In our last blog we watched as a fertility ceremony was conducted on Beltane at Avebury Henge, by Druids using Mistletoe and sacrifice to help with the fertility of grain seeds, women and livestock. On the surface, it is easy to dismiss this as a bunch of pagan superstition and an excuse to party,
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Avebury 2nd Century BCE For over 35 cycles of the sacred Sun, I have trained hard and long for this moment. Being in the position of Arch Druid, it is up to me to feel the pulse and direct the ceremony. The drums are pounding and I can feel the electricity of anticipation building in
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Cordyceps, in its many forms, has been used since the 15th century in China and Tibet, while also being used by indigenous peoples around the world.1,2 I have seen it growing in diverse places like China and the Amazon. Its Chinese name dong chong xia cao literally means “winter bug, summer herb,” a reference to
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