Nine Ladies, Stanton Moor

You'll be pleased no doubt to know that they're still there;0)  I needed to do some thinking and pondering on Friday and to get out of the house, so I thought a think and a ponder in a beautiful place would be best.  Love it when you get there and it's all peaceful, quiet and empty, though I do enjoy it when we celebrate up there as well of course.  Anyway after quite a bit of cogitating and ruminating I headed back down for coffee and chocolate enjoying looking at the flowering heathers and hills on the way.

Handfasting and Saining Rituals at the Nine Ladies

These are some of the photos I took of the Handfasting and Saining Ceremonyup at the Nine Ladies during the Derbyshire Pagans Camp at the weekend.

Both rituals were lovely and with lots meaning, the setting of the stone circle made them even more special, and its only 10 minutes walk from where we were all camped. It was great to all gather there and share these special events with friends.

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Derbyshire Pagans Camp 2010

Had a wonderful time at Derbyshire Pagans Camp, over with far to quickly. It was at Birchover again very close to the Nine Ladies, we had a Saining and a Handfasting Ceremony there this year. I went up to the Nine Ladies again the next day when it had returned to being quiet and peaceful, love it up there. The Lammas Ritual was held in our main camping field, next year we are to have a change of venue though. The Birchover peacocks seem to have multiplied so they must be happy there too.
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Pagan Camp & Nine Ladies Stone Circle

I thoroughly enjoyed Derbyshire Pagan Camp last weekend, though it was a bit wet with the rain. We had the use of the barn which helped for the workshops and drumming, good acoustics :0), the peacocks that roost in the barn didn't seem that impressed though. Found some lovely feather, going to make some smudging fans I think and see if I can use some of the smaller ones in jewellery. For other things that were happening everyone just used the biggest tents and awnings, one of the tipees was set aside to be the chill out tent for meditations etc. It was good to meet people again that I hadn't seen for some time.

Sunday, packing up day, was the best day weather wise; I walked up to the Nine Ladies Stone Circle, the walk up there is beautiful, great scenery, special places where people have left workings, and the setting for the stones is perfect.