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Reiving Season – A Hallowed Contract
On the Borders, harvest season has always been a time to settle the score, not only with neighbors, but with nature herself. As a descendants of Border families we still honor this season as a time to renew bonds and keep the spirit of our ancestors alive – but without stealing.
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Lessons from Living Traditions
For centuries, these stewards of tradition have been immune to the conjecture and theories of who they are, and what they believe. The name of their faith and their deities may be lost to the passage of time, but the relationship between its adherents and the spirit world has not diminished.
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The Yellow Days of Belton - May Day in Galloway
Belton is a regional expression of May Day, celebrating our local goddess of dawn and renewal who overcomes the darkness of Winter.
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Border Reivers - An Iron-age Relic
The Border Reiver represents a unique way of life which is not only reflective of Celtic tribal culture, but is deeply rooted in an ancient
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The Secret Diaspora - Scottish Immigration of Esoteric Traditions
At various periods in history, individuals have been charged to bring their traditions abroad to a less hostile environment.
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Winged Souls and Stone Skulls - Grave Effigies of Scotland
A look at how Scottish gravestones were employed to convey esoteric ideas under the spotlight of persecution in the post-reformation era.
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Reins, Rapture and Rigantona: Exploring the Gift of Awen
Bardo-druidic traditions in the Borders which precede the 19th century revival can offer a different perspective to important concepts like
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Healing Soul Loss
In this article we will draw from Scottish traditions of Coll Anima to explain Soul Loss and explore some traditional methods of healing.
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A Druid Reflects on a Living Tradition
Celebrating the validity and diversity of modern druidism is not only a practical and ethical necessity, but also quintessentially druidic.
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The Threefold Soul Unveiled
Consistent with Classical philosophy, the Britons adhered to the belief in a tripartite soul, reflective of a threefold cosmology.
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The Incarnating Soul : A Border Perspective
At the core of the Old Faith is a heartfelt belief that there is an immortal Soul that represents the True Self.
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The Art of Sin Eating
On the Borders of Scotland, Sin Eating is a healing ritual that forms part of a series of funerary customs to aid the soul in its journey.
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Reivers and Religion
Warfare and disease on the Borders reinforced an ideology of personal sovereignty and promoted trust in eldritch allies of the unseen world.
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Death on the Border
Border funeral tradition is unique synthesis of Old Faith practices, overlaid with Christian observance, and imposed upon by law.
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