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Walking the Path of the Hedge Witch and the Hedge Druid, Learning the Craft and the Art of Hedge Riding

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Joanna van der Hoeven

Joanna van der Hoeven

 Joanna van der Hoeven is a Hedge Witch, Druid, and a best-selling author. She has been working in Pagan traditions for over 30 years. She has written many books, including The Path of the Hedge Witch: Simple, Natural Magic and the Art of Hedge Riding, as well as The Book of Hedge Druidry: A Complete Guide for the Solitary Seeker. Find her channels on social media at YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

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Not Giving It Up

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    Ted Czukor says #
    Right on, Joanna. You do not carry that chip alone! Many of the songs from my era had the same message, which I only began to r
  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Hi Ted! Thank you for your kind words! I wholly agree with you. x
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    aought says #
    It's so ubiquitous in our culture, you don't even hear it in the lyrics. I remember being quite old before it dawned on me that th
  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Too right. There's a song called Blurred Lines that has reached number one in the British pop charts. It's a song about a drunken

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Welcoming the Light at the Spring Equinox

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    Here in my garden in Greece Henry the tortoise sunned in the garden for a little while then went back to sleep when it clouded ove

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Elen - the Wild Spirit

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    Jenn says #
    I love this so much!
  • Ted Czukor
    Ted Czukor says #
    Beautiful. Thank you so much.

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Desperately seeking Druid: The over-sexualised images in D&D fantasy games

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    J'Karrah says #
    What? You don't find a chain mail brazier, leather thong, and 9 inch platform stripper heels to be appropriate female battle atti
  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    It's such a shame that you had to modify all the miniatures, isn't it? Elder Scrolls is quite good, but I don't do computer game
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    ScarletteSpider says #
    When i'm looking for a picture to represent my character, do you have any idea how long and hard i have to look to find a female i
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    ScarletteSpider says #
    would upload the picture but it won't let me, and i cannot put it on a url since many of the items i used are the intellectual pro
  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    I know - it's so difficult to find good artistic representations that aren't sexist! Thinking about it further, I say hats off to

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Matriarchal or Patriarchal ideal? The utopian myth...

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  • Carol P. Christ
    Carol P. Christ says #
    You might enjoy Women at the Center by Peggy Reeves Sanday and Societies of Peace by Heidi Goettner-Abendroth. Matriarchal societi
  • Joanna van der Hoeven
    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Thanks Carol - I shall defininitely look into it! x
  • Ted Czukor
    Ted Czukor says #
    Lovely expression, Joanna - and so very reasonable! Your vision is so clear, I wonder that anyone could see it any other way. I r
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    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Hi Ted - thank you for your kind words. Yes, I have been to the White Spring - last spring a friend and I booked some private time
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    Dying is the opposite of birth, as it is singular event. Death is the ongoing condition,ie: once one dies, they continu

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Riding the tides of perimenopause

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    Joanna van der Hoeven says #
    Thank you so much Lizann - awen blessings to you! x
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    Yes!!!!!!! Blessings on your body and your being in this amazing transformation! I'm a little ahead of you in the process and th

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Druid Magic

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