Beltane, Imbolc, and Lughnasadh—marking the changing seasons and the eternal cycle of life and renewal. It can also represent the four elements—Earth, Fire, Water, and Air—signifying the interconnectedness of all natural phenomena.
There’s Brigid, the triple Irish goddess of smithing, poetry and healing. There’s The Morrigan, the shapeshifter who gathers the dead from the battlefield. Even the Dagda and Danu’s names have seen a resurgence in modern Celtic paganism. But what about the hundreds of other Celtic deiti...
All names which send the Tartan Army dizzy with delight. But why, with the recent failings of the national side as a whole, can the goalkeeper always be relied on with a sense of pride? It is a fact that has been overlooked by the big national media corporations; when the English ...
no clamour for that premium upon carelessness and shoddy which goes by the name of a protective tariff no array of State inspectors and supervisors, no company floating with its list of directors who are ready to lend the prestige of their names to anything, from an association to breed kanga...
“Sorry,” she muttered, her face on fire. She couldn’t bring herself to look at him, but from the corner of her eye, she saw the stranger slowly unfold himself from the floor. Up and up he went until she felt him looking down at her. Even in her heels, the top of her head...
From PD to PL, Reigniting the Learning Fire This is solely an opinion piece. After several weeks of focusing on learning opportunities for teachers in the audience I work with, and attending one of the largest innovative teaching and learning conferences in the US. I am still reeling from ju...
Aengus carried four weapons with him. Two of them were swords, and the other two were spears, and they all had names: Sword one: Moralltach (Great Fury) was a gift from the sea god Sword two: Beagalltach (Little Fury). Spear one: Gáe Buide ...
Some form of fire/heat/cold/ice Shaking legs, hands Of course the smile/smirk/eyebrow and other facial movements and movements of the head Various forms of crying/laughing Blushing/heat in the face and of course the ever present Sigh
And Conall Cernach, Cuchulainn’s comrade and avenger, apparently from a tale in the Cóir Anmann (Fitness of Names), composed probably during the twelfth century, was also a reincarnated Tuatha De Danann hero. Practically all the extant manuscripts dealing with the ancient literature and ...
The names matter. On the tongue, in memory. Located the sweep of sky, The noisy flock of one mind, The moment, A congregation Of blessings. — Posted inUncategorized| TaggedChinese characters,Classical Chinese poetry,fugue,improvisations,landscape,Li Po,nature,permanent impermanence,poetry,spaciousn...