The Druid Isle Quotes

“Each month of the calendar is divided into a dark half and a light half and each day is designated”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle

“SIMIVISONIOS (May/Jun) “mid spring” “bright month” EQVOS (Jun/Jul) “horse month” “time of the herds” ELEMBIV[IOS] (Jul/Aug) “stag month” “claim time” (Lugnasad) AEDRINIOS (Aug/Sep) “hot month” (Aed is “fire”) “arbitration time” CANTLOS (Sep/Oct) “song month” (harvest)”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle

“SAMONIOS (Oct/Nov) “seed fall” (Samhain) DVMANN[OSIOS] (Nov/Dec) “dark month” RIVROS (Dec/Jan) “frost month” ANAGANTIO[S] (Jan/Feb) “stay at home” OGRONIOS (Feb/Mar) “ice month” CVTIOS (Mar/Apr) “shower of rain” also SONNOCINGOS “beginning of spring” “wind month” GIAMONIOS (Apr/May) “shoots month” (Beltaine)”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle

“Romano-Gaulish
Coligny Calendar The months of the Romano-Gaulish Coligny Calendar as interpreted by Monard (1999) and others:”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle

“Untruth yields to truth” A maxim from “Audacht Morainn,”
an ancient Irish wisdom text.”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle

“Is buide lemm frit,” he murmured reverently. “Thank you for your gifts to us.”
― Ellen Evert Hopman, The Druid Isle