#cailleach — Public Fediverse posts

One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

One of the theories I explore addresses the question: why are these two Munster-Mórrígna found in seasonal *triples* celebrating #imbolc, #Bealtaine, and #Lughnasa, but not #Samhain? And the answer, I think, is that in these guises they represented stages of the Corn: Planting, Ripening, and Harvest.

That leaves one season and one goddess, but we already have a good idea: the last sheaf of the corn was woven and kept respectfully for next year, and called the #Cailleach - the same name as the goddess of Winter.

That seems to put the Mórrígan in the position of being the representation of the "Maturing/Ripening" stage of the Corn. Planting should be done by Bealtaine! Planting is Brighid's business! :)

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#druidcraft #jahreskreis #achtspeichenhatdasrad #imbolc #brigid #cailleach

A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt

A new 2025 print for #artAdventCalendar with a winter solstice story. In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #Cailleach #winter #Beira #WinterSolstice #mastoArt

For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:

In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira

For Day 6 of #FolktaleWeek2025 prompt #FolktaleWeekStorm:

In the Gaelic mythology of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, the divine old woman, or hag, created the landscape itself and the storms and weather of winter. Known by many names, she is the Cailleach (literally the old woman or hag) or Cailleach Bhéarra in Ireland, she is Cailleach Bheurra, or The Hag of Beara or Beira, Queen of Winter 🧵

#linocut #printmaking #folklore #folktale #mastoArt #Cailleach #GaelicMythology #winter #Beira

A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/

#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox

A really wonderful piece for knitters to read as we head from Imbolc to Ostara, spring equinox. https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/knitting-the-wheel-of-the-year/

#WheelOfTheYear #knitting #Imbolc #Ostara #seasons #Cailleach #Samhain #yarn #sheep #wool #spinning #equinox #SpringEquinox

Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid

Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid

Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid

Now that this has arrived with its new owner I can show you this special commission. Hand burned runic style Saint Brigid one side & the Cailleach the other. Sitting on a hand carved stand. Perfect for a seasonal altar 🕯️#autumn #woodwork #pyro #burn #altar #seasons #cailleach #saintbrigid

#Celtic #MythologyMonday for #EarthDay2024: #Tailtiu gave her life to clearing ‘a great plain’. To Ali Isaac „it seems possible that the great plain referred to signifies the landscape; Tailtiu came from the great plain and spent her life serving it, and returned to it after death. She is a daughter of the landscape. In other words, not a harvest goddess, but an earth goddess. She shaped the land just as the #Cailleach did."
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#Celtic #MythologyMonday for #EarthDay2024: #Tailtiu gave her life to clearing ‘a great plain’. To Ali Isaac „it seems possible that the great plain referred to signifies the landscape; Tailtiu came from the great plain and spent her life serving it, and returned to it after death. She is a daughter of the landscape. In other words, not a harvest goddess, but an earth goddess. She shaped the land just as the #Cailleach did."
Source: [email protected]

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `During the bleak period of winter #Brighid is held a captive prisoner at Ben Nevis as she awaits her hero, the youthful god Aengus mac Óg who would appear to represent the winter solstice sun returned from the Underworld. It is after he beholds Brighid in a vision that he sets out on his milk white steed from his #Otherworld Island drenched in perpetual summer to rescue the imprisoned goddess. The #Cailleach attempts to stop him at each step of his journey, however, it is in vain as Aengus secures Brighid’s freedom at #Imbolc. As the Cailleach storms away in a fury she flings her wand with one last gasp of resentment towards the roots of a holly bush as a final curse when #spring once again returns.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of #Imbolg“

#Celtic #MythologyMonday: `During the bleak period of winter #Brighid is held a captive prisoner at Ben Nevis as she awaits her hero, the youthful god Aengus mac Óg who would appear to represent the winter solstice sun returned from the Underworld. It is after he beholds Brighid in a vision that he sets out on his milk white steed from his #Otherworld Island drenched in perpetual summer to rescue the imprisoned goddess. The #Cailleach attempts to stop him at each step of his journey, however, it is in vain as Aengus secures Brighid’s freedom at #Imbolc. As the Cailleach storms away in a fury she flings her wand with one last gasp of resentment towards the roots of a holly bush as a final curse when #spring once again returns.`
Source: Wade MacMorrighan „Rekindling the Rites of #Imbolg“

I'm an ecologist and having a career in that field has made a huge mark on my polytheist practice. I know pagans tend to be a bit crunchy by nature, but my education and training inform the way I see the world and that includes my religious ideology.

I'm not living in ancient or even modern Iceland, or Sweden, or Poland, or Scotland. I tend to focus on local plant and animal life and how they tie into my views on gods related to fertility, the land, and the seasons. Bird migrations inform my shifts in seasonal practice. I see #Freyja in my local red-tailed hawks. #Óðinn in the common ravens on campus. I know when to expect thunder storms and give to #þórr ahead of time, while giving to #Freyr during the milder rainy season. When crocus bulbs begin to pop up they tell me we're entering Spring and to thank #Mokosz. An #Cailleach blows in with the first frost.

One of course doesn't need to be a scientist to be keyed in like this, I know plenty of pagans who are not and are just as keyed in. For me though it's second nature, no pun intended. Having a localized practice brings me closer to the gods in a way that makes sense to me. It also informs how I interact with the land wights, making sure to leave offerings safe for local plants and animals when outdoors. It's brought me into the flow of life around me and I'm at grateful for it.

#Pagan #pagans #paganism #polytheism #polytheist #heathen #heathenry #Polytheistic #slavicwitch #GaelPol #norseheathen #norseheathenry #witch #witchcraft #Thor #Odin #Odinn

#followfriday So this is happening again! I'm a #Buddhist #Celtic #pagan #witch who honours the #Morrigan #Cernunnos #Lugh an #Cailleach inside a syncretic polytheism that also includes #Aphrodite and #Bastet amongst others. I practice #meditation , #lunarmagic #tarot and #astrology and also love #writing and #poetry I use #Midjourney #aiart to honour my gods and also as a hobby. Also a fan of #terencemckenna #psychadelics and #cannabis

I'll follow back anyone who already has a few posts on their page having to do with any of my interests so long as the content being posted related to my interests outweighs political/current events posting/mentions of the birdsite