Mother Nature is at work. This time of year, the signs of reawakening life are all around us. Given our recent Covid experience, being outdoors and with Nature brings even more joy and awe. I usually am in Ireland or one of the other Celtic Nations in May. This year I am home being reminded of how spring flowers, bees and green grass brighten spring wherever I am. And I am truly grateful.
Read MoreThe image of a forest in Ireland, the words from an American poet, both conjuring up the magic of a walk in the forest. And what better time than spring. Longfellow said it all in the first stanza of Evangeline.
Read MoreFollowing the waxing and waning of the moon and knowing how it influences our lives has been coined “moonology”. It is believed that setting an intention at the new moon and releasing all blocks and resistance at the full moon can help create one’s desires and that being in flow with the moon brings ease and joy to our lives. Of course, there is a lot more to moonology, but those are the basics.
Read MoreWhen we resist change, when we try to control change, and when we modify Nature to suit our earthly comforts or create a false economy, we upset the flow and the rhythms of life.
Read my thoughts on working through roller coaster times and a Celtic Blessing to settle the chaos.
Read MoreSovereignty means we are the authority for our own life, that we are free to define and live our own values, and that our identity belongs to us individually. Like Russian nested dolls that fit into larger and larger replicas of themselves, we are unique and separate entities as we simultaneously are part of a larger whole.
Read MoreI had never thought much about how the stars and planets align and what that might mean for my life and the life of our planet. In the last month, there was tremendous celestial activity: three eclipses. The power of the skies was not to be ignored.
Read MoreLight, sound and energy all have qualities of vibration and frequency. Modern day technology uses vibration and frequency in ways I can not begin to describe. I merely am the beneficiary of their workings. Likewise, The Ancient Ones understood aspects of vibration and frequency which I can experience in a stone circle, although I cannot explain why. How is such energetic resonance created? How can I experience it in my everyday life? I can I know better how to work with it?
Read MoreI find it intriguing and ironic that we are now beginning to see that the Ancient Ones understood and used energy in ways that are just coming into our awareness. You don’t have to visit ancient sites to open to this awareness. A walk in the woods, sitting in a garden or watching a sunset can do it.
Read MoreOne of the things that makes Ireland and the British Isles so magnificent is the Light. These islands may have a reputation for constant rain. However, as you might hear in the country: “When ye have the weather, sure there is nothing better”. The light creates the myriad shades of green of the landscape, the moody purples and blues of the mountains and the glistening surface to the waters of sea and lake.
Read MoreWhen I was introduced to Celtic Christmas music, I connected to the gentle rendition of many hymns and songs I already knew. I also was introduced to songs of that tradition that were new to me: “In the Bleak Midwinter”, “I Saw Three Ships a Sailing” and “The Wexford Carol” among my favorites.
Read MoreI like to stay mindful of the Celtic calendar because it heightens my awareness of the turnings of seasons and the activities of the sun and moon as they change throughout the year. Sometimes, in the busy-ness of our modern world with its artificial lighting and 24/7 scheduling, I forget.
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