by Anaïs Theyskens | 16 Sep 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess |
Autumn equinox is the moment in the year when the sun moves through the celestial equator and changes celestial hemispheres. It is the point at which the visible sun is directly above the earth’s equator. At the equinox the night is as long as the day, there is...
by Anaïs Theyskens | 17 Jun 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess |
What is the Awen? This mysterious and mystical force or presence that lies at the heart of druidry? Understanding what the Awen is and what it encompasses lies at the heart of every druids quest. It is commonly interpreted as “divine inspiration”, the...
by Anaïs Theyskens | 8 Jun 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess, Life and Spirituality |
Summer solstice is the moment in the year when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere. It’s the celebration of the moment in time when the light is most present, the solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year....
by Anaïs Theyskens | 27 May 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess |
What is a bard? In ancient times the bard was one of the cornerstones of Celtic society. As storytellers they fulfilled an important role in societies where wisdom and knowledge was passed on by oral transmission. The bards held the collective memories of a society...
by Anaïs Theyskens | 11 May 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess |
Often, when people think about druids, they imagine an elderly man with a white beard, wearing a white robe, holding a long wooden stick in his hand. For many people, Druidry is something that belongs to the domain of ancient myths and fairytales. Even though Druidry...
by Anaïs Theyskens | 11 Mar 2018 | Celtic lore, Journal of a priestess |
In the northern hemisphere, we celebrate Ostara at the spring equinox, around the 21st of March. The spring equinox is one of two balance points in the year when the day equals the night, the other one being Mabon, autumn equinox. From this moment in time, the days...
