A very well-deserved hiatus has helped me to re-think and re-frame the NorthernDruid website. In the coming weeks, there will be some radical changes to this site! I’m taking a page out of the principles of Permaculture , where I will “integrate rather than segregate” the sharing of my passions, skills, and learning with you all.

NorthernDruid.net will become my playground as a Reformed Druid, Blogger, Musician, Artist, Healer, Bicyclist, Bus-Rider, Unschooler, Reiki Master, and Person! Because I believe that we come to this world as integrated, whole people, with a MULTITUDE of talents, thoughts, and aspirations, it only follows that I should present this project as an integrated unfolding.

It’s time to make radical change, and to experience the multitude of “what is alive in us” and for all of us to explore how we are all just a thin veil away from becoming the BEINGS of greatness that we are destined to be. This is the notion that I will build this site upon.

It’s time to go on a journey!

Many Blessings to you all!
-Scott

Greetings!

The Northern Druid Podcast will be on a small hiatus this winter, because I will be busy rehearsing for the Duluth Playhouse production of The Secret Garden.  The winter has been a busy one, and I need to be realistic with my time and focus.

Rest assured, after the show (which takes place between February 17 and March 7), I will bring you more interesting news, music, and druid meditations from the North Woods!

Also, if you live in or near Duluth, come to The Secret Garden.  I have a very interesting role as the father of Mary Lennox (the lead youth character).  I die early in the show, but come back frequently as a ghost who sings and narrates with a company of other “relatives” of Mary’s.

 
My November Guest – November in the North Woods

Podcast Notes:

*Intro Song – When Kitty Eyes are Smiling, by Marc Gunn

Meditation – My November Guest, by Robert Frost
(background music by Kathy McTavish – Cello Dreams)

Good news today!

You can now subscribe to the Northern Druid Podcast in Apple’s iTunes!

Here’s how:

1) Just go to the iTunes Store inside iTunes
2)Select Podcasts
3)Search for the words “Northern Druid”

Thanks to everyone who listened to the premier episode!

 
Making Wishes under the New Moon

Show notes for Episode 1:

Thanks for listening!!

The premier episode of the Northern Druid Podcast will be posted on Sunday evening, October 18. Look for it after 9pm Central Time!

Apart from introductions to the podcast, this is the time of the New Moon in the northern hemisphere. Hence, I will be reviewing the book, New Moon Astrology: The Secret of Astrological Timing to Make All Your Dreams Come True, by Jan Spiller.

Look for music by Robi Meyerson and Kathy McTavish to compliment the podcast. I’ll share upcoming announcements of happenings on the North Shore, the upcoming Samhain Labyrinth Activation, and a meditation on making wishes upon the New Moon.

The premier episode of the Northern Druid podcast will be available Sunday, October 18! My goal is to have bi-weekly podcast episodes which will feature the following:

• Information, talk, and resource sharing about Druidry and holistic healing
• News and events from the North Shore of Lake Superior and the Lake Superior bioregion
• Observations and reflections about Nature, the Lake, the Waters, Woods, Prairies, and People of the Northland
• Music from local musicians
• A “meditation of the moment” to close each podcast
• And much much more… the lid is off!

My ultimate goal with the upcoming podcast is to do nothing less than have listeners fall in love with Minnesota, the North Shore, and the natural environment of this very magical place. This follows the basic tennant of Reformed Druids, which I follow:

“Nature is good. Likewise, Nature is very good!”

Sunday, October 18 marks the time of the New Moon, and I’ll be talking about the book, New Moon Astrology: The Secret of Astrological Timing to Make All Your Dreams Come True, by Jan Spiller. We’ll even take some time in the meditation to make some wishes under the new moon!

Hope to have you listening! More information on subscribing via iTunes and other methods will be forthcoming!

-Scott Schumacher

Tags: astrology, Minnesota, Podcast

I had a wonderful Sunday hiking a few places on the North Shore of Lake Superior with my friends Jeff and Marguerite. They showed me some excellent spots where they spent their first date many years ago at Gooseberry Falls State Park and Sugarloaf Cove.

After hiking, we continued northward to stop in Grand Marais for dinner at Dockside Fish Market. They have wonderful fish & chips at very affordable prices!

We also brought the incredible Junebug along for the adventure, and she was a tired yet very happy dog by the end of the journey.

To see all of the photos from our hiking excursion, visit my Minnesota North Shore Hiking photo album.

Tags: Grand Marais, hiking, Lake Superior, Minnesota, North Shore