Spiritual journeys in tending the living earth, permaculture, and nature-inspired arts
In my first post in this series, I talked about the global collapse that is happening and what to do about it–and as hard as it is, the reasons to keep up the hope and the vision for a better …
The world is really hard right now, as I wrote about two weeks ago. I feel that if all that we do is focus on the hard parts of the world, we are going to have difficulty making it through. …
I want to start by acknowledging the fear, sadness, shock, grief, and all the other emotions that people all around the world are experiencing right now. I’m in the United States, and to say it has been a hard 2025 …
Earlier on the Druid’s Garden blog, I introduced the ideas of biocentrism and ecocentrism as counter-philosophies to anthropocentrism: the dominant philosophy that humanity is more deserving than the rest of the lives on this planet, that their priorities are more …
In early August of 2024, due to some house repairs, I had to take down almost all of my altars and shrines of sacred things due to where they were located and the nature of the repars. These shrines were …
As my final post of 2024, I’ll be sharing a newsletter here. You can also sign up for my newsletter by clicking the “Newsletter” button on my website in the top bar. I send this out 2-3 times a year …
The question that many of us have on our minds is: How do we thrive in this age? There’s a lot to be concerned about. We are seeing the descent of many countries globally into fascism with extremist leaders being …
One of the things I’ve been thinking and writing about a lot on this blog is a holistic approach to living in the age of the Anthropocene. Wendell Berry has argued in multiple books, including the Unsettling of America: Culture and …
The wheel of the year is a principle that many in the druid traditions think about in terms of seasonal celebrations. The wheel is different for people living in different ecosystems, and one of the things you can do is …
Here on our homestead tucked in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, we have a wonderful greenhouse made from recycled materials. The base is a carport my friend had her farm and offered the greenhouse to me when she moved. This …
Learning and connecting with nature is a big part of practicing any kind of nature-based spirituality. As we know in the druid tradition, a multitude of ways exists to connect to nature. In order to connect with nature on a …
What is intuition? How do we develop it, and why does it matter? In this post, I want to share some techniques for developing your intuition, particularly surrounding nature and natural settings, and some techniques and practices that you can …
In today’s post, I share an approach to herbal formulation that basically combines western magical systems (like the seven-element system) with herbal formulation and crafting herbal blends. This is essentially a synthesis of magical frameworks and herbal practices. A version …
I’ve always wanted to make mullein torches–which go by several colorful names: mullein wands, mullein torch, mullein candle, the hag taper, the hag candle, witch’s candle, Jupiter rods, candlewick, king’s candle, or even the holy mullein hag wand! These mullein …
It is a cold evening, quite cold for early October here in Western Pennsylvania, with the temperature dropping quickly as the sun sets. I knew that tonight would be the night I might get to see the Aurora Borealis for …
When you grow up in a modern civilization, you become “conditioned” to believe that the way you live is the way everyone lives, or that’s just how things are done. You are made to assume that’s just how it is. …
Today I want to talk about the idea of “Ditch the screen, embrace the green!” which is a mantra I created for myself some months ago. This little mantra helps me regulate my use of technology, makes me regularly get …
Here we are again, at the Equinox. In my ecosystem in the Northern Hemisphere, we are standing at the point between the light half of the year and the dark half of the year, as the pumpkins and squash ripen, …
As I’ve shared before, I have personally gotten so much depth and connection from working directly with the earth for healing food, and medicine, and meeting my needs. More than just knowing or being out in nature, using nature to …
My last Druid Garden guide covered physical land healing, tied to regeneration, rewilding, permaculture, wildtending, and refugia gardening. These are the practices that allow us to connect with the land deeply with our hands in the soil and love in …
Throughout the ages, poets, writers, musicians, painters and many others sought inspiration from the land for their creative works. For the ancient poet Taliesin, the Awen was found in nature–in the voice in the wind and the babble of the …
