By: Celtic Bard JeffA big part of the Celtic culture was based on the spiritual and supernatural scope. In fact, Celtic warriors tended to associate supernatural properties with many natural parameters, including bogs, rivers, lakes, mountains, and even trees.nnThe...

By: Celtic Bard JeffnI shallnGather upnAll the lost soulsnThat wander this earthnAll the ones that are alonenAll the ones that are brokennAll the ones that never really fitted innI shall gather them all upnAnd together we shall find our homennSource: Irish Mythology &...

By: Celtic Bard JeffFrom its early days, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been an international favorite. Performers from over 46 countries have taken part in the Tattoo, and around 30 per cent of the 220,000 audience each year are from overseas. Each year's...

By: Celtic Bard JeffnOh, where do fairies hide their headsnWhen snow lies on the hills,nWhen frost has spoiled their mossy,nAnd crystallized their rills?nnBeneath the moon they cannot tripnIn circles o'er the plain,nAnd draughts of dew they cannot sipnTill green...

By: Celtic Bard JeffIn the heat of the summer, let's think winter.nnThere are some tantalizing and speculative possibilities regarding archaic mother goddesses reaching as far back as the Paleolithic era. That is the goddess Perchta. The European Goddess Perchta, or...

By: Celtic Bard JeffShapeshifting appears very often in fairy tales and myths. In tales from Greek mythology, Zeus transformed into countless creatures, such as a swan, a bull, and an ant. The myths of the Egyptians depicted the gods with the heads of animals, as seen...