Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky

Prayers to Flidais

This first prayer is one I use when making offerings, but it could easily be adapted to use as an invocation in ritual:
Prayer to Flidais Foltchaoin 

Flidais of the soft hair
Lover, wife, and mother
whose magical(…)

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Prayer for the Year

This is one of the more interesting prayers in the Gadelica because it involves praying for calm seas at specific points throughout the year. In the original Gadelica version the dates listed are the…

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Justice Charms

These are charms from the Carmina Gadelica that have been modernized and made pagan. They can be used to help gain justice or to win in court, or to otherwise overcome legal difficulties. The person wishing to perform these charms should(…)

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Spirit of place in the home

My monthly blog for Moon books is up http://moon-books.net/blogs/moonbooks/spirits-of-place-in-the-home/ looking at how we connect to spirits of place and why(…)

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Perspective – Hartford FAV’s Blog

My new blog for Hartford FAVs is out – it discusses the way our perspective shapes our lives.  http://hartfordfavs.com/faith/doctrine-and-practice/perspective

Where the Hawthorn Grows

I’m excited to announce the official release of my new book, “Where the Hawthorn Grows“. It is based on this blog and includes an array of essays on my views and experiences as an Irish reconstructionist Druid. Right now it is available in paperback and will soon be out as an ebook as well.

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Baby’s First Bealtaine

Bealtaine this year has been a wild and hectic affair, mostly done with my 3 month old son in my arms. Some people find children and babies a distraction in ritual but I love the energy and unexpectedness they bring. Children bring an unbridled(…)

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Prayers to Macha

A prayer I wrote to Macha, for strength in difficult times, when I was struggling to stay strong as a parent caring for a chronically ill child:(…)

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Full Moon Blessings

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Bealtine

A Beltane Prayer
Danu, mother of the people of skill,
Bless our home and all within;
Do not let hate and curses come near us,
Drive(…)

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