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SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2025

27 Thursday Feb 2025

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Belated Lughnasadh Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh 2025 edition of SerpentStar!

This time of year has been an absolute hive of activity, one where we harvest the fruits of what we have sown during the beginning of Spring and through Beltane. One such example: The Macadamia Grove is currently gearing up for the SHOBOD Assembly here in Brisbane, and they’ve been hard at work to make sure everything goes off without a hitch!

I’d like to take a quick moment (as always) to thank our contributors for their wonderful submissions, and to remind our wonderful readers that I accept contributions for SerpentStar at all times of the year. If you have an article, recipe, pictures, drawings, music, videos (almost any way your Awen manifests, really!) that you’re unsure about submitting, don’t be afraid to send it in.

For all submission guidelines, you can find them here: http://serpentstar.druidryaustralia.org/about

Higher resolution issues can be requested at: serpentstar.obod@gmail.com

Lughnasadh blessings to you all, and I’ll see you at Samhain,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Imbolc 2024

14 Wednesday Aug 2024

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Belated Imbolc Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc 2024 edition of SerpentStar. It’s a huge issue, and I hope you enjoy!

Imbolc to Alban Eilir is always a great time of the year for me, where the winter days pass through the cold and wet season into the bright freshness of spring breezes and the gentle heat of the sun. It’s not quite time to fling the windows open here in Brisbane, but it’s getting there and I can’t wait!

I’d like to take a quick moment (as always) to thank our contributors for their wonderful submissions, and to remind our wonderful readers that I accept contributions for SerpentStar at all times of the year. If you have an article, recipe, pictures, drawings, music, videos (almost any way your Awen manifests, really!) that you’re unsure about submitting, don’t be afraid to send it in.

For all submission guidelines, you can find them here: http://serpentstar.druidryaustralia.org/about

Imbolc Blessings to you all, and I’ll see you at Beltane,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Samhain 2024

14 Tuesday May 2024

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Belated Samhain/Samhuinn Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhain 2024 edition of SerpentStar.

I’d like to take a quick moment to thank our contributors for their wonderful submissions, and to remind our wonderful readers that I accept contributions for SerpentStar at all times of the year. If you have an article, recipe, pictures, drawings, music, videos (almost any way your Awen manifests, really!) that you’re unsure about submitting, don’t be afraid to send it in.

For all submission guidelines, you can find them here: http://serpentstar.druidryaustralia.org/about/

Bright and cooling Autumnal Blessings, and I’ll see you at Imbolc,

– Sam /|\

(EDIT: Just a quick little addition to the issue, and it’s an announcement that I know a lot of you have been looking forward to! – Sam.)

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SerpentStar Beltane 2023

02 Saturday Dec 2023

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Belated Beltane and Alban Hefin Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane 2023 edition of SerpentStar. Enjoy, and have a wonderful Alban Hefin!

Warm Summer Blessings, and I’ll see you at Lughnasadh,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Imbolc 2023

31 Thursday Aug 2023

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Belated Imbolc Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc 2023 edition of SerpentStar. Enjoy, and have a wonderful Alban Eilir!

Bright Spring Blessings, and I’ll see you at Beltane,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Samhain 2023

07 Sunday May 2023

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Samhain Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhain 2023 edition of SerpentStar. Enjoy!

Bright Blessings, and I’ll see you at Imbolc,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2023

19 Sunday Feb 2023

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Belated Lughnasadh Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh 2023 edition of SerpentStar. It’s a quiet one, but please enjoy!

Bright Blessings, and I’ll see you at Samhain,

– Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Beltane 2022

11 Friday Nov 2022

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Beltane Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane 2022 edition of SerpentStar!

Bright Blessings,

Sam /|\

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SerpentStar Imbolc 2022

24 Wednesday Aug 2022

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Imbolc Blessings, everyone, it’s finally here! The Imbolc 2022 edition of SerpentStar is up after a little delay.

Enjoy! /|\

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SerpentStar Samhain 2022

10 Tuesday May 2022

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Samhain Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhain 2022 edition of SerpentStar! /|\

Enjoy!

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SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2022

09 Wednesday Feb 2022

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Lughnasadh Blessings, everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh 2022 edition of SerpentStar! /|\

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SerpentStar Beltane 2021

04 Thursday Nov 2021

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Beltane Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane edition of SerpentStar:
 
I’d also invite you to click on this link for a greeting from our new Editor, Samantha Travis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1wngDdEHTo&t=61s
 
Blessings and thanks, until we meet again ?
Mandy /|\

SerpentStar Imbolc 2021

08 Sunday Aug 2021

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Imbolc Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2021

03 Monday May 2021

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Samhuinn Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhuinn edition of SerpentStar, this year in memory of our former Editor Wyverne Ogma Vyvyan /|\

A special announcement re the 2021 Southern Hemisphere Assembly…

27 Tuesday Apr 2021

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THE 2021 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ASSEMBLY IS MOVING ONLINE!

Greetings All

The organisation team for the 2021 Southern Hemisphere OBOD Assembly (which was planned for 10-14 September at Bribie Island, Qld Australia) has discussed the current situation and recent developments in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in our region, and has made the difficult decision to move this year’s event online. Although we are in a much better place than we were last year, it is clear that there are still too many variables to be able to confidently proceed with planning the type of event that we can stand by as a full face-to-face OBOD gathering.

But all is not lost! We have already begun discussing options for a 3-5 day (exact program TBC) schedule of online ritual, talks, workshops, bardic gatherings, games, markets and social time. We encourage local groups to organise a mini-retreat in their own region where you can consider holding initiations, share meals and spend time together, while also dialling into the Zoom event.

