Article - Wicca And Celtic Paganism: Why Wicca Is Not Celtic Paganism
Why Wicca is Not Celtic Paganism There are many out there who believe that Wicca and its related forms of NeoPagism are a type of Celtic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism
Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism (CR) is a Neopagan religious movement. It is an effort to reconstruct, in a modern context, an ancient ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Traditionalist: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Celtic Traditionalist
CELTIC TRADITIONALIST: A reconstruction of  the beliefs and practices of the original Celtic people. Unlike Druidry, this traditi...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Toward A Celtic Numerology
Toward a Celtic Numerology What's in a word? Or a name? What special power resides in a word, connecting it so intimately to the very t...   » Read the article

Article - May Day: A Celebration Of May Day
A Celebration of MAY DAY There are four great festivals of the Pagan Celtic year and the modern Witch's calendar as well. The two greate...   » Read the article

Article - Sacredspace: Creating Sacred Space In Your Home
Creating Sacred Space In Your Home Many modern Celtic pagans today are faced with a difficult question: how can I bring my religio...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Re-thinking The Watchtowers Or 13 Reasons Air Should Be In The North
The first time I noticed conflicting ritual elements was when I was invited as a guest to attend another Coven's esbat celebration. When ...   » Read the article

Article - Halloween: All Hallow's Eve
Samhain. All Hallows. All Hallow's Eve. Hallow E'en. Halloween. The most magical night of the year. Exactly opposite Beltane on the wheel...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Paganism Pornography
Paganism & Pornography At times my political views seem to lead me into contradictions. Last month saw me writing a furious letter t...   » Read the article

Article - Ancient Celts: Celtic Marriage
  Celtic Marriage This article is not just for those interested in the traditions of Celtic Marriage, it is also a look into the c...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May 1 Or May Day
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals. Beltane or May Day is also known as the Lover's holiday. Be...   » Read the article

Article - Beltane: Beltane - May Day Recipes
Beltane is celebrated on May 1st and is one of the original Celtic festivals.   7 recipies for Beltane including MEADE, FARLS, BEL...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: The Pentagram
THE PENTAGRAM The pentagram, or five-pointed star, may be the most misunderstood religious symbol around these days. Being the most com...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Reflections On Old Guard Paganism
Reflections on OLD GUARD PAGANISM 'Old Guard Paganism'. The phrase started out as a joke, but then caught on. This tells us something. ...   » Read the article

Article - Paganism: Sexual Come-ons At Pagan Festivals - An Open Letter To The Web Of Oz
SEXUAL COME-ONS AT PAGAN FESTIVALS - An Open Letter to the Web of Oz Like many another Neo-Pagan, I began life under the heavy indoctri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Calendar: Encyclopedia - Celtic Calendar
The term Celtic calendar is used to refer to a variety of calendars used by Celtic-speaking peoples at different times in history. Celtic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia - Samhain
For information on the band, see Samhain (band). Samhain (IPA: /ˈsawənʲ/) is the word for November in Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism
Celtic polytheism (also called Druidic polytheism) is the term for the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. Celtic polyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pagan: Encyclopedia - Pagan
Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism Pagan, Myanmar Pagan Island, of the Northern Mariana Islands Pagan (Ultima), t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Rite: Encyclopedia - Celtic Rite
One part of Britain, indeed, derived a great part of its Christianity from post-Patrician Irish missions. St. Ia and her companions, and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Cross: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Celtic Cross
CELTIC CROSS - Tarot reading in which cards are laid out in the form of a cross. (NAD)   (See also: CELTIC CROSS , Wiccan Paga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism - Celtic Reconstructionism And Neo-druidry
Though there has certainly been quite a bit of cross-pollenization between Neo-Druidism and Celtic Reconstructionist groups, and there is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Shamanism: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Celtic Shamanism
CELTIC SHAMANISM: A shamanic path that is based on the Faery Faith of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe and especially of Britain, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Reconstructionism: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Celtic Reconstructionism
CELTIC RECONSTRUCTIONISM: A more culturally specific and historically based path which seeks to recreate the religion of the ancient C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Wicca: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Celtic Wicca
CELTIC WICCA: The use of a Celtic/Druidic pantheon mixed with a little ritual Gardnerian, and heavily stressing the elements, nature a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Tree Calendar: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Celtic Tree Calendar
