Christine Dorman
Celtic Bards: Wielders of the Word
Celtic Bards were masters of the spoken (or sung) word. and with those words, they could make or break kings.
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Christine Dorman
- Oct 18, 2019
- 7 min
Celtic Spirituality: Thin Places
The Caves at Keshcorran are believed to be an entrance to the Otherworld.
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Christine Dorman
- Oct 11, 2019
- 8 min
Food and Fun for a Celtic Halloween
Divination was a part of Samhain activities so bring your fortune-telling tools to the Celtic Halloween party.
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Christine Dorman
- Oct 4, 2019
- 8 min
A CELTIC HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION: Decorations
The room is dark. Participants are seated in a circle. Fire sparks in the center of the circle, grows, its flames leaping to life.
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Christine Dorman
- Sep 27, 2019
- 6 min
Have a Celtic Halloween: Celtic Characters for Costumes
There’s a chill in the air. Trees are ablaze with red, orange, and golden leaves. It’s Autumn! That means Halloween is coming...Whether you
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Christine Dorman
- Sep 20, 2019
- 4 min
QUIZ: ARE YOU A CELTIC ROCK STAR?
Are you a Celtic Rock Star when it comes to your knowledge of Celtic folklore? Take this quiz and find out?
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Christine Dorman
- Sep 13, 2019
- 5 min
HERBS in CELTIC FOLKLORE, Part II: Plant Magic
Celts believed plants could be used for a variety of purposes--sometimes with magical results.
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Christine Dorman
- Sep 6, 2019
- 4 min
Herbs in Celtic Folklore, Medicine, and Magic, Part 1: Fairy Doctors & Cunning Folk
A vast knowledge of herbs was a major tool in the toolbox for Celtic Fairy Doctors and Cunning Folk.
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Christine Dorman
- Aug 30, 2019
- 4 min
Lughnasa: Celtic Celebration of the Harvest
Tailtiu enabled the Irish to reap a rich harvest. She cleared all the the land in Ireland so the Celts could farm it. Then...she died.
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Christine Dorman
- Aug 22, 2019
- 4 min
Celtic Cousins: Scottish and Welsh Faeries
The Bean Nighe may seem frail, but avoid tangling with this Faerie! Some say that, if you get close to her, she will strike you with a stick
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Christine Dorman
- Aug 15, 2019
- 6 min
IRISH FAERIES, Part. 2: Messengers of Death, Aquatic Shape-shifters, and Soul Hunters
The Sluagh Sidhe will fly into the bedrooms of the sick and dying to steal their souls.
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Christine Dorman
- Aug 8, 2019
- 5 min
IRISH FAERIES: They’re No Disney Princesses!
Wherever the Dullahan stopped, someone died.
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Christine Dorman
- Aug 1, 2019
- 5 min
BEWARE THE TREE SPIRIT! Celtic & Irish Tree Folklore
The Willow can walk at night. It follows strangers and mutters after them.
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