A few years ago I went to Ireland.  It was a pilgrimage of sorts, as I was the first person in my family to return to the home country on either side of my family.  That part hit me as soon as the plane landed in Shannon…I was suddenly filled with overwhelming emotion, as if all of my Ancestors who had walked before me gave a sudden sigh of relief, like returning home after a long trip…For our soul remembers our blood and the land of our Ancestors.  I was in Ireland for 17 da

Awen is a Welsh word which means creative inspiration.  When Druids speak of Awen they are referring to the Spirt of Creativity, which they believe is necessary for any and all things to happen.  For without creative thought we would remain stagnant. When I began my Druid training with the Green Mountain Druid Order in 2008  I immediately connected with Awen and knew that someday I would wear it on my body, bonding with its energy on a permanant basis.  I did so in 2011 when

When I was a child my sister Sandy and I would sit in front of the mirror in our bedroom and talk to the people on the other side.  This was not a childhood game of make believe, but an actual occurance.  In fact sometimes we would even argue with the people who lived there.  I have memories of these conversations from as early as 4 years old and lasting until I was about 8 or 9.  As a child I never thought about who they were, I just know that they were familiar to me and I