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Tag Archives: Celtic traditions
The Counselor at the dinner table
If you know a family member, friend, or lover who is struggling with a diagnosis on the Asperger/Autism continuum, or has been abused in childhood, you probably have seen their symptoms and strategies to deal with post-traumatic stress. These adaptations … Continue reading
Irish Magic, Monsters, and Transformation, the novels of Douglas Nicholas
When cultures collide, themes of transformation are necessary. And what better place to discuss cultural conflict than sometime long passed, like say England around the time of Robin Hood and the Magna Carta. Opening up to a wider audience, the … Continue reading
Merlin Under the Oaks
In the forest under the oaks, Merlin lived in his old age. According to the legend, the only people who stayed in the forest with him were his sister, the bard Taliesin, and a mad man. There was a magic … Continue reading
The Greening Begins
In the beginning the people wore clothing dyed green by the herbs found in Mother Nature’s forests. The people hunted and gathered things they needed. The people lived in harmony with their animal and plant relatives. They never took more … Continue reading
Timothy Green, be careful what you pray for
The magic of prayer manifests for parents who couldn’t conceive a child. That’s the story line in The Odd life of Timothy Green. That kind of frustration I well remember. For two years my wife and I were totally open to her … Continue reading
Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Christianity, Foster Children, Movie Reviews
Tagged Celtic traditions, Inner Child
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Re-Distributing the Wealth
All cultures have found ways to re-distribute food and other resources. Most indigenous people have traditions which we call “give-aways”. When we give away our possessions, we make energetic ties with those whom we gift. The receivers benefit from our … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Rainbow Nation, Trickster energy
Tagged Celtic traditions, Elder Wisdom
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Thinking like the Faeries
In mid-August of 2001 I dreamed that I was riding my bicycle down a familiar path in a town I had visited many times. The trees were luxuriant, as were the gardens and the cottage shrubs and flowers. They had … Continue reading
Saint Patrick was a prisoner too
I recently saw a great autobiographical movie of Brendan Behan’s experience (at age 16) as a captured IRA terrorist sent to a British boys prison in 1940. Borstal Boy is his story, how he deals with his hatred of the … Continue reading
Oxymorons and Calvary Chapel
Whenever I mention the Liberal Catholic Church people say “that sounds like an oxymoron.” And they are correct. The sharp (oxy) dull (moron) combination does suggest a paradox. The word was created from the Greek roots by Latin scholars several … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Trickster energy
Tagged Celtic traditions, Erotic Love, Liberal Catholic Church
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Synchronicity, St. John, the Grail, and the New Era
Synchronicity is a very magical force in our human existence. When we are aware of this process of meaningful coincidences, our world changes. The ego centric stance, which is normal for Western Civilization, is confronted with events which the “I” … Continue reading
Posted in Rainbow Nation
Tagged Ayuaska, Celtic traditions, entheogens, Grail Legend, Merlin, Santo Daime
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Merlin and the White Eagle 