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Tag: Irish folklore

  • Áine

    This Friday afternoon I take you to the world of the Irish goddess Áine. Thank you to a local store who introduced me to Áine and to Aron Hegarty for his splend telling of Cnoc Áine – IRISH MYTHOLOGY STORYTELLING PODCAST – Ep 93 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuvbwb1YtU With this story I invite you to ponder: Who in…

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  • Echtra Mac n-Echach Muigmedoin

    Join me to ponder the wisdom of an old Irish tale … adapted from Sharon Blackie’s version in Hagitude: Reimagining the second half of life (pp. 113-114). What ‘ugliness’ do you need to lie and soften with? What tests of mutual care and respect with Earth might you need to pass?

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  • Old women spinning

    An invitation to notice women’s silent labouring. Once again drawing from the wisdom of women’s folklore and artisanship. This time from Irish folklore adapted from a traditional story told in the Irish Traveller community and written in Sharon Blackie’s book Hagitude pp.143-145 Where do you see women labouring unnoticed, yet doing such necessary work as…

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  • Old woman of the world

    It is that time of the week to unwind and reflect on a story… What is your never-ending tapestry? What is the soup that you tend? Who or what is the crow in your life/in your view of the world?

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    Today I invite you to ponder another tale from Estes, C.P. (1992). Women who run with the wolves myths and stories of the wild woman archetype. Rider. This time La Loba (pp. 27-28) which draws from Mexican folklore. What do you collect that is in danger of being lost in the world? What restores your…

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    Today I invite you to ponder an Inuit tale adapted from Clarissa Pinkola Estes’ exquisite retelling – Sealskin soulskin in Estes, C.P. (1996). Women who run with the wolves myths and stories of the wild woman archetype (pp. 189-191). Ballantine Books. Read – https://louptales.education/sealskin-soulskin/ Then ponder – Where is your sealskin (soulskin)? What do you…

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