In the beginning, there was only the Goddess Luonnotar, whose name means ‘Daughter of Nature’. She was becoming bored of being alone in the void of emptiness, so she let herself fall into the primal ocean where she floated aimlessly. The breath of the wind gently caressed her, and the waters of the sea made [...]

I personally find passage graves – caves – standing stones and everything else in that frame of things to be truly fascinating, Dunmore Caves in Ireland have become one of the top seven most sought after sights for architects over the last 5 years. Ireland embodies so many wonderful treasures within her, we [...]

In sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was observed on April first. It was celebrated in much the same way as it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, and the new year fell [...]

The Celts were a race who lived in Britain long ago. This is a story that the British people used to tell long, long ago about a Goddess of the Celts, the Goddess Rhiannon.
Lord Pwyll was a powerful man who was a leader of the Celts thousands and thousands of years ago. One day he [...]

There are few people of European decent who do not associate the scent of gingerbread with the winter holidays. It has been baked in Europe for centuries going back to the pre-Christian [...]

The following is a list of books recommended for Pagan parents, to provide information for passing the Old Ways on to our children.
Ancient Ways
“Reclaiming Pagan Traditions”
by Pauline and Dan Campanelli
Rites of Passage
“The Pagan Wheel of Life”
by Pauline and Dan Campanelli
Wheel of the Year
“Living the Magickal Life”
by Pauline and Dan Campanelli
The Magical Household
“Empower Your Home with [...]

Celebrate your family’s heritage. Prepare foods from your folk. Look at old pictures. Check out books and [...]

A vortex is an area in nature where energy is emitted in great abundance. You cannot see it and you may not even feel it, but it is there. The vortex centers have an aliveness and intensity of life-force energy that is amplified and concentrated. The energy of a vortex will intensify anything you bring [...]

We come from the mountains and our people coexisted with their life and waters long before we decided that life is meant to thrive in square steel and cement boxes. Machines breathing air into our homes, windows always closed, everything seperate. It becomes more like a self-inflicted prison sentence.
This month, I chose a really [...]

1) All door-ways, before going forward, should be looked to; for difficult it is to know where foes may sit within a dwelling.
2) Givers, hail! A guest is come in: where shall he sit? In much haste is he, who on the ways has to try his luck.
3) Fire is needful to him who is [...]