CELTIC TREE CALENDAR - the system of reckoning the 13 lunar months of the year by assigning each a sacred tree which represents the ch...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Witan Church: Pagan Denominations Dictionary On Celtic Witan Church
CELTIC WITAN CHURCH: A legally incorporated church and religious organization formed for the study and practice of the goddess-oriente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism - First Modern Appearance Of The Term And Other Historical Data
An early, key event in laying the groundwork for much Proto-CR and CR practice was the Celtic workshops, discussions and rituals at the 1...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Traditionalist: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Traditionalist
CELTIC TRADITIONALIST: A reconstruction of the beliefs and practices of the original Celtic people. Unlike Druidry, this tradition foc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Shamanism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Shamanism
CELTIC SHAMANISM: A shamanic path that is based on the Faery Faith of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe and especially of Britain, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Wicca
CELTIC WICCA: The use of a Celtic/Druidic pantheon mixed with Gardnerian Wicca, and heavily stressing the Elements, Nature and the Anc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Reconstructionism: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Reconstructionism
CELTIC RECONSTRUCTIONISM: A culturally specific and historically based pagan path that attempts to recreate the religion of the ancien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Calendar - Continental Celtic Calendar
Possibly the oldest material Celtic calendar is the fragmented Coligny calendar, which was discovered in Coligny, France, in 1897. It use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Calendar - Mediaeval Irish And Welsh Calendars
The first part of the year started at Samhain, which was the first of November, never far from what would become Halloween and the follow...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Tree Calendar: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Celtic Tree Calendar
Celtic Tree Calendar: The system of reckoning the thirteen lunar months of the year by assigning each a sacred tree which represents t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Celtic Tradition
CELTIC TRADITION: 1) Old Celtic Tradition as practiced by the late Lady Gwynne (or Gwen) Thompson  d. 1987. This is a tradition ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Witan Church: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Celtic Witan Church
CELTIC WITAN CHURCH: The legally incorporated church and religious organization formed for the study and practice of the goddess-orien...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Celtic Lands: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Celtic Lands
CELTIC LANDS: The areas of the world which are still populated by the decendants of the Celts are well known to most: England, Ireland...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Ancient Celts
The Celtic calendar divided the year into two halves, the "dark" half, beginning with the month Samonios (the October/November lunation),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Celtic Folklore
The Samhain celebration survived in several guises as a festival dedicated to the dead. In Ireland and Scotland, the Féile na Marbh, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Neo-paganism
In some types of neopaganism, particularly those influenced by Wicca, Samhain is one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats. It is celebr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samhain: Encyclopedia Ii - Samhain - Etymology
Irish samhain is from Old Irish samain, samuin, samfuin, referring to 1 November (lathe na samna, "samhain day"), and the festival and ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wodanaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Wodanaz - Migration Period
The Anglo-Saxon tribes brought their pagan faith to England around the 5th and 6th centuries and continued in that form of worship until ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wodanaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Wodanaz - Revivals
With the Romantic Viking revival of the early-to-mid 19th century, Odin's popularity increased again. Wotan is a lead character in Richar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wodanaz: Encyclopedia Ii - Wodanaz - Etymology
The attested forms of the theonym are traditionally derived from Proto-Germanic *Wōđanaz[1] (in Old Norse word-initial *w- was dropped ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goddess: Encyclopedia Ii - Goddess - New Religious Movements
Goddess - Wicca and Neopaganism. Wiccan practice generally includes veneration of the Great Goddess along with the Horned God, though D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Research
Three main types of sources provide information on Celtic polytheism: the minted coins of Gaul, the sculptural monuments associated with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Syncretism With Other Forms Of Polytheism
The locus classicus for the Celtic gods of Gaul is the passage in Julius Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico (52–51 BC; The Gallic Wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Worship
According to Poseidonius and later classical authors Gaulish religion and culture were the concern of three professional classes—the dr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Religious Castes
