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Category: Cailleach
Welcome to our Cailleach – Alex D
My grandmother did not call Her Cailleach. She spoke instead of women who knew the land. The crones who read the sky before the rain came; who… Read more “Welcome to our Cailleach – Alex D”
Beneath The Veil – Our Cailleach: Sara Thomas
Her hair is a waterfallAnd Her body is a mountainAnd She is the landAnd the land remembers As summer rolls out in long days, in heat and… Read more “Beneath The Veil – Our Cailleach: Sara Thomas”
Early Stirrings for our Samhuinn Court
The exuberant growth and lush abundance of a glorious spring and early summer have done their work: we are replete with energy, nurtured by warmth and heady… Read more “Early Stirrings for our Samhuinn Court”
An Invitation From The Cailleach
PHOTO CREDIT: NATE KELSO FOR BELTANE FIRE SOCIETY The Cailleach is the Goddess of death and rebirth. As part of my embodiment this year I am focusing… Read more “An Invitation From The Cailleach”
Welcome to our Cailleach — Hannah McIlhinney
It is an honour and a privilege to be selected to embody the Cailleach for Samhuinn 2024. For those of you who don’t know know me, I… Read more “Welcome to our Cailleach — Hannah McIlhinney”
