Making corn dollies under the watchful eye of Mrs Darley…

“Tea was the order of the day, neat for the hardened drinker or containing a tot of whiskey for those who liked it watered…

— Carole Carlton

“Listen,’ she whispered and pointed towards the window. ‘Whenever the wind blows from the east and the wind chimes dance in the moonlight, there…

— Carole Carlton

“My work as a Meridian Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist has taught me that people often feel guilty about the way they feel or think…

— Carole Carlton

“The Old Cornwall Society decided during the 1920s to revive the custom of lighting fires along the Cornish peninsula, beginning in the east and…

— Carole Carlton

“The festival of the spring equinox speaks of freshness and youth, of excitement and endless possibilities. Nature begins to quicken and early flowers open…

— Carole Carlton

“In times when the grain was harvested by hand, many traditions and superstitions grew up around this important event.”

— Carole Carlton

“The Green Man has also become synonymous with Cernunnos, the Celtic horned God, often portrayed in Celtic art as part man, part stag, who…

— Carole Carlton

“Legend tells us that the High King of Tara, who ruled supreme over all the Kings of Ireland, looked out from his castle one…

— Carole Carlton

“The spring equinox celebration included a dawn trip to the nearby Rillaton Barrow, a Bronze Age burial mound high up on the Cheesewring Moor,…

— Carole Carlton

“Saturday morning brought an Imbolc gift of thick fog, as our select company of three set off onto the rain-sodden moor. ‘Here we are,’…

— Carole Carlton

“Strange as it may seem, the association of eggs and bunnies at Easter time are actually connected and, to discover more, we must once…

— Carole Carlton

“Pagan paths, of which there are many, more often than not, are based upon an acknowledgement of a Divine presence within nature, as acknowledged…

— Carole Carlton

“The festival of Lughnasadh speaks of fullness and bounty of richness and sacrifice. As cornfields ripple in the late summer breeze and whisper golden…

— Carole Carlton

“Cleansing and clearing are two words which suit the essence of Imbolc, as this is February, the Roman month of purification. This can be…

— Carole Carlton

“It is easy to see how the myths and legends which built up around the Goddess Bride became entwined with Christian doctrine, and there…

— Carole Carlton