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Yule has roots in many European traditions making it difficult to determine which traditions stem from what specific regions. Germanic peoples made sacrifices and burned Yule logs. Druids venerated Evergreens as a symbol of life triumphing over death. Romans held a festival called Saturnalia in which they made sacrifices to the God of Saturn in the name of a coming golden age. … Continue readingWheel of the Year: Yule
Every person engages in some form of ritualistic behavior. For as long as human beings have existed on this planet, we have created and acted out rituals of every
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Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival that is still celebrated by many Pagans today. It originated as a festival that was observed by the the Celts from southern Ireland, through the Isle of Mann, and into Northern Scotland. These Celts were known as the Gaels. Samhain began as a celebration to mark the end of the harvest season and the slaughter of cattle. The veils between the material world and the Otherworld were thought to be the thinnest during this time, which allowed the Aos Sí, faeries, souls of ancestors, and other beings to cross over into the physical world. … Continue readingWheel of the Year: Samhain
If we are to move forward from this and cultivate a myth that begins to reconcile the damage done we need to replace it with a new modern myth. By modern myth I mean an updated tradition that doesn’t reject all the good that modern Science has brought us but simultaneously rejects the Materialist, anti-Human, and non-Biocentric elements of it. … Continue readingA New Mythology
The Celtic peoples were a linguistic-cultural group in Europe around 2800BCE. The history of the Celts is a subject of controversy in part because the Celts weren’t too keen on keeping a lot of written records but also due to subjugation from various imperial powers, namely the Roman Empire. Few scholars can agree on what metric to use to decide who was and wasn’t Celtic. The most common defining factor is use of Celtic languages. From here Celts are generally subdivided into one of two groupings either P-Celtic vs Q-Celtic or insular vs continental Celts. … Continue readingTouta Caillte: A Proposal