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Druid Life title: Druid Life – Nimue Brown, David Bridger – Druidry, Paganism, Creativity, Hope

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(Nimue)

This week I had a wonderful opportunity to share fairy folklore with children, and their parents. This was at my local museum, so it meant I had a non pagan audience. I was largely talking to people who only knew about Victorian style fairies.

The idea of fairies as little, cute and harmless is entirely modern. All of my songs and stories are older...


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(Nimue)

One of the most curious features of prayer practice is that it does not require belief. You do not have to aim prayers at a named deity, or even believe in deity. If you can imagine a conversation with something other than you, that works fine. Non-theistic prayers addressed to the universe are effective. You can also frame it as a conversation with your bes...


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In recent years, Druidry has led me towards thinking more about nature within humans. Our animal bodies make us part of the natural world. We are affected by everything going on in the rest of the living world. Unless we learn to respect nature within ourselves we are unlikely to repair our damaged relationship with the planet.

I’ve recently become...


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One of the jobs I can still do, is to be a historical interpreter. This summer, Keith and I have done a few days at our local museum, demonstrating life in the Roman, Saxon and mediaeval periods.

History can seem remote and irrelevant. Wearing period costumes is an easy way of bringing the past to life. We have an array of replica items, and these ...


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There are two areas of mental health difficulty that are shaped by having an out-of-balance sense of responsibility. I have been wrangling with this a lot recently, under guidance from my therapist. I thought it would be worth sharing what I have learned.

My anxiety issues are underpinned by an excessive...


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