Druid Journal

July 16, 2009

Selling Salvation III: Property and Prostitution

Suppose you know the Meaning of Life. Would it be moral sell that information to the highest bidder? A year ago, in “Selling Salvation: How Much is it Worth?”, I pointed out that the great religious leaders of the past — Jesus, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Mohammed — had given Salvation away for free, to… Continue reading

Selling Salvation

America, Capitalism, Economic ideologies, economic systems, Immanuel Kant, John Locke, manipulative advertising, moral law, Philosophy of sexuality, Prostitution, Social philosophy, Soviet Union
June 9, 2009

The Four Vinegar Tasters: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity

There is a famous Taoist painting called “The Vinegar Tasters”, showing together the three greatest prophets of Chinese philosophy: Confucius, the Buddha, and Lao Tzu (the founder of Taoism). Each of them is taking a taste from a great pot of vinegar. Confucius tastes the vinegar and scowls; the Buddha tastes the vinegar and has… Continue reading

Religion

Buddha, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucius, Jesus, Lao Tzu, Lazarus, Taoism, Vinegar tasters
June 5, 2009

Pagan Values: Ecology, Environmentalism & Practical Pacifism

A Guest Post by Ali, of Meadowsweet & Myrrh Back at the beginning of April, I wrote a blog post ostensibly about global warming, but also in part about the various forms that our own complicity in and justification of violence can often take. I was amazed, and pleased, when this theme of violence was… Continue reading

Paganism
April 26, 2009

Uprooted

Like a silent thunderclap The sun strikes a blade of grass, — A sharp thrusting blade it is, a defiant green punch Out of the soil at the sky — Now struck and smelted with gold leaf, Humming with new life and power, Slow and ruminous the photosynthesis. The Long Hand of Lugh Has painted… Continue reading

Relationships, Trees and Nature

Ali, depression, Fearless, marriage, meditation, negative energy, pain, Pittsburgh, positive energy, sleeplessness
March 4, 2009

Dealing With Difficult Times and Transits

Occasionally we stop and take stock of ourselves. Is our health ok? How about our family, and the other important relationships in our lives? Our education? Our career? And usually we find ourselves wanting in one way or another. We could be a little healthier, our family could be a little more tightly bonded, and… Continue reading

Astrology

divination, energy manifest, meditation, pain, positive energy, Slade
February 19, 2009

Pele: Fire in the Water

Well, first, of course, Obama was elected, and he grew up in Hawaii. And then my friend Slade (of sladeroberson.com) went to Hawaii for angelic training and, as it turned out, met essential people for his life path. And then I stumbled onto a fascinating podcast called “Jedi trainer” (hunatrainer.com), which is really a tutorial… Continue reading

Gods

Apollo, Bel, Creation myth, Hawaii, Hawaiian mythology, meditation, Obama, Pele, Slade
February 11, 2009

The Coligny Calendar

The Coligny calendar was discovered in Coligny, France (near Lyon) as little more than a pile of bronze fragments in 1897 – most likely smashed by Roman authorities during the suppression of druidic practice – and painstakingly restored piece by piece. It was originally the size of a rather cramped doorway. Less than half of… Continue reading

Trees and Nature

Calendars, Celtic art, Coligny calendar, Easter, Full moon, Halloween, Irish culture, New Year’s Day, Samhain, the Olympics
February 5, 2009

Mapping the Inner Landscape

I’ve come to realize that the geography of my inner landscape reflects my personal spiritual journey. The inner landscape I visit most often in meditation consists of a number of consistent regions. I’ve described them in detail in other articles, but in brief they are: The Abyss of Fear A bottomless chasm that radiates terror.… Continue reading

Inner Landscapes

Abyss of Fear, Anima’s Hall, Apollo, Apollo’s Temple, Cernunnos, energy, Faerie Pool, Forest of Branching Paths, Forest of Cernunnos, Isle of Manifestation, Isle of Smoke, meditation, Odin, Proto Indo European, purposeful energy, source energy, Sun Prairie
January 29, 2009

Meeting the Dream Master

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 to ask things of gods and spirits), and docked it in its usual spot along the rocky, pine-forested shore. It’s… Continue reading

Consciousness

Dream, Island of Smoke, Lucid dream, meditation, Polyphasic sleep, Sleep, Sleep and creativity
January 20, 2009

Barack Obama: A Reading

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 planets. Astrologically, this planetary opposition indicated a conflict between an established authority and the forces of necessary change… Continue reading

Astrology, Etymology, Politics

astrology, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, depression, energy, Hawaii, paranoia, president, source energy, Steve Pavlina

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Druid Journal

The Four Vinegar Tasters: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity

Pagan Values: Ecology, Environmentalism & Practical Pacifism

Uprooted

Dealing With Difficult Times and Transits

Pele: Fire in the Water

The Coligny Calendar

Mapping the Inner Landscape

Meeting the Dream Master

Barack Obama: A Reading

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