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hedgepriest s blog the unorthodox adventures of a priest at the edge hedgepriest s blog the unorthodox adventures of a priest at the edge a hedge priest is hedge hedge n oe hegge as hecg akin to haga an inclosure e haw as hege hedge e haybote d hegge ohg hegga g hecke a thicket of bushes usually thorn bushes especially such a thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land and also any sort of shrubbery as evergreens planted in a line or as a fence particularly such a thicket planted round a field to fence it or in rows to separate the parts of a garden 1913 webster note hedge when used adjectively or in composition often means rustic outlandish illiterate poor or mean as hedge priest hedgeborn etc 1913 webster a hedge priest is thus a poor vagabond priest without benefice or home amusingly the above would symbolically suit me at this precise point in time however i chose the term hedge priest more specifically because it seems to be a variant of the terms hedge witch or hegde druid a hedgewitch has traditionally been seen as a shamanistic person who can cross the hedge or boundary between this world and the other the hedgewitch is usually a solitary practitioner but may be attended by assistants her main function is as mediator between the spirit world the divine and people she may also work as a herbal healer and midwife published in uncategorized on january 18 2010 at 10 55 am leave a comment a hedgepriest s first hello well i ve considered starting a proper blog for yonks so here we go i guess i ought to begin by saying a little about myself and my intentions for this blog i was a c of e vicar for about ten years that role and privilege came crumbling to an end two and a half years ago after i decided to play the fool as in the mystical zero numbered card from a certain esoteric deck the full story is too long for this introductory post but it will no doubt gradually trickle out over the next few months what i will say for now is that my own failures and the admission of them resulted in a total change of direction i was asked to resign my post for a three year period and after the initial shock i chose to use the time as an opportunity to explore the deeper aspects of life primarily faith spirituality and magic two main developments have occurred over these years 1 as a magician illusionist i have found my performances lead more and more to powerful experiences that can only be described as real magic it is as if the natural opening up of the right brain hemisphere that occurs when exposed to magical effects evokes wonder and awe which in turn seems to heighten the possibility of encountering genuine synchronicities more on that on future blogs and 2 my adventure has taken me into the beautiful world of the modern nature based tradition of obod druidry and other paganisms back in the days of theological training i was encouraged to immerse myself in the faith traditions of the east and learn from their unique insights and myths i did so with delight and always saw what i learned as complimentary never incompatible with my own faith likewise my more recent earth based travels have brought me face to face with a spirituality than has been nothing short of life changing and has been easily assimilated into my christian understanding in fact i ve found myself radically re interpreting many of my older beliefs in the light of what i ve grown to love about druidry consequently i ve grown and deepened as a result i have recently been given the green light to return to the full time parochial life i am currently pondering the implications of whether i do or don t one thing i do know is that whatever i do it must be with integrity and every effort to remain authentic gosh tired now i ll continue this soon ps i ll explain why i chose to call myself a hedgepriest in my next post published in uncategorized on january 17 2010 at 9 29 pm leave a comment confessions of a hedgepriest published in uncategorized on january 17 2010 at 7 47 pm leave a comment august 2026 m t w t f s s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 jan categories uncategorized archives january 2010 blogroll wordpress com wordpress org create a free website or blog at wordpress com rss 2 0 comments rss 2 0 subscribe subscribed hedgepriest s blog sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy hedgepriest s blog subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar design a site like this with wordpress com get started