
Celtic Spirituality: A Beginners Guide To Celtic Spirituality

The Storm Moon is a time of polarity and duality, a time of stirring up energy (as in stirring the cauldron). Storms bring change, both positive and negative.
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central element of the Celtic understanding of the Earth and her powers comes from the art of geomancy. Geomancy, akin to the Eastern art of feng shui, is based on ley lines. Like acupuncture meridians of the Goddess, ley, or holy, lines are normally invisible lines of power that crisscross the land, extending throughout the planet. Natural formati
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Beltane is also called the "Adventure of the Sun." This Great Day begins at moonrise on May Day eve, and marks the bright half of the year, symbolized by the Bright Goddess. In Celtic tradition, the Beltane bonfire is lit with the spark from friction or flint. Contact with the fire, by jumping over or through it, symbolizes purification b
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the four branches for which the name Mabinogi properly applies are "Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed," "Branwen, daughter of Llyr," "Manawydan son, of Llyr," and "Math , son of Mathonwy."
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The Druids were pagans. They formed the elite Celtic priest(ess)hood, the centre of religion
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Morrigan (Morrigana)-Beautiful and powerful sea Goddess of wisdom and beauty, called the "Great Queen" and "Great Sea Mother." On Samhain, Morrigan takes Dagda, the good God, as her lover. Associated with ocean vegetation, manta rays, whales, sand dollars, and the queen's rod of command.
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woman who acts as the dissipater of energy. Hag stems from the Greek hagia, which means holy one. As crone or hag, a woman becomes holy and wise when she no longer sheds the luna-wise blood. .
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The Celts, like many ancient peoples, harnessed the power of ley lines by erecting places of worship, such as henges, temples, and monuments, at certain points along the lines. These sites reflected the Celts' evolving Earth centered spirituality, which was based on the connection between people, the Earth, the sky, and the heavens.