Celtic polytheism - Druids. A Druid (often cited as being from the Celtic: "Knowing [or Finding] the Oak Tree") was a member of the lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Festivals
Insular sources provide important information about Celtic religious festivals. In Ireland the year was divided into two periods of six m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cults Within Celtic Polytheism
The notion of the Celtic pantheon as merely a proliferation of local gods is contradicted by the several well-attested deities whose cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Deities
This table shows some gods and goddesses believed to have comprised the Proto-Celtic pantheon along with the semantics of their names and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Extent Of Celtic Polytheism
As the religion of the ancient Celts, the shifts in the fortunes of Celtic Polytheism coincided with those of its people. The Celts, like...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Polytheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Polytheism - Cosmology And Eschatology
Little is known about the religious beliefs of the Celts of Gaul. They believed in a life after death, for they buried food, weapons, and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ogham: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Ogham
OGHAM: Celtic equivalent of the Teutonic runes. The ancient alphabet of the Celtic people.   (See also: OGHAM , Paganism, Paga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Paganism - Archaeological Sources
Many sites in Scandinavia have yielded valuable information about early Scandinavian culture. The oldest extant cultural example are in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Paganism - Literary Sources
Most, if not all, of the written material about the Norse religion are derived from written accounts far later than when the religion was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norse Paganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Norse Paganism - Worship
Norse paganism - Centres of faith. The Germanic tribes rarely or never had temples in a modern sense. The Blót, the form of worship pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Irish Myth Dictionary: An Irish Myth Concordance
An Irish Myth Concordance The following concordance is based on 'Gods and Fighting Men' by Lady Augusta Gregory, first published in 1904...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Imbolg: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Imbolg
IMBOLG - Celtic name for Candlemas.   (See also: IMBOLG , Wiccan, Wicca, Witchery, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Dylan: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Dylan
DYLAN - Celtic Sea God. (NAD)   (See also: DYLAN , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Brigid: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Brigid
BRIGID - Celtic Goddess of Rivers and Water. (NAD)   (See also: BRIGID , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Ceridwen: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Ceridwen
CERIDWEN - Celtic Goddess, symbol of the aspiring soul. (NAD)   (See also: CERIDWEN , Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bardic Wicca: Magickal Traditions Dictionary On Bardic Wicca
BARDIC WICCA: A mix of Celtic Wicca and Celtic Druidry.   (See also: BARDIC WICCA , Magickal Traditions, Magickal Paths, Pagani...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Welsh Myth Dictionary: A Welsh Myth Concordance
A Welsh Myth Concordance The following concordance is based on the four branches of the Welsh "Mabinogi", as retold in the fou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Druidic: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Druidic
Druidic - Of groups which base their practice on the traditions of the Celtic Druids.   (See also: Druidic , Pagan, Wicca Paga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Otherworld: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Otherworld
OTHERWORLD - A generic term for the Celtic Land of the Dead. Each Celtic culture had its own euphemisms for this place. (CMM)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brythonic: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Brythonic
BRYTHONIC- One of the Celtic language groups; also a name used to refer to the Pagan tradtions of Wales, Cornwall, and England. &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cross Quarters: Wiccan Witchery Dictionary Ii On Cross Quarters
CROSS QUARTERS - The modern name for the Celtic Fire Festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lammas.   (See also: CROSS QUAR...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bran: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Bran
BRAN - 1. ‘raven’, mythical British King. 2. Celtic God of the Underworld. (NAD)   (See also: BRAN , Wiccan Pagan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cross Quarter Days: Paganism Pagan Dictionary On Cross Quarter Days
CROSS QUARTER DAYS: The modern name for the Celtic Fire Festivals of Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lammas.   (See also: CROSS Q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Christianity - The Debate About The Church's Existence
It is important to recognise the theological issues raised by the antiquity of the Celtic Church and the influence its existence may have...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Druidiactos: Spiritual Dictionary On Druidiactos
Druidiactos: (also Druidiaxtos)The Celtic religious movement returning to the traditional pre-Christian values, customs and faith of t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - P-celtic: Spiritual Dictionary On P-celtic
