December Sunrise, Cuilcagh Mountain, County Cavan

To understand Celtic Spirituality we must suspend the normal way of looking at the world and ‘sense’ the other worlds around us.”

– Donald McKinney, Celtic Spirituality  for the 21st Century

If you live, as I do, deep in the  beautiful Irish countryside, with only the moon lighting the lane and a wide night sky with Venus glimmering brightly, with wind and weather your close allies, there is a shift in perception.  It is easy to believe, nay, know that the fairies are your close neighbours.  Even in the depths of midwinter the beauty of the Irish landscape leaves me gasping. In this context it is relatively easy to shift  one’s perception and open all the senses to apprehend Celtic Spirituality.

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