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.
Category Archives: By Land Sea and Sky
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(…)
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:(…)
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(…)
Prayer for Eloquence
I wash my face
In the nine rays of the Sun,
As a goddess might bathe her child
In the rich fermented milk.
(…)
Liminal Gods
I read a blog the other day about primal Gods that grabbed my attention and has had me thinking ever since. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything else that simultaneously made me feel so in agreement and also wanting to argue counterpoints. Maybe that’s how it should be, as we each connect to these older natural forces in our own ways. It’s uncomfortable for me to talk about them, especially here, because they are so personal, representing an intimate connection to the liminal place between the living green world and the timeless Otherworld.
Why I am a Syncretic Gaelic-Heathen Pagan
Patheos has been doing a blog challenge, asking people to answer the question of why they follow the path they follow in 200 words. This is my answer:
I am a syncretic Gaelic-Heathen pagan because I(…)
Yarrow Charms
Yarrow is probably one of my favorite herbs to work with, magically. Lady Wilde tells us that it is an excellent magic herb and was sown into clothing (Wilde, 1991). She also mentions an Irish folk charm where ten yarrow leaves(…)
Book Review – Druidry and the Ancestors
I recently read Nimue Brown’s book Druidry and the Ancestors: finding our place in our own history. I was intrigued by the book’s title but approached reading it with some trepidation as I have felt ambivalent about the work of other(…)