Winter solstice 2020
The winter solstice happened this year at 8.09am on 21 December, when the north pole was titled farthest away from […]
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Factsheet: Druids
Beliefs, practices, facts and stats of the Druid movement in the UK – a search for inspiration linked to sacred sites with ancient traditions.
Religion news 24 September
Archbishops warn of division hunger and isolation in second coronavirus wave; Churches call on the EU to be compassionate towards refugees; Autumn equinox at Stonehenge witnessed by a drone.
Stonehenge: a Neolithic cathedral, a healing place, or a memorial to ancestors?
Tim Wyatt explores the quest to understand the religious significance of Stonehenge. Aligning with sunrise and sunset, was it a place to venerate ancestors, a sacred house of healing, or a place for rituals which orientated people to the world?
Stonehenge commentators
Geologists have discovered the origin of the largest stones at Stonehenge, but what was its religious significance? These commentators are quoted in Tim Wyatts’ piece here
Pagans welcome Summer Solstice at a social distance
By Rosie Dawson, 20 June, 2020 Sarah Kerr will greet tomorrow’s sunrise with some drumming while sitting underneath an apple […]