Greeting the Cailleach

Danu ForestArtwork: Dan Goodfellow In the endless cycles of life and death, winter and summer, dark and light, there is a constant…that the wheel will always turn. To the Celts all life started with darkness, with the cold season at Samhain, now celebrated on October 31st or the full moon nearest to it. This acknowledgedContinue reading “Greeting the Cailleach”

Gwyn ap Nudd: Wild god of faerie, Guardian of Annwfn

Danu Forest “I would shelter you and keep you in light,but I can only teach you night vision.”Suzanne Vega My first encounters with Gwyn ap Nudd began long ago, before I ever realised it was his presence that I felt, deep in the forest under a full moon. Something, a call, a tug at myContinue reading “Gwyn ap Nudd: Wild god of faerie, Guardian of Annwfn”

In the Shadow of Her Wings, the Morrigan

In the Shadow of Her Wings is a gorgeous little workbook, ideally suited for those who feel called to work with the Morrigan. As the author says, “One that will help you understand and embrace the dark as part of the whole, because we need the dark and the light, we cannot have one withoutContinue reading “In the Shadow of Her Wings, the Morrigan”

Artaois, the Forgotten Shaman?

Andrew Anderson In writing my new book, Artio and Artaois, I have attempted to reconstruct two Celtic Bear Gods that are mentioned in inscriptions across France, Germany and Switzerland, giving the reader a sense of who they may have been. Unfortunately, there isn’t a great deal of evidence for either, although Artio at least hasContinue reading “Artaois, the Forgotten Shaman?”