The online event will be free to all OBODies to attend, and conducted entirely within Zoom. Links to the Zoom room and full schedules etc will be posted in the Southern Hemisphere Order of Bards Ovates & Druids Online SHOBODO Community Facebook Group. To attend the event, you will need to either be a member of that group, OR if you do not use Facebook you can request to join the event info mailing list by emailing mandy@druidryaustralia.org There will be no ‘public’ live stream of this event, but recordings will be made available to the Facebook group and email mailing list for those who cannot attend live via Zoom.

All members who have already paid monies for the Bribie Island gathering will be contacted and refunded in full.

We’re full steam ahead now for what we plan to be an exciting, inclusive and engaging online event. We thank you for your understanding and sincerely hope you’ll stay on this journey with us.

Blessings
Mandy (for Macadamia Grove)

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2021

01 Monday Feb 2021

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Lughnasadh Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Beltane 2020

05 Thursday Nov 2020

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Beltane Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Imbolc 2020

03 Monday Aug 2020

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Imbolc Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2020

22 Friday May 2020

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Samhuinn Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhuinn edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2020

05 Wednesday Feb 2020

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Lughnasadh Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Beltane 2019

04 Monday Nov 2019

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Beltane Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Imbolc 2019

05 Monday Aug 2019

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Imbolc Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2019

06 Monday May 2019

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Samhuinn Blessings Everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Samhuinn edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2019

04 Monday Feb 2019

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Lughnasadh blessings everyone! Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Beltane 2018

04 Sunday Nov 2018

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Beltane Blessings Everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Imbolc 2018

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

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Imbolc Blessings everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2018

05 Saturday May 2018

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Samhuinn Blessings everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Samhuinn edition of SerpentStar /|\

Edited 1 August 2018 to correct cover date. (Ooops!)

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2018

01 Thursday Feb 2018

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Lughnasadh Blessings Everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Lughnasadh edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar 20th Anniversary – Alban Hefin 2017

22 Friday Dec 2017

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It is with great joy and pride that I present to you the 20th Anniversary special edition of SerpentStar. Not only that, but I can also announce that the archiving project, which aimed to capture all the editions which had not appeared online before (plus a couple whose files had disappeared) is now complete, and can be viewed here

With the joy of the Solstice

Mandy /|\

SerpentStar Beltane 2017

31 Tuesday Oct 2017

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Beltane Blessings Everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Beltane 2017 edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Imbolc 2017

01 Tuesday Aug 2017

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Imbolc Blessings Everyone!

Here for your enjoyment is the Imbolc 2017 edition of SerpentStar /|\

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2012

13 Sunday May 2012

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Bright Blessings,

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2012

Apologies for the delay. We have had some technical difficulties this edition.

Bright Blessings,

LadyA

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2012

04 Saturday Feb 2012

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Bright Blessings,

SerpentStar Lughnasadh 2012

Bright Blessings,

LadyA

SerpentStar Beltane 2011

01 Tuesday Nov 2011

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Greetings,

Beltane SerpentStar 2011

Please don’t forget to submit your work! ladya.serpentstar @ gmail.com (remove spaces!)

A friendly reminder that the submission deadlines are the 20th of the month prior to the publish date. e.g. for the Lughnasadh edition, the deadline is January 20, 2012.

Bright Blessings under the Southern Stars,

LadyA

(NB there was no edition of SerpentStar released for Imbolc 2011 – Ed.)

SerpentStar Samhuinn 2011

01 Sunday May 2011

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Greetings,

The Samhuinn edition of SerpentStar can be viewed and downloaded here: SerpentStar Samhuinn 2011

Please don’t forget to submit your work! ladya.serpentstar @ gmail.com (remove spaces!)

Bright Blessings under the Southern Stars,

LadyA

Serpentstar Lughnasadh 2011

11 Friday Feb 2011

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Lughnasadh Edition of Serpentstar!

Is hosted here: Serpentstar Lughnasadh 2011

Please don’t forget to submit your work! ladya.serpentstar @ gmail.com

Bright Blessings under the Southern Stars,

LadyA

SerpentStar Beltane 2010

10 Wednesday Nov 2010

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Beltane Edition of Serpentstar!

Beltaine SerpentStar 2010

Please don’t forget to submit your work! ladya.serpentstar @ gmail.com

Bright Blessings under the Southern Stars,

SerpentStar Imbolc 2010

31 Saturday Jul 2010

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Hallo everyone,

Here’s the latest SerpentStar.

Please note that SerpentStar is looking for a new editor. It’s great fun, light easy work, and keeps you in touch. Plus you learn heaps about desktop publishing – a valuable skill these days. If you have a few spare hours per quarter year, consider volunteering for this enjoyable, richly rewarding job. I will be available to help you get your hand in.

Meanwhile This Imbolc’s SerpentStar is hosted here:

SerpentStar Imbolc 2010

Anyone having difficulty downloading it, let me, wyverne, know at wyeuro@bigpond.com and I’ll try emailing it direct.

(During the archiving project, Jowen made contact to say she had noticed the poem she had submitted to this issue had been published in the wrong order. Click below to read a restored version.)

Jowen Poem Imbolc 2010 restored version

SerpentStar Samhuin 2010

04 Tuesday May 2010

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SerpentStar Samhuin 2010

Here’s the latest SerpentStar – better late than never!

Blessings of the Season!

wyverne /|\

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