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Welcome to the MUSINGS room our digital nest. Here you will find an extensive selection of articles, poetry, prose, videos, recipes, and tutorials that journey the natural cycles, seasons, elements, and archetypes in the Celtic Wheel of the Year, as well as our Irish indigenous folklore and customs.

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The Feast Day of Brigid (Lá Fhéile Bhríde) and the ancient Irish festival of Imbolc

If you're Irish like me, you will know that today (February 1st) is the feast day of St. Brigid (Lá Fhéile Bhríde), a fixed date holiday...

The Hazel Tree in Irish Magic, Witchcraft and Folklore

The hazel tree was held in high and mystical regard by the ancient Irish people. In Irish mythology the hazel tree was said to bestow...

The Amadán - The Most Dangerous Fairy of All?

The Amadán is a denizen of fairy said to be most active during the month of June and a fairy being sometimes linked to the solstice...

The Sheela na Gig - An Ancient Fertility Goddess?

Sheela na Gig’s are stone carvings of women exposing their genitals which are found mostly on church buildings associated with the...

St Brigid: Dove Among Birds, Vine Among Trees, Sun Among Stars

Starting next year, we’ve been given a new National Holiday! February 1 is celebrated as St Brigid’s Day in Ireland and to honour our...

Brigid: The Pagan Goddess(es) of Ireland?

Imbolc is a celebration of the returning light and Brigid herself is believed to be an incarnation of a Proto-Indo-European dawn goddess,...

The Goddesses of January

As we approach Women's Little Christmas on January 6th, or 'Nollaig na mBan' as it is known here in Ireland, it is worth noting that...

The Deer Mother: Earth's Nurturing Epicenter of Life and Death

The animal mother is one of the most ancient images of birth-giving goddess, spanning continents, millennia, and cultures. Marija...

Mothers Night: The Ancient Pagan Origins of Santa?

An ancient winter festival which stems from at least the Iron Age is Mothers Night or Modraniht. This celebration took place on what is...

The Time of the Cailleach

It is again a time of seasonal change and the Cailleach has stepped through the veil and into our world. The fields are bare and the wind...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 33 - Death

In life, there is much which seems uncertain to us. Concerning death however, there can be no doubt. It was an honour to speak with...

Seasonal Poetry & Prose: 'Winter Crone', by Audrey Haney

Her clothes are dusk, folding shadows She walks barefoot across the land Her hair is Grey with streaks of white that fall as snow as soft...

Dreaming the Dark: 'Sedna', the Siren and the Selkie (Part 4)

Part 4 of the series on Lilith as 'Sedna', the Siren and the Selkie

Dreaming the Dark: Baba Yaga, Pombagira, Santa Muerte, and Kali (Part 3)

Being Irish, I also went into a little detail about Lilith from the Irish perspective

Dreaming the Dark: Lilith, The 'Banshee' (Part 2)

An Irish perspective on shadow consciousness & the psychopomp The energy known as 'Lilith' to so many is also known in old Irish legends...

Dreaming The Dark: Illuminating The Corruption And Destruction of 'Lilith' (Part 1)

Given the time of year and the season that's in it, I'm taking this opportunity to share a four part article I published in 2017 on shadow p

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