
Beltaine
Saturday May 5th
Knowlton
is
Cancelled because the ground at Knowlton is water logged.
It will now be on the following Saturday the 12th at 2pm
Rituals for 2012
Imbolc
Knowlton

A very wet/cold and windy Imbolc Ritual, but 17 brave members joined in and we all had a great time.
Beltaine
Saturday May 5th
Knowlton
2pm
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of
The DorsetGrove
Order of Druids
Rules of joining this Grove
Respect
You need to show respect to all the other members, respect their views, their paths, their ideas, their names, their opinions and their questions.
You don’t have to agree with any of them, but you will respect their right to believe in what they want and do.
If you can not do this, then you will be ask to leave after one warning.
Wildfox
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Email
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or
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or
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The See'er of the Grove
The keeper of record and photos for
all of our Rituals
Early morning sunshine
Heralds promise of early spring
Winter still may sting.
Pangur-ban 2012


Simon
Bard of the Grove
Music and Song


Dennis Andrew
Knight Templar
also Bard of the Grove
Antler
The Groves Crowman
She is a Embalmer and is well suited
to the position, as she walks the
line between the two worlds


Fiona
Is our Herbalist,
in charge of Meditation
and the keeper of the Dark Arts.

Shane Odem
Honorary
member of the Dorset Grove. He also the Abbot of the grove and our contact with the USA

Thunder/Suzanne
Honorary member of the Dorset Grove.
she is our contact in
Australia
she is now the Medicine Woman of the Grove


The Dorset Grove Cloak Patch
Are now available to members at £6 each
we now have our own clothing,
click on this link

NEWSLETTER
we are in the process of putting together a Dorset Grove quarterly newsletter, it will have details of upcoming events etc. If you would like to have it emailed to you please let us know! send an email to
dorsetgrove@gmail.com.

Wildfox

Stanton Drew
Samhain 2010
Spring Equinox 2011
Portland

Foxy and Dave at the Wessex Gathering
2011

Summer Solstice Stonehenge June 25th 2011
Arthur Wildfox


Come and Talk with us and keep up to date with whats on and happening in our area
Email.Stewart. bakerbard@yahoo.co.uk or
Wildfox. iantmp24@yahoo.com
Pictures of the Dorset Grove Alban Eilir ritual are now up on the gallery page
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May peace be with everyone
Sunrise Stonehenge Equonox Autumn 2009



What being a druid means to me.
by Stewart, bakerbard
To me being a druid is acknowledging that the devine is in everything.
To be a Druid is to see the land as sacred and to care for it.
To be a Druid is to honour our ancestors both recent and past.
To be a Druid is to live with resoect for my fellow journyers in this life regardless of race and creed.
But what is a Druid? Put in simplest turms a Druid is someone who follows a nature based spirituality that they believe pre dates Christianity in these Isles, not that we are doing the same as our ancestors did as truth to be told we have no real idea of what they did. But there are inklings and we try to interpret those inklins into a vibrant belief for today. My druidism is a pagan one and so I honour the old Gods and Goddesses, and my spirtual practise follows the change of the seaasons, what we call the turning of the year. Of course there is more to it than this but this will give you a basic introduction to what I believe.
How Druids see the world
Everything is connected.
One of the core values of Druidism is that everything is connected there is no separation. Humanity in its so called wisdom believes that it is the pinnacle of creation; this of course leads to so many problems.
Wars that pit nation against nation. Disregard for the world that sustains us, leading to environmental melt down.
The idea that we are somehow divorced from the rest of creation is of course a fallacy, and one we need as Pagans to admit to. Part of the problem is that we do not see past the superficial and really look at the world.
When we look at the world with our spiritual eyes we see that everything is connected and interconnected. The Native Americans talk of the stone people, the animal people, the tree and plant people, and of course the people, people.
As a Druid I see it as my duty to reconnect to these realms of nature as I am made of the same energy they are. The same atoms that flow through the trees of a forest are the same atoms that flow through me. “We are stardust, we are golden” as the song from the musical Hair so eloquently says.
In the rest of this article I am going to dwell on the relationship we have as Druids with trees. Why does the Druid have this relationship with trees? Why do people who hardly know anything of what a Druid is or does know this one fact that Druids love trees?
Most modern scholars agree that the word Druid is derived from the words Oak and wise with a meaning of one who has the “Wisdom of the Oak.” So without doubt the Druids of old were associated with trees.
What of today? I feel that it is most important for today’s Druid to care for and love trees, as they are our lifeblood, and if we lose them we lose so many things not only in the physical realm but also in the spiritual.
Trees are the storehouse of the Suns energy, they stand upon the earth their roots going deep into the Goddesses body. The leaves of a tree absorb carbon monoxide, and give out oxygen, they are literally the earths lungs. We use trees in countless other ways as well for our houses, books (and how Pagans love their books) for heating when it is cold and many other ways.
Consider this though; the oldest tree in the UK is a Yew tree estimated to be roughly three thousand years old just imagine what this ancient being has seen and has then stored the information in its rings of growth. Each time of drought, famine and fire is recorded by the tree.
It is not just the physical benefits of trees that the Druid celebrates though; we also venerate trees for their spiritual qualities as well. As Druids we believe that we can enter into a relationship with trees, but this takes time and commitment. Trees are old beings and do not live in the same timescale as we do., so whenever you try to form a relationship with a tree it must be on their terms and timescale.
I will end this with another exercise (in fact I will try to do this with all my posts)
Go for a walk in a forest or park where there are many different types of trees, walk slowly and thoughtfully. Does one particular tree call to you? If so sit with it, slow your breathing and send your thoughts to the tree. With perseverance I believe that you will be able to form a relationship with trees.
Trees Dance.
Trees dance you know.
It's true, they do.
They are just shy.
So they dance
By moonlight when
Nobody watches.
Oaks performing
A stately Gavotte.
Silver Birches a ballet
To the sounds of the night.
Saplings of course disco
Forgive them they are young.
You look at me as if I am mad.
But trees dance you know.
It's true, they do.
Pangur-ban 3/2/2010
An Anthem for Druids
WE WANT TO LIVE
We want to live in a world that survives
On the planet of life with light in our lives
By the power of the moon and the strength of the sun
We are one on the Earth
We want a world where there is love for everybody
We want a world where there is no more war….
We want a world where there is hope for everybody
We want a world thats better than before
Give us a world where there is food for everybody
Water is pure; the air is fresh and clean
We want a world that is good for everybody
We want a world where everyone is free
We want a world (oh, say can you see…)
We want a world (there’s a change in the wind)
We want a world (so proudly we hail)
We want a world (the new age, is dawning….)
We want a world where there is peace for everybody
We want a world where there is no more war
We want a world where there is truth for everybody
We want a world that better than before
We need a world where there is food for everybody
Flowers that bloom with trees green and tall.
We want a world that is good for everybody
We want a world with joy and peace for all
We want a world (The time has now come…)
We want a world (to heal….)
We want a world (the wounds of the world)
We want a world (Earth Mother is calling….)
We want a world that is good for everybody
We want a world where there is no more war
We want a world with food for everybody
We want a world thats better than before….
We want to live in a world that survives
On the planet of life with light in our eyes
By the power of the moon and the strength of the sun
We are one on the Earth…
We want to live in a world that survives
With love in our hearts and light in our eyes
So our children can sing when all battles are done
We are one on the earth…….

Every thought is a whispered prayer.
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