It’s an interesting thing that I write mostly about the very intellectual aspects of my practices – re-translating the myths and discussing the philosophical aspects of what I believe – but in person I teach mostly about the practical end of things especially when it comes to the Good Folk. These are the things that makes up the bulk of my day-to-day practices which is rooted in my honoring…
Fulacht na Morrigna
One of the mysterious things that the Morrigan is associated with is called the "fulacht na Morrigna" literally the Morrigan’s cooking hearth. A fulacht is a type of outdoor cooking hearth or pit; the smaller ones were named for the Fíanna but the larger ones for the Morrigan (RIA, 1870). These fulachta were associated both with large outdoor stone cooking hearths and with cooking spits, so…
Learn to cook. It’s not hard.
Blessings Darlings!
Work – at the restaurant – has been a bear lately. We’ve been getting slammed with customers. And it’s not as if our food is something to write home about. Folks can make this stuff at home easily, and without spending much time. And without spending the silly amount we charge for this stuff. Really – $1.25 for a cup of soup? Two dollars for a soda or a cup of coffee?
I just don’t get it.
Irish Paganism
Full Title: Irish Paganism – Reconstructing Irish Polytheism (Part of the Pagan Portals series)
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: Moon Books
Published: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78535-145-7
Pages: 89 including Appendix A – Pronunciation Guide, Appendix B – Recommended reading for Irish Polytheists, Appendix C- Myth titles in both languages, bibliography and endnotes.
Synopsis: Irish Reconstructionist Polytheism is an often misunderstood path, but it is one with great richness and depth for those who follow it. This short introductory book touches on the basic beliefs and practices of Irish Polytheism as well as other important topics for people interested in practicing the religion using a Reconstructionist methodology or who would just like to know more about it.
Reflecting Darkness
So Friday is my birthday. I’ve been thinking a lot about that, and about something that was posted in a group today about the variety of witches out there:
internet meme; anonymous
There are many, many approaches to witchcraft and some are completely different from others, but it is true that the vast majority of witches in the Western world seem to follow what is generally termed a …
Tochmarc Étaine
Tochmarc Étaine[starting after gap] a thaigi ocus a gríanan co senistrib solsib fri techt ass ocus tobreth tlacht corcra impe ocus imchuirthe in gríanán sin lasin Mac Óc cach leth no théged ocus ba and contuiled cach n-aidchi occa chomaitecht do airec menman conda tanic a sult ocus a feth. ocus no línta in gríanán sin do lubib boladmaraib ingantaib combo de forberedsi di bolod ocus blath na
Quick Reminder
So I have two announcements today.
1. The submission door for the next issue of Air n-Aithesc is still open and if you are thinking of submitting please do. Here are the submission Guidelines and the door closes on December 31, 2015.
2. I’m putting together a prayer book for CR and CR minded people so if you have a prayer that is your own work and you’d like to see it published please consider submitting them. Here are the guidelines and the doors close on January 31, 2016:
Celtic Scholar’s Reviews and Opinions Facebook Page
Finally decided to have a Facebook page for my blog so here is the address for those interested.
https://www.facebook.com/celticscholar
Morgan’s Ogham Cheat Sheet
Although there’s no solid historical basis for using ogham as a divination tool its certainly popular to do so today and there is more than enough material to make it a viable system. Much like tarot, actually, there is so much that it takes a while to learn to really read ogham well. I highly recommend checking out the original source material, the Auraicept na n-Eces as well as …
Review of Shadow of the Hooded Crow
Today I wanted to share with you the work of someone I really respect when it comes to the Warrior path or The MorrÍgan. This someone is Saigh Kym Lambert, and her blog is called …