We have just passed through the Spring Equinox. Now it seems certain that Spring has arrived and that the new life, which emerged from the darkness of winter at Imbolc (Feb 1st), will continue to grow unfold and blossom into full potential as the year unfolds...
Yesterday on Dec 22nd I made my annual pilgrimage to Newgrange (Bru an Boinne) to witness and celebrate the Winter Solstice 2016 with those gathered there. This year’s pilgrimage was very special for me because it was the 30th anniversary of my first...
Samhain came swiftly in Ireland this year. It followed a few weeks of warm sunny autumnal weather which created a stunning array of burnt orange and golden yellow foliage and that sense of mellow fruitfulness and completion. Then suddenly it was...
Breathing in the May blossom penetrates my soul Breathing out my breath is fragrant with sunshine and hope. Leonie Baldwin It is almost the end of May and the Hawthorn trees (also known in Ireland as the May) are finally coming into blossom. A sure...
It is a beautiful bright frosty morning in early March. I have just returned from a walk up the mountain road beside my home in Ravensdale near Dundalk. Over the past year, I had avoided walking this road because I thought it was too steep for my fitness...
In the Celtic Christian tradition, Easter and Bealtaine celebrations were often similar. The festivals were closely linked in both linear time and spiritual and agricultural significance. As a child growing up in Ireland, Lent and Easter were very significant events....
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