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November 2019

November 08, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Birds of Rhiannon

I’ve been puzzled by some personal gnosis to do with Rhiannon for ages, because it...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Dagda is Not Zeus!

On at least a weekly basis I see people asking which Celtic god is like...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: A Bit of Mabon Love

It’s that time of year again when I frequently hear the name of a deity...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Think Before You Appropriate

You have every right to honour Celtic gods, speak a Celtic language, and all the...

August 07, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horse Goddess Calling?

Horse goddesses can do a long and subtle dance with you before they make things...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Our Lughnasadh Harvest

What is this Celtic, or Indo-European, concept of sovereignty, if not a story to make...

May 2019

May 18, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Manannán mac Lir – Book Review

It will soon be Midsummer, the time of year when many Celtic Polytheists honour Manannán...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Rhiannon. Queen of the May?

The character of the youthful goddess Rhiannon arriving on her magical white horse is certainly...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Don’t Expect Me Not to Care

To truly seek the good of horses, or a horse, is to let go of...

March 15, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Polytheism is About Choice

I hear people say "I wouldn't bend my knee" or "I wouldn't bow down for...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: The Horse, Nature, and Sovereignty

Based on paleolithic art in Europe, we know that horses were held in high regard...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Brigid, History & Mystery

History, archaeology, and myth have very little to say about the goddess Brigid, however we...

January 10, 2019

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horses of the Dark Time-Mari Lwyd

In the past few years, the Mari Lwyd tradition has taken on something of a...

December 2018

December 26, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Why You Should be Wary of Celtic Facts

Finding good information about early Celtic beliefs takes effort, and most of it comes from...

December 10, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horses of the Dark Time, Yuletide

Britain is home to several different and mysterious horse mumming traditions that take place around...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Child of the Grey Mare

Epona was worshipped all over the Roman Empire but Her heartland was Gaul. Her name...

November 01, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Finding Your Patron Deity

Getting into a relationship with a deity is a bit like getting into a relationship...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Horses of the Dark Time

Whether the person under the cloak is a devout Pagan trying to honour a horse...

October 03, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Moon Drum

The horse goddesses are calling us. Not to listen to my message, but calling us...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: Mabon is a God

Mabon/Maponos is a deity. In my book that makes Him both important and worthy of...

September 19, 2018

Pan-Celtic Hoofbeats: By Way of an Introduction

The gods of the Celts are awake and interested in things that are going on...