Jeff Lilly

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Jeff Lilly is a druid, linguist, and author of one of the most popular druid blogs, much to his surprise. He writes about druid things -- meditation, relationship with Spirit, soulful fulfillment in scholarship and art, reconnecting the ancient with the modern, creating beauty, and healing the world. He is a member of a number of druid organizations, including AODA, OWO, and OBOD, and does ritual rather ineptly but earnestly in the Pittsburgh, PA area with the Sycamore Circle. He lives with his partner Ali and her cat Cu.

Meeting the Dream Master

This article was originally published in the DJ Athenaeum 2008:Z, no longer available for download.  Contact me if you’d like a copy.

When I first laid eyes on the Dream Master, he was Death.

In meditation, I had rowed my boat out to the Island of Smoke (a place in my Inner Landscape where I frequently go [...]

Barack Obama: A Reading

This article was originally published in Athenaeum 2008:Y, no longer available for download.  Contact me if you’d like a copy.

On November 4th, 2008, Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, and the stars noticed.

On that very day, the Earth was placed directly between Saturn and Uranus, creating an apparent opposition between the two [...]

Become Death

This article was originally published in Athenaeum 2008:Y.

A few weeks ago I had a meditation unlike any other I’d had before.

In the visualization, I was walking out along the high ridge that looks out over the ocean. It was very early in the morning — the sun had not yet come up, but the [...]

Athenaeum 2009:B: Confirmation Bias, a Knack for Magic, the Anima and the Sidhe

Update:  the Athenaeum is no longer available for download.  Contact me if you’re interested in a copy.

The Athenaeum is a biweekly magazine / almanac, a fortnightly gathering of philosophy, religion, puzzles, language, spirit, meditation, inner landscapes, art, magic, manifestation, weather. There are 26 fortnights in the year, and 26 letters in the English alphabet. This [...]