Winter Solstice at Stonehenge Aotearoa

The Wairarapa Time-Age had an interesting article about the Winter Solstice being celebrated at Stonehenge Aotearoa. Of course that piqued my interest. I had heard of Stonehenge Aotearoa but really didn't know much about it.  Well, the photographs are awesome.  It appears that the OBOD folks put on a Winter Solstice (June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere) celebration.  Their special events page shows they've hosted Wiccan and other special events.  It looks like a site well worth visiting.  If you ever get close to that part of the world, be sure to visit the site.  It has made my list of places to see.

EOLAS: Wisdom of the Oaks

The inaugural edition (Lughnasadh 2007) of a new Druid magazine, EOLAS: Wisdom of the Oaks, is now available on the Druid Order of WhiteOak - Ord na Darach Gile website.

Eolas plans to "cover a range of subjects, from stories and poetry to art work, reviews, articles and even the odd recipe or two."

Their first edition included a story about truth, some poetry, receipies, the consecration of a sacred well using a mix of traditions (Guardians of the Watchtowers, powers of the elements, nine healing herbs, and invocations to Brighid and Belenos), general information about their church and land endeavours, and finally the start of a series about being "A Druid in Iraq".

All in all it is a good start we'll keep an eye on it.