Now we have entered the season of the Yew tree - sentinel of death and the graveyard, rebirth and eternity. English Yew Tree This is likewise the Cailleach’s time. She brings us her wisdom as the old crone who presides over death. She is the storm, and the ancient creator of the land. She is the cold and the ice, the Queen of winter. The yew and the Cailleach are part ...
Members of Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary are always welcome to visit and make use of the various spaces we have available. Last week, we added the beginnings of a stone circle ritual space. Since it is my personal ritual space (which I would also like to share with you), I alone dedicated and consecrated it. It is located at the Cavanaugh homestead, and not on the part of the land that is specifically designated as sanctuary land. Once ...
We started out the New Year with a project that we hope will result in a memorial for our member and friend, Robert Old, who passed away in December. We took four cuttings from our English Yew tree and have started them in pots. Over the winter we will keep them warm in the house under grow lights so they can begin developing roots. Then, once we have an appropriate site for planting ready, we will plant ...