P-Celtic: The Gaulish-Brittonic language from which Cornish, Breton and Welsh descend.   (See also: P-Celtic , Magic, Shamanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Egyptian
Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Modern Western Mythology
In addition to the gods listed elsewhere, there are several mythological beings spoken of in current Western culture. The Grim Reaper - ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Breton: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Breton
BRETON:  The name for a person from Brittany, that Celtic part of France where the population has always considered itself more C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gaeltacht: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Gaeltacht
GAELTACHT: A modern term denoting an area of the Celtic world where the language and customs of the Celtic people is preserved and use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Historical Sources
Because of the scarcity of surviving materials bearing written Gaulish, it is surmised that the pagan Celts were not widely literate— a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Deities: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Deities - Semitic Pagan
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Armor: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Armor
ARMOR - The original Celtic name for Brittany which means "on the sea."   (See also: ARMOR , Witchcraft, Wicca, Paga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anglesey: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Anglesey
ANGLESEY - An Island off the north coast of Wales which was a major Druidic center at the peak of Celtic domination in Britain. &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Annwyn, Annwfn: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Annwyn, Annwfn
ANNWYN OR ANNWFN - Another name for the Welsh, Celtic Otherworld, sometimes ofte   (See also: ANNWYN, ANNWFN , Witchcraft, Wic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bardic Tradition: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Bardic Tradition
BARDIC TRADITION: A tradition derived from Celtic Druidism (see Druids)   (See also: BARDIC TRADITION , Witchcraft, Wicca, Pag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Barrow: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Barrow
BARROW: an elvin or Celtic burial mound often used by covens for Sabbats.   (See also: BARROW , Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Breiz: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Breiz
BREIZ: The native name of the Bretons' Celtic language, also called Brezonek.   (See also: BREIZ , Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brezonek: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Brezonek
BREZONEK: The Celtic, Brythonic language of Brittany still spoken today as a first or second language of over a million Bretons. &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhran: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Bodhran
BODHRAN: The traditional goat skin drum used in Celtic music and ritual.   (See also: BODHRAN , Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, P...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samhradh: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Samhradh
SAMHRADH: Means summer in Irish GAelic, one ot the two recognized Celtic seasons. It begins at Beltaine.   (See also: SAMHRADH...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Geimhreadh: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Geimhreadh
GEIMHREADH: This means "winter" in Irish which is one of the two reccognized Celtic seasons. It begins at Samhain.   ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cernunnos: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Cernunnos
CERNUNNOS: a much used Witches God-name. The only known name of the Celtic Horned God of Nature.   (See also: CERNUNNOS , Witc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tree Calendar: Pagan Wicca Dictionary On Tree Calendar
Tree Calendar - The celtic system of reckoning the 13 lunar months of the year by assigning each a sacred tree.   (See also: T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Mythology - Historical Sources
Because of the scarcity of surviving materials bearing written Gaulish, it is surmised that the pagan Celts were not widely literate— a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Rite - How Christianity Reached The Area
One part of Britain, indeed, derived a great part of its Christianity from post-Patrician Irish missions. St. Ia and her companions, and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ogham: Magic Shamanism Dictionary On Ogham
any ancient Celtic magical alphabet   (See also: Ogham , Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Uerdruis: Spiritual Dictionary On Uerdruis
UerDruis: The leader of the Celtic religious movement.   Also See: Verdruis   (See also: UerDruis , Magic, Shamanism, Pag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pantheism: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Pantheism
PANTHEISM: The belief in many deities who are really one because they are all merely aspects of the single creative life source. Celti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Druid: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Druid
DRUID - ‘oakwise’ member of an order of Celtic priests, poets, healers and judges in pre christian Britain, Ireland and Fr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Threefold Blessing: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Threefold Blessing
THREEFOLD BLESSING - a Celtic custom in which the Triple Goddess blesses the feet, womb or genital area and head. (CMM)   (See ...   » Read the article