Category: Culture
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The Druid and Fairie Doctor Practice of Saining
“Herbalism is based on relationship – relationship between plant and human, plant and planet, human and planet. Using herbs in the healing process means taking part in an ecological cycle.” Wendell Berry Burning herbs, herbal wands, smoke bundles, sacred wood or incense has had ritualistic, spiritual as well as practical purposes and uses throughout the…
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Seeing With Ancestral Eyes: Language and Celtic Worldview
Hello everyone, and the bright blessings of early summer to you all! Today I would like to talk about ways to deepen our practice of Celtic Paganism. One the many important tools that people may choose to utilize when walking a Celtic path is learning one of the modern Celtic languages – Scottish Gaelic, modern…
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Ancient Celtic Music – Research and Restoration
For many people, the term ‘Celtic music’ conjures up images of foot-stomping fiddle music, skirling bagpipes, or ethereal vocals floating over a bed of synthesizers. All of these genres are evocative and have many fans around the world – and for good reason: the music is wonderful, quite diverse, and appeals to our senses on…
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Earth and Bone – Searching for the Celts in Archaeology and History
To understand Celtic literature and the parts of that literature that may represent Celtic mythology, we must have at least a basic understanding of who the Ancient Celts were (and along the way, clear up some misconceptions that are quite prevalent in popular culture these days). First, we must emphatically state that there is not…
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Both Roots and Blossoms – Tips for Cultivating Celtic Wisdom
The image of the tree is ubiquitous in both Celtic mythology and Celtic folklore contexts. Otherworld trees surround the Well of Wisdom, dropping their nuts into the water, where the salmon of wisdom crack open the kernel of knowledge inside. Many types of trees are mentioned in the source materials – oak, yew, hazel, apple,…