Someone shared this on the ADF e-lists. An intact, ancient Celtic tomb was discovered in Germany! It is believed that it belonged to a woman and you can see some of the beautiful jewelry. I can’t wait until further findings are released!
Category Archives: Celtic culture
Personal Religion
Ireland has captured my imagination, for better or for worse. A few years earlier, I never would have believed that I would be seriously studying Irish lore, Irish history, considering learning the Irish language, and worshiping the Irish Gods. A few years ago, the Irish Gods were “the strange Gods with even stranger names.” In a society thatContinue reading “Personal Religion”
The Three Kindred
In my early days of Pagan study and worship, it was easiest for me to connect with and understand the Nature Spirits. I was raised to respect them and even taught by my mother to believe in fairies and unicorns, even if they were part of a different reality than our own. As time went by, IContinue reading “The Three Kindred”
A Brief History of the Druids
Ellis, Peter Berresford. A Brief History of the Druids. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. Each Summer Solstice the news media releases a handful of articles on a modern group of Druids worshipping near Stonehenge. The photos are of regular looking people wearing long white robes and sometimes white head coverings that look more akin toContinue reading “A Brief History of the Druids”
Celtic Culture in Ottawa
I’ve returned from Canada, dear readers! Ottawa, to be specific. Yes, Weretoad and I finally got our passports in order and took advantage of our extreme proximity to our northern neighbors. Ottawa was an absolutely beautiful city. I could compare it to other cities I’ve been to, but that wouldn’t be fair. It would beContinue reading “Celtic Culture in Ottawa”
Autumnal Equinox
I’m trying to be more mindful of the moon’s cycles. The past few months have found me more observant than ever before, and I thank my friend Imagickat for inspiring that. While checking the calendar a few weeks ago, I noticed that there was to be a full moon on the Autumnal Equinox. It seemedContinue reading “Autumnal Equinox”
Central NY Pagan Pride Day
Yesterday Weretoad and I went to Central NY’s Pagan Pride Day located at Long Branch Park in Liverpool, NY. We had a lovely time. In many ways, PPD has becoming a homecoming of sorts now that I’m living in Northern NY. I love seeing so many of my old Pagan friends from Utica as wellContinue reading “Central NY Pagan Pride Day”
I wish I wish…
I had a wonderful experience in the forest earlier, and I will blog about that later – but for now I want to talk about something else. For me, ADF satisfies three very important things – my desire to worship using reconstructionist models, my desire to be creative, and community. I love these aspects ofContinue reading “I wish I wish…”
Cultural Appropriation: Yoga and Belly Dance
Despite the lazy spell I’ve been going through this week, I’ve recently become more health conscious than I ever was. One of my new doctors (everyone is new since I’m so new to the North Country) had a short discussion with me about heart disease. She looked over my family history, saw that it hasContinue reading “Cultural Appropriation: Yoga and Belly Dance”
In which I talk about a traditional Goddess chant and my Celtic version…
I did this yesterday after fooling around with iMovie for several hours. At first I just wanted to post an audio file I made using Garage Band, but that didn’t work out as I couldn’t figure out how to upload it to Blogger. I realized I could make a movie, post it on Youtube, andContinue reading “In which I talk about a traditional Goddess chant and my Celtic version…”
Author M. A. Phillips 