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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Music and Ritual
All deep things are song. It seems somehow the very central essence of us, song; as if all the rest were but wrap pages and hulls! ~Thomas Carlyle
There is something deeply spiritual about music. Our Celtic ancestors understood this, and they gave poets and musicians a place of honor they deserve. As their daily lives [...]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Oisin’s Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Or, as I have decided to think of it: Oisin’s Day. It’s just exactly like St. Patrick’s day. It just has a different name.
For a long time, I, as many Neopagans, fretted over this day and what it means. I even contemplated wearing a black armband, mourning the death of [...]