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You Don’t Have to be Irish to Study Irish Paganism Here

ipsadminJuly 14, 2023July 24, 2023

An interesting question, or some version of it, comes up for us time and time again. From ‘my great grandparent was Irish’ or ‘my [insert random DNA test brand here]...

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What is Paganism? with Alan Wells

ipsadminApril 28, 2023May 11, 2023

This is a guest post in answer to the question 'what is Paganism?', for the Irish Pagan School blog by Tuath member, Rev. Alan Wells. More from Alan at -...

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Bealtaine in Irish Folklore

ipsadminApril 7, 2023May 11, 2023

Bealtaine is a significant community festival in Ireland, marking the beginning of summer and the changing of the year. In this article you will discover some of the traditions of...

Beginners

Why Some People are More Confident in Being Openly Pagan

ipsadminMarch 31, 2023May 11, 2023

Spirituality can be a very personal thing. We are each of us trying to learn and grow as a spiritual person as much as we are an intellectual, physical and...

Irish Folklore The Sidhe

What is a Sidhe?

ipsadminMarch 17, 2023July 24, 2023

Call them elves, faeries, goblins, faery, dwarves, sprites, pixies, gnomes, fay, or fae… almost every culture has them, and in Ireland we call them the Fairies, or the Sidhe. If...

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What Everybody Should Know… When Starting to Create Community

ipsadminMarch 10, 2023May 11, 2023

So what does it take to create community, and is having one really all that worthwhile? There are many things that we are very grateful for in our little corner...

Beginners The Gods

Paganism

ipsadminDecember 2, 2022May 11, 2023

Having the word Pagan in your vocabulary may seem like a strange concept to some, but Paganism is a term used to describe a number of different religions, a term...

Beginners Festivals The Gods

Pagan Rituals

ipsadminAugust 17, 2022September 13, 2022

What Are Pagan Rituals? Paganism is a term applied to a number of religions and spiritual paths that have a strong connection with nature, many of which are based on...

Beginners The Gods

Pagan Gods

ipsadminJuly 27, 2022September 13, 2022

A Thoughtful Guide to Pagan Gods and Goddesses -- Pagan religions are the fastest growing and most popular type of spirituality in the modern world, according to some sources. The...

Beginners The Gods

What’s a Pagan?

ipsadminJune 21, 2022May 11, 2023

What's a Pagan? Is it someone who worships nature, is it someone immoral or uncivilised, is it someone to be afraid of? What's a Pagan, in the 21st Century, really?...