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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

Happy, glorious Midsummer Day! It didn’t feel so happy at 5AM when I woke up after less than 4 hours of sleep. I had thought of having a bonfire to greet the sun this morning, but my 5AM self vetoed that idea. In fact, it made a very good case […]

Midsummer Sunrise

June 21, 2015 in My Pagan Path tagged abundance / Aine / Litha / Midsummer / paganism / solstice / sun / sunrise by admin

In college, Western Civilization 101 pulled the rug of faith right out from under me. Growing up in the Bible Belt, I’d been indoctrinated almost by osmosis. It seemed obvious to me that since Adam and Eve had a one-on-one with Yahweh from the very beginnings of human history (since that […]

Everything We’ve Been Taught About The Origins Of Civilization May ...

June 16, 2015 in My Pagan Path tagged Archaeoastronomy / archaeology / astronomy / christianity / history / megalith / Newgrange / prehistory / solstice / Stonehenge by admin