by Della Ratcliffe | Jan 30, 2023 | Wheel of the Year
On February 1st (the traditional date), we celebrate the fire festival of Imbolg (aka Imbolc) in the Northern Hemisphere and Lúnasa (aka Lughnasadh aka Lammas) in the Southern Hemisphere. Rather than looking at these as different events, let us consider the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Jul 13, 2022 | Wisdom from the Bards
What is a bard, you may ask? For my Celtic ancestors, a bard was a story teller (also known as a seanchaí in Irish, meaning “custodian of tradition, reciter of ancient lore), a magician of words (a poet) and song; an historian, chronicler and genealogist who...
by Della Ratcliffe | Aug 31, 2020 | Moonday Musings
Greek philosopher Plutarch said that “Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” Chilean poet Pablo Neruda spoke to this too, “… my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like...
