I have to start by saying that I met Lora O’Brien at Pantheacon 2015 and was fortunate enough to be able to take several of her workshops. I found that she and I had a very similar perspective on most things relating to Irish paganism, the Morrigan, and the Fair Folk. I decided to review her book A Practical Guide to Irish Spirituality: Sli Aon Dhraoi because I read it when it was first released (long before meeting her) and liked it and wanted to offer a positive book review for the blog today. As always I will approach this book review in an honest manner and please trust that I like her book on it’s own merits, however I’m acknowledging a potential bias up-front.
Eating on the Wild Side
Blessings, Darlings!
So, as some of y’all already know that my husband neglected to read some of his e-mail … so didn’t send in something that our health insurance needed … so auto payment of health insurance emptied our checking account of not just our expected $245 payment but an additional almost $2000. The $2000 for rent, utilities, food, etc.
We scrambled to cover the bills this weekend, and we will EVENTUALLY get the $ back, but it will take 2 to 4 months. So we are in financial pain just when we thought things would be calmer.
So … let’s talk about eating weeds again. It’s something that *I* can do, but my husband can’t. Wild greens have more flavor, or as my husband puts it “are too bitter”. My husband is a super taster.
Introduction to Planetary Magick
I’ve been doing ceremonial magick for many, many years, but I’ve never progressed beyond elemental magick before. The rituals seemed too complex, and I wasn’t confident enough in what I was doing. I also didn’t really understand what the end game in such ritual work. DON inspired me several months ago to revisit my ceremonial […]
Meiche, Three Hearts, Three Serpents
I’m still doing a lot of translation, and I’d like to keep sharing it but in ways that are interesting to you. So here is the story, as we have it, of the Morrigan’s son Meiche and how the river Barrow got it’s name:13. BERBA.
Book Review: Feast of the Morrigan
I’m doing this book review for Christopher Penzcak’s Feast of the Morrigan a little bit differently. This is a book that is often brought up and that people really like, and it has its good points for modern practice. The author is very clear that his own approach, and that of the rituals and meditations he provides, is based in Wicca and neopagan witchcraft and for people utilizing that style I’m sure what he offers is quite valid. However there are some important issues with the book, specifically…
The Morrigan’s Call Retreat 2015
Bealtaine or Beltane?
I recently, publicly, made the choice not to use Anglicized versions of certain words, specifically holiday and deity names. There’s several reasons for this decision but the core of it is that as an Irish Polytheist who is striving to speak the language it seems disingenuous to publicly use different forms of the words just because they are more familiar to most people.
Several Short Book Reviews
First a couple for the kids or parents with kids:
The Ancient Celtic Festivals: and How We Celebrate Them Today by Clare Walker Leslie
A Child’s Eye View of Irish Paganism by Blackbird O’Connell
Then some more adult books:
Teagasca: The Instructions of Cormac Mac Airt by C. Lee Vermeers
The Secret Commonwealth and the Fairy Belief Complex by Brian Walsh
Stalking the Goddess by Mark Carter
Translating De Gabail in tSida
transformation?
Transformation: to change or morph into something new or different. I’ve been accused of this word as of late. I don’t see it myself. I don’t see myself doing anything new or different. I’ve lost a lot of weight… just by changing activity. I changed some negative energy by changing jobs, added some oomph to … Continue reading transformation?