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The Cailleach's Circle | Of Change and Inertia

A wild rose; as a bud its petals are pink but our native dog-rose will unfurl into a white blossom. Its Irish name is Feirdhris. It is associated with love, purity and healing © Ali Isaac

I woke up this morning with my head full of all the usual plans of all the things I need to do. But once I’d got Carys up and off to school, and I sat down with my breakfast and thoughts, I felt the energy and the will drain away. Not even a coffee-kick could shift the malaise.

Unfortunately, I am no stranger to ...

The Wise Elder

My youngest son left home yesterday. He’s twenty, a young man, his own person, no longer my child. I have loved every stage of all of my offsprings’ development, never harking back with longing to their toddler years, or looking forward wonderingly to the next phase, whatever that might be. I realise now that I have rested in the moments as they occurred, and somehow, that feels important, as if I have given as much of myself as was possible to each moment, to the experience of simply being with...

H A G-Wise 7 | The Wise Elder

My youngest son left home yesterday. He’s twenty, a young man, his own person, no longer my child. I have loved every stage of all of my offsprings’ development, never harking back with longing to their toddler years, or looking forward wonderingly to the next phase, whatever that might be. I realise now that I have rested in the moments as they occurred, and somehow, that feels important, as if I have given as much of myself as was possible to each moment, to the experience of simply being with...

June | Flower Power in Irish Mythology

The early days of June feel like summer is just beginning. It is only now in Ireland, that the days are filled more with blue sky than cloud, and the air takes on some warmth. Light lingers in the sky way past my bedtime and almost until midnight. I really love the long warm clear evenings of Irish summer, and the hard brightness of the stars that glitter in the clear black vastness until the orb of the sun resurfaces in the morning. It is hard to believe that in just a few weeks we will begin t...

Flower Power in Irish Mythology

The early days of June feel like summer is just beginning. It is only now in Ireland, that the days are filled more with blue sky than cloud, and the air takes on some warmth. Light lingers in the sky way past my bedtime and almost until midnight. I really love the long warm clear evenings of Irish summer, and the hard brightness of the stars that glitter in the clear black vastness until the orb of the sun resurfaces in the morning. It is hard to believe that in just a few weeks we will begin t...

An Scairbhín

You’ve heard of El Nino, the Gulf Stream, and the North Atlantic Drift, well-known ocean currents that bring with them particular weather characteristics. You may also have heard of the Diablo, the Mistral, and the Sirocco, winds famed for blowing across California, and the Mediterranean. We’re all very aware of the naming system given to storms by today’s meterologists. But have you ever heard of the Scairbhín?

Pronounced ska-ra-veen, this is the name given to a unique Irish weather phenomenon ...

H A G-Wise 6 | An Scairbhín

You’ve heard of El Nino, the Gulf Stream, and the North Atlantic Drift, well-known ocean currents that bring with them particular weather characteristics. You may also have heard of the Diablo, the Mistral, and the Sirocco, winds famed for blowing across California, and the Mediterranean. We’re all very aware of the naming system given to storms by today’s meterologists. But have you ever heard of the Scairbhín?

Pronounced ska-ra-veen, this is the name given to a unique Irish weather phenomenon ...

H A G-Wise 6 | An Scairabhín

You’ve heard of El Nino, the Gulf Stream, and the North Atlantic Drift, well-known ocean currents that bring with them particular weather characteristics. You may also have heard of the Diablo, the Mistral, and the Sirocco, winds famed for blowing across California, and the Mediterranean. We’re all very aware of the naming system given to storms by today’s meterologists. But have you ever heard of the Scairbhín?

Pronounced ska-ra-veen, this is the name given to a unique Irish weather phenomenon ...

The Cailleach's Circle: Where the wild things are

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