Author: Helen Litton
Publisher: Wolfhound Press
Published: 1997
ISBN: 9780863275777
Pages: 138 including a bibliography, index, and many pictures both black and white and coloured.
Synopsis: In the eyes of the world Ireland is a Celtic country – but just how Celtic is Ireland? Do we know whether the Celts arrived at all? What was their real impact on this western island at the edge of the known world?
Of Recommended Reading Lists – The Long Version
Previously I’d given a short recommended reading list, this one is a bit more comprehensive with a few more books added but it is still a very short list compared to what is out there. However, by the time you finish reading these books you will have a good foundation on which you may start to build your personal practice and finding new books to read on your own.
No longer Hiding
You know, it’s not always easy living in an area known to only have one course of thinking when it comes to faith. That it isn’t exactly a “one size fits all” never occurs to others, but that is the spiel that goes around. I’m done with that. I’m now just doing my thing, and … Continue reading No longer Hiding
Tech Duinn
For many people Donn is seen as the first ancestor and ultimately the God of the dead in Irish paganism. There is a lot of folk belief behind this and I’ve previously written about Donn elsewhere but today I thought it might be interesting to take a look at two passages in Old Irish which mention Donn and the story of how Tech Duinn got it’s name.
Read All the Things!
Those of you who enjoy my translation efforts, don’t worry I have some interesting bits about Tech Duinn and Donn coming out tomorrow, but today I wanted to shift back a bit into a more discussion style blog. I’ve noticed a trend lately of people asking for opinions about books and getting some strangely territorial responses. What I mean by that is responses which seem to assume there is one – and only one – book worth getting on a particular subject. It can get very Highlander-esque (“There can be only one!”) with people advocating for one book and putting down others like there was some sort of epic prize to be won.
You’re not REALLY going to eat that.
Blessings Darlings!
Back in May I posted about eating weeds, and how bitter some of them are. And WAY back, when I reviewed the Hunger Games books, I posted about how the author had clearly never eaten the dandelions she had her characters eat and enjoy. And folks in Pagan groups online seem to post ALL THE TIME about edible wild plants – “And the seeds of plantain and etc can be ground into flour and cooked and eaten!”
Well, yeah, they can be. But the odds are …
How the Dagda Got his Magic Staff
‘Aed Abaid Essa Ruaid misi .i. dagdia druidechta Tuath De Danann ocus in Ruad Rofhessa Eochaid Ollathair mo tri hanmanna.’
“I am Aed Abaid Essa Ruaid that is the good god of sorcery of the Tuath De Danann and Ruad Rofhessa, Eochaid Ollathair are my three names*.”
The Four Jewels of the Tuatha De Danann
Tuath De Danand na Set soim
Ceithri cathracha i r-robadar Tuatha De Danand ic foglaim fheasa ocus druidechta…
The Four Treasures of the Tuatha De Danann
The Tuatha De Danann were in four cities learning wisdom and Druidism…
Tea Time
Blessings Darlings!
I’m at my desk with a hot cup of tea, preparing to do a bit of divination by reading tea leaves. This is NOT something I’m good at, instead, it’s a skill I’m still learning.
And I bumped up against a limitation of this as a form of divination.
Egregores
Blessings Darlings!
Every group that lasts long enough has it’s own egregore. To be clear, I’m not talking about Facebook groups here (tho some certainly do have one), I’m talking about groups out in the real, not digital, world. They are sentient psychic entities. They are created by the group mind, and then once created have a strong influence on the group mind.