Category: Sacred Sites
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Abernethy Round Tower & Symbol Stone
Cover art and photos by Mawie Barrett “May Brigid bless the house wherein you dwell. Bless every fireside, every wall and door. Bless every heart that beats beneath its roof. Bless every hand that toils to bring it joy. Bless every foot that walks its portals through. May Brigid bless the house that shelters you.”…
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How Old are the Stone Circles?
Cover art of Beaghmore Stone Circle Complex and other photos by Isla Skye “The landscape itself is important. This is a liminal zone, between land and water, sea and sky . . .” Elly Griffiths One of the most frequent questions people ask regarding stone circles is when were they first built. And why, of…
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The Stones Speak: The Brugh na Bóinne
“…Greater Mysteries drew to its hallowed shrines neophytes from the West as well as from the East, … [and the Otherworld] seeing sons still watch and wait for the re-lighting of the Fires and the restoration of the old Druidic Mysteries.” W.Y Evans Wentz, The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries
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Samhain Reflections at Labbacallee
“Long ago, four men went digging one night for gold that lay hidden at Labbacallee. Soon after they began to dig, a strange cat, with fire erupting from its tail, appeared to the men. Dazzled by the light, they ran in terror through the darkness till they fell into the nearby River Funshion. Although one…
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The Initiation Well at Sintra: Ascend or Descend?
One can ascend to a higher development only by bringing rhythm and repetition into one’s life. Rhythm holds sway in all nature. Rudolf Steiner Images by Maura Barrett The Initiation Well at Sintra, in the Mountains of the Moon, to the West of Lisbon is a most perplexing place, and as such I was compelled…