Irish Culture & Heritage Blog
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Irish Pagan School Est. 2017
The Irish Pagan School was founded in 2017 to provide a space for native Irish teachers and those dedicated to Irish Paganism to share in an authentic connection to Ireland and its spiritual practices. -
Proud to Be a tree Hugger
These amazing arborial entities form such an important link with our planet's ecosystem that we can literally trace the impact of deforestation on global climate. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a byproduct of human existence, and release oxygen, a necessity for human existence. -
Faith is Found in Uncertainty. Believe...
Life is messy. Sure there are times when progress comes easy and smiles are frequent, but there are also times when every step we take feels laboured, the progress uncertain, and smiles few and far between.
What then do we do? What makes us get up again and again and try, no matter the perceived lack of reward?
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Meditation is not Medication... but it helps
One of the basic tenants of all forms of paganism is meditation and introspection.
Healthy spiritual growth requires an active awareness of self and the best mechanism to create and maintain such an awareness is meditation and introspection. -
Ogham Series - Eolas - Knowledge
Eolas is the Irish word for Knowledge, but though it can be used for information, it is interesting that this word also covers a practical understanding or familiarity that some might attribute to deeper comprehension. -
Ogham Series - Sonas - Good Fortune
Combining this ancient script with the words from the living Irish language our Ogham series hopes to bring new energy and awareness to both.
Sonas is the Irish word for good fortune, good luck, and unsurprisingly, happiness. -
Ogham Series - Bua - Victory
Bua is the Irish word for Victory, but it can also be applied in a number of other ways, describing a persons talent, merit, some special quality, or even their destiny or lot in life. -
The Ogham Series - Neart - Strength
Ogham is the first written script of Ireland. Combining this ancient script with the words from the living Irish language our Ogham series hopes to bring new energy and awareness to both.
Neart is the Irish word for Strength, but it can also be read as force or power. -
Ogham Series - Misneach - Courage
Misneach is the Irish word for courage. Unlike many other Irish words there does not appear to be alternative meanings to this term. The concept of courage is something that many would see as a fundamental facet of the human condition, as core to our existence as fear. -
Ogham Series - Rath - Prosperity
Combining this ancient script with the words from the living Irish language our Ogham series hopes to bring new energy and awareness to both.
Rath is the Irish word for prosperity. -
Ogham Series - Buíochas - Gratitude
Combining this ancient script with the words from the living Irish language our Ogham series hopes to bring new energy and awareness to both.
Buíochus is the Irish word for Gratitude. -
"A good Start is Half the work". - Tús Maith Leath Na Hoibre
Tús Maith Leath Na Hoibre translates as "A good Start is Half the work".
Often in our lives we fall afoul of a difficult to perceive influence which we are exposed to all of the time in our modern world. We are constantly shown how "great" a thing is in its completed state and rarely the effort that went into getting it there.
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