I was raised Irish Catholic in a family of farmers and teachers. It was understood that you first loved God, then your neighbors, and then the gifts of the land. Walking the farm was as much a spiritual lesson as economic necessity.
Through a winding and twisty path my relationship with divinity grew and changed. The most important spiritual experiences for me have always been through the land. Whether I was at the farm I grew up on or a park in the city, there was a peace and sublime pleasure in the natural world that I could not, and still cannot, replicate in any other setting. So the Earth is now my temple and priestess.
Druidry has been the easiest way I can relate my spiritual life and experiences with others. I am currently working on my Ovate grade through OBOD. I work mostly as a solitary Druid. My community comes from talking and learning with folks online through YouTube, this blog, and social media. Some Druids feel that the path is more a philosophy or a way to honor their history and ancestry. But, for me it is my primary expression of spirituality and is all the religion I need right now.
Long before I was making my own videos on YouTube, I was watching and subscribing to my favorite channels. Vlogbrothers and Charlieissocoollike opened me up to this community of creators who had ideas and projects that inspired me. It wasn't long before I found the corner of YouTube that was Pagan. Cara on Cutewitch772 was [...]
Sitting down with your best friend to hash out the problems of your week and the joys of your life is one of the best ways to bring focus, love, and expansion to your life. Sitting down to read one of Danielle LaPorte's book does exactly the same thing. You know there will be hard [...]
https://youtu.be/_4NgZqOa320 March is the one month when my mother gives up on our entire family. She threatens, yearly, to leave the county and us behind until the terror of Maple tree pollen is gone. All my siblings, my father, and I have strong allergic reactions to tree pollen. Of course, our allergies aren't limited to a [...]
I have served as a "leader" since I was a small child. My first memory of leading anything was in first grade. The Elementary School was undergoing construction. The tree that grew outside of the first grade classrooms was scheduled for removal. My friends and I were heartbroken and vowed to save the tree. We [...]
Again, I come crawling back to this blog after an absence I had no intention of taking. I really, really want to be posting once a week. I love the outlet, and I love the people I connect with here on the blog and on youtube. It just ends up being the thing that is [...]
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