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Marketing Monday - It's All About Me!

robertatrahan wrote 1 week ago: It’s true – book marketing requires shameless self-promotion on the part of the author. … more →

Tags: Marketing Monday, Book News, Roberta Trahan, author marketing, Amazon, The Well of Tears, 47North, Arthurian legend, Wales

Happy Beltane

wonderfulgeekette wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s May-Eve (seriously, the year is going too quickly, I blame to long, cold winter). However … more →

Tags: General, Beauty, Beltane, dew, Earth, fertility, Fires, handfasting, Life

The Folklore of Cornwall: Piskies & Spriggans & Browneys, Oh My!

robertatrahan wrote 1 month ago: The week my novel THE WELL OF TEARS (Book One of the Dream Stewards) was released, a new and growing … more →

Tags: The Goddess In Me, Roberta Trahan, The Well of Tears, 47North, Fantasy, Cornwall, Cornish Faeries, Cornish Folklore, The Fairy Room

Natick Offers St. Patrick's Day Delight

bostonkayakguy wrote 2 months ago: Enter the Haggis…This Celtic rock band with the Scottish name will be rockin’ out in NAT … more →

Tags: South Natick, natick, MetWest, The MetWest Scene, south natick real estate, Top Metrowest Real Estate Agent, Entertainment, bostonkayakguy, boston real estate

Halloween as an Example of American Cultural Imperialism

genespencer wrote 3 months ago: ‘Mass culture is imposed from above… It is fabricated by technicians hired by businessme … more →

Tags: American popular culture, celtic tradition, Medieval History, Popular Culture, criticism, social commentary, Shopping, consumerism, Americana

Imbolc: Part II2 comments

Aimee wrote 3 months ago: Cailleach Bheur was a blue hag of the Scottish Highlands.  She personified the winter, ruling over t … more →

Tags: philosophical stuff, Imbolc, Brighid, Cailleach Bheur, Renewal

Wolf Moon......2 comments

sarasinart wrote 3 months ago: The full moon in January was called the Wolf Moon in medieval times.  It was the time of the year wh … more →

Tags: Nostalgia-2, garden/yard, Etc, winter, spring, cold, Imbolc, Punxsutawney, Full Moon

Origins of Halloween

schwarherz wrote 4 months ago: I didn’t feel I had the brainpower to write a new post, so I’m copying the guest post I … more →

Tags: Religion, all hallow's eve, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Catholic Church, Celtic, Christ, Christianity, church

Celebrating with Spirits - Medieval Ales & Wines

robertatrahan wrote 5 months ago: It wasn’t until the book was in print that I realized that my heroine is a bit of a lush. Alwe … more →

Tags: The Dream Stewards, Roberta Trahan, writing, stephanie dray, Song Of The Nile, Lily of the Nile, wassail, Wassailing, Lambs Wool

Happy Hallowe'en (Wordless Wednesday - 31 October 2012)22 comments

Fluffy Tufts wrote 6 months ago: Fluffy Tufts is participating in the Blog Paws blog hop. Come and join the fun! … more →

Tags: Life in Dublin., everyday life, Photography, Dublin, Wordless Wednesday, death, Life, Ireland, Celtic Calendar

Soul Cakes (recipe)2 comments

robertatrahan wrote 6 months ago: In many European countries, the idea of “Souling” became an acceptable alternative to pagan Samhain … more →

Tags: The Goddess In Me, The Dream Stewards, Roberta Trahan, Novel-Writing, Publishing, mystic origins, all hallow's eve, souling, The Well of Tears

Timothy Green, be careful what you pray for

Michael J. Melville wrote 9 months ago: The magic of prayer manifests for parents who couldn’t conceive a child.  That’s the sto … more →

Tags: foster children, Christianity, Child/Parent Relationship, Movie Reviews, inner child

Re-Distributing the Wealth

Michael J. Melville wrote 10 months ago: All cultures have found ways to re-distribute food and other resources.  Most indigenous people have … more →

Tags: Rainbow Nation, Trickster energy, Christianity, elder wisdom

Thinking like the Faeries2 comments

Michael J. Melville wrote 10 months ago: In mid-August of 2001 I dreamed that I was riding my bicycle down a familiar path in a town I had vi … more →

Tags: Trickster energy, Philosophy, inner truth

Steve Blamires on Skylight Press

Daniel wrote 11 months ago: Steve Blamires comes from the heart of Robert Burns country, the port town of Ayr on the Firth of Cl … more →

Tags: new authors, Literature, Literary criticism, esoteric, British Literature, Gareth Knight, Esoteric, western mystery tradition, mythology

Saint Patrick was a prisoner too

Michael J. Melville wrote 1 year ago: I recently saw a great autobiographical movie of Brendan Behan’s experience (at age 16) as a c … more →

Tags: Homosexuality, Movie Reviews, alcohol abuse

Spring has Sprung (In Ireland Anyway!)17 comments

Fluffy Tufts wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday was the 1st of February.  Not exactly an important date around the globe, but here in Irel … more →

Tags: staycation ireland, Life in Dublin., everyday life, Dublin, Lifestyle, Life, Local, Thoughts, History

Oxymorons and Calvary Chapel

Michael J. Melville wrote 1 year ago: Whenever I mention the Liberal Catholic Church people say “that sounds like an oxymoron. … more →

Tags: Trickster energy, Christianity, Liberal Catholic Church, erotic love

Synchronicity, St. John, the Grail, and the New Era

Michael J. Melville wrote 1 year ago: Synchronicity is a very magical force in our human existence.  When we are aware of this process of … more →

Tags: Rainbow Nation, merlin, entheogens, Ayuaska, Santo Daime, Grail legend


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