Abuse. Trauma. Healing via Nature and the Old Gods

Monthly Archives: July 2018

I am a huge Lord of the Rings fan. In my house we have heated debates over whether Frodo or Samwise is the true hero of the tale. And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bellowed with adrenaline when Eowin pulls off her helmet on the battlefield, says […]

Healing Isn’t a Sprint, or Even a Marathon. It’s an ...

July 26, 2018 in Trauma and Recovery tagged healing / mental health / pain / PTSD / trauma by admin

In the southwest of Ireland, midway between Galway and Limerick, a mother and father are worriedly tending their sick daughter. Tenant farmers in the time of Famine, most of the family was starving. They’d likely be evicted when the rent next came due. But none of that was as urgent […]

Biddy Early: Healing Comes With a Cost

July 23, 2018 in My Pagan Path / Trauma and Recovery tagged Biddy Early / fairies / folklore / healing / Ireland / magic / Otherworld / trauma by admin

This week, previously unknown monuments have been discovered near Newgrange. The discovery was made by Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland – the same Anthony Murphy who was kind enough to be my tour guide to the monuments of the Boyne Valley during my trip to Ireland. Which made me realize […]

Newgrange: Old Magic and New Discoveries

July 12, 2018 in My Pagan Path tagged archaeology / astronomy / celtic / folklore / history / Ireland / megalith / Newgrange / Otherworld / paganism / prehistory / solstice by admin

My ancestors have been speaking to me this week. Yesterday, John Beckett wrote a blog about the current situation here in America. Mr. Beckett has been saying for a while now that his Gods (especially The Morrigan, whom we both have a relationship with) were saying a storm was coming, […]

Trauma Is Coming – How Will You Cope?

July 2, 2018 in Politics And Religion / Trauma and Recovery tagged ancestors / healing / history / intolerance / mental health / Morrigan / Otherworld / trauma by admin