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April 2016

April 05, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Dressing Old Gods in a New World

In my experience if you ask most pagans or polytheists to describe their Gods -...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Finding Fairy – Enchantment and Wholeness

Enchantment is something to actively engage in, not passively experience.

March 15, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Spring Equinox – Moving Towards the Light

Spring is in the air and I can feel the shift from winter's dark to...

March 01, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Being Dedicated to the Morrigan – Part 2 – Following Them

Life would be easier if I wasn't a follower of the Morrigan, that's for sure,...

February 2016

February 16, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: Being Dedicated to the Morrigan – Part 1 – Finding Them

I thought that it might be good now to write about how I first 'met'...

February 02, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Value of Our Shadow

People who know me know that I often express concern about the imbalance I perceive...

January 2016

January 19, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: My American Imbolc

Imbolc is a pretty big holiday for my family and one of the most involved....

January 05, 2016

Irish-American Witchcraft: What We Pass On

My two and a half year old son was sitting in my lap the other...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Celebrating the Longest Night

It's not a major religious holiday for us, but its the children's favorite and probably...

December 01, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: So you Want To Be An Ally

I see more and more people talking about being allies to different groups - and...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: The Morrigan’s Peace Prophecy

In which Morgan shares with us her translation of the Prohecy of the Morrigan from...

November 03, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Not That Kind Of Witch

We really gain nothing as a community, even a very loosely based and held together...

October 2015

October 20, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Summer’s End

The warmth and growth of summer is past and the harvest is in, now is...

October 05, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Pagan Events and Special Needs Children (or Adults)

If we, as modern pagans, want to be truly inclusive in our public rituals then...

September 2015

September 15, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Books On Irish Paganism and the Fairy Faith

When it comes to my particular flavor of witchcraft people occasionally ask me to recommend...

September 01, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Irish Fairies in America

Some people do see the Gods as anchored in one terrestrial space. Others think the...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Sacred Tattooing – Decorating the Temple that is your Body

Our bodies, ultimately, can be seen as the most constant place of our worship, the...

August 04, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Why I’m Still … Liminal

I'm an animist, a polytheist, a follower of the Fairy Faith, a witch, a reconstructionist,...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Brón Trogain – Lúnasa By Another Name

Sharing what we have, which comes from the generosity of the Powers, is a way...

July 07, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Being an Irish Pagan in America

The Tuatha Dé Danann are firmly rooted in Ireland, in the landscape and in the...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Honoring the Liminal Gods

Although Morgan does honor the Irish Gods, respecting and honoring the aos sí is the...

June 16, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Midsummer – Honoring Áine and the Other Crowd

Midsummer is fast approaching and Morgan takes a moment to share with us her family's...

June 02, 2015

Irish-American Witchcraft: Greetings, Patheos Pagan

My name’s Morgan. I was the sort of kid who talked to fairies and saw...