Who are the Faeries?

Midsummer Eve, (Summer Solstice) is one of the traditional Celtic "Spirit Nights" of the year when the faeries are about in forest and field. But what are faeries and do they still exist today? Many people today think of them as the tiny, gauzy-winged creatures of children’s books, but this was an idea of the…

One of the most essential teachings of Celtic spirituality is that the natural world is radiantly alive and sentient.  To walk among trees is to reconnect with our deep ancestral roots in the forest. To look through the spiraling branches of a giant redwood is to contemplate a living mandala; to gaze at the colors of a maple in autumn is to witness the ever-changing canvas of a sublime artist.…