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Welcome to the MUSINGS room in 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 festivals, folklore, and customs.

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Ancient Irish Star Lore: The Pleiades, Fairies and the Ancestral Dead

When it comes to ancient Ireland, star lore is conspicuous by its absence. There are some theories that the Celtic stories of Gods,...

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...

The Turn of the Seasons

I was reading about a white stag shot by police in England today and I was reminded of both this image by Vexim and the almost archaic...

Taboo Folklore in the Irish Record: Sex, Death, and Dark Magic

Recently, I read posts from two different people arguing for opposing views of how Irish folklore should be treated. The first person was...

Warding Against Evil and Irish Folk-Magic Protection

Andrew Michael Hurley's novel, The Loney, is a tale of folk-magic and superstition, as well as a dark coming of age story. One of the...

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...

The Death Goddesses of Samhain and Winter.

Summer feels very far away now, and the surrender to the coming winter seems to hold more doubt and uncertainty for many than usual....

Divining the Future at Hallowe’en

The future, in its cloak of fog and mystery, has long been the object of curiosity and worry, urging us to grasp at the unknown and...

Blúiríní Béaloidis Episode 22 - Invisible Worlds (With Eddie Lenihan)

Our lives are built on the stories we tell. At both an individual and a communal level, they orient and mould us, shaping our...

Blúiríní Béaloidis 13 - The Soul In Folk Tradition

The idea of the existence of a soul or life-force which exists independently of the body is of considerable antiquity. In folk tradition,...

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

Blúiríní Béaloidis Episode 27 - The Banshee (with Professor Patricia Lysaght)

The Banshee is a well known supernatural figure in Irish folk tradition. In origin a patron goddess caring for the fortunes of her...

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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