunately when we try to sterilise it, much of the power is lost.

We must, I feel, start opening up spirituality to wider culture and re-empowering it, instead of trying to ascend the parts that make us feel uncomfortable.

Slowly, very slowly beginning to get a tune out of

Slowly, very slowly beginning to get a tune out of this jouhikko.

It’s a powerful, ancient beast that has no interest in being tamed.

No frets, floating strings, the friction of horse hair, the sound of the old Golds! (Wearing my Spurs shirt in a hope to gain their favour for next season)

That actually explains quite a lot

That actually explains quite a lot

A couple of spots have opened up for this retreat

A couple of spots have opened up for this retreat in June.

DM me if you’re interested!

The search for some kind of authenticity in spirit

The search for some kind of authenticity in spirituality is a difficult one in the West.

It’s hard to even know what it looks like. But in traditional cultures, those who work in the spiritual arenas live inside of the culture that they are from.

It’s why the New Age is a bit bizarre. It seeks mostly to exist outside of modern culture and set up shop in communes or foreign lands, wearing clothes that don’t reflect culture, or cherry picking and appropriating other cultures that they have no real interest in empowering.

I’m in total agreement our society is not particularly healthy. But that’s mostly because it’s lost it’s innate sense of sacredness. If we are ever going to get that back it has to come organically from inside, not outside.

I really believe those of us into spirituality should start to examine our culture more. We have everything we need already, it is just about adding some kind of organic spiritual intent to what already exists.

How to do that, I don’t know. Subcultures are a good place to start. They hold a huge amount of power. Instead of demonising them and those who feel connected to them, perhaps we can start to add some form of ritual container around them.

Play with it. Next time you’re raving, dance for someone else. Next time you’re at the football, pray more (plz pray for Tottenham). Next time you’re smashed at the pub, buy a half for your ancestors.

Little by little, we will end up planting a forest of tradition.

For those of us interested in UK spirituality it’s quite hard to decipher the past and it all seems to merge into one. Especially with shamanism and paganism, where we often concentrate a lot on the mysterious and wonderful magic of the Celts.

A little bit of story!

Before the Celts there were the Ivernians, they were the indigenous inhabitants of the isle we live on that was not yet called Albion nor England. It was them who built the stone circles like Stonehenge and Avebury. Druidism was their religion, and although it is thought that the Celtic priests were Druids, they actually adopted this religion from the pre-celtic inhabitants of what is now the UK. They would have most likely utilised the Stone Circles too.

The Celts were an invading force originally from the East of Europe who invaded this island and either assimilated the Ivernians into their culture or destroyed them. The Celts themselves were not one people, and consisted of different tribes who regularly went to war with each other and had similar but different dialects and practices.

Whilst many believe it is the Celtic traditions that are English heritage, it is actually the Saxons who had the most impact on our spiritual cultural identity. The Germanic tribes that filled the power vacuum when the Romans left took over the island completely and brought their Germanic pagan religion with them. The Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes and the Frisians all settled and pushed the Celts to what is now Ireland, Cornwall, Wales and parts of Scotland. England (taken after the Angle tribe) was born.

Much is made of the Celts, and rightly so. But studies show there are many more people here with Anglo Saxon heritage than Celtic. The pagan religions of the Germanic tribes are pretty well documented too and definitely worth exploring if you are interested in connecting with this land!

We have English runes, ceremonies and old prayers/songs ready to go! They spoke Old English, which isn’t too different a language to ours now if you feel like learning some old tongue!

Also, which is perhaps the best bit - they loved beer.

Happy Beltane! Have a wonderful time. Be free in

Happy Beltane!

Have a wonderful time. Be free in your body and thought. Get a little crazy, and love a lot!

Grateful for my life. For @ruth_garner and for health!

Lay a little offering to the ones who make it all possible if you can 💐

Hi everyone! Lovely couple of weeks with friends

Hi everyone!

Lovely couple of weeks with friends and family. Enjoying being an uncle!

Back online 🕺🏻

Hi everyone, I’m taking a little break from soc

Hi everyone,

I’m taking a little break from social media for a few weeks. It’s been pretty non stop since the New Year.

If you’d like to get in touch please use the website which is in my bio! I won’t be replying on here 🙏🏼

Lots of love ❤️

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