Irish Culture & Heritage Blog
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The Fire Festivals of Ireland
The fire festivals of Ireland form one of the main cycles by which pagans mark the year. These festivals are still honoured today and used in conjunction with the cycle of the equinox as the basis of many a spiritual or ritual practices. -
I Like my Deity, Like I Like my Coffee...
No easy thing to consider when we break it down, especially when we need to challenge our preconceived ideology and unconscious bias. For me I find that engaging with deity can be as close and personal as you, and they, choose it to be. -
Sovereign - Just a word? Or can it be a state of mind?
Sovereign.
Whenever I say this word out loud it always feels heavy upon my lips, as if the word itself carries some indefinable mass. What we can define though, is our current understanding of the word itself.
noun
- a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- a person who has supreme power or authority.
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I Swear by the Gods My Ancestors Swore by...
Our world has changed, and yet for all of that forward progress, some of us find ourselves looking back. Gazing into the past. Seeking insight and meaning. Searching for a greater connection to the natural world all about us.