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Pagan Britain
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It must have been the summer of 1995 when I had my mind blown in a field in Oxfordshire. I was at the very first OBOD camp and went to a ta...
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Helston Flora Day
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My in-laws live in the gritty Cornish town of Helston and so I visit fairly frequently, but up until now I've never made it down for F...
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On Druids, Magic Mushrooms and Cultural Memory
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News that the psilly season is officially underway (with early reports that this might prove to be a bumper year) means it's a good time...
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Ho ho ho
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Of all the myths about magic mushrooms, the one I most wanted to be true was that Father Christmas is secretly and originally a fly-agaric ...
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