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78. The Oldest Welsh Fairytale Explained: Elidyr and the Fairy Realm

Get the short guide 'The 5 Keys of Celtic Myth' here: https://celticsource.online/the-5-keys-of-celtic-myth/The story of Elidyr and the Tylwyth Teg is the oldest Welsh fa

77. The Physicians of Myddfai - An Interpretation

Get the short guide 'The 5 Keys of Celtic Myth' here: https://celticsource.online/the-5-keys-of-celtic-myth/ How can a simple Welsh folktale about a shepherd who falls i

76. The Welsh Myths of Calan Mai

Get the short guide 'The 5 Keys of Celtic Myth' here: https://celticsource.online/the-5-keys-of-celticmyth/ Calan Mai (Beltane) is a time of flowers, birdsong and sunshi

75. Celtic Wisdom Traditions

Get the short guide 'The 5 Keys of Celtic Myth' here: https://celticsource.online/the-5-keys-of-celtic-myth/ If you're interested in following the Mabinogi course, you c

74. Battle Scars and Sacred Stars - The Story of the Picts

Two thousand years ago, an unstoppable empire met an immovable people. Rome’s mighty legions had conquered most of Celtic Britain . . . except for the tribes of the far n

73. The Integrity of Celtic Myths

Sign up for the Mabinogi course here: https://celticsource.online/courses/the-four-branches-of-the-mabinogi/ How do we preserve the integrity of Celtic myths in a modern

72. The Imbolc Mystery - What Ancient Irish Sources Really Tell Us.mp3

Saint or goddess? Christian feast or pagan festival? The story of Saint Brigid and Imbolc has puzzled scholars for quite some time now. So what do the actual Irish source

71. The Celtic Equinoxes?

The Wheel of the Year was a concept invented in the mid-20th century to describe a cycle of 8 seasonal pagan festivals, many of which were taken from Irish culture. More

70. The Celtic Rites and Sacred Time

The Wheel of the Year, the cycle of seasonal festivals that have been observed across the world, is one of the key features of historical Celtic culture. In many ways, th

69. Disagreeing about Religion and Geoffrey of Monmouth

History books on Witchcraft:Owen Davies, Cunning-Folk: Popular Magic in English History, (2003); Ronald Hutton, The Triumph of the Moon (1999); Emma Wilby, Cunning Folk a

68. Arthur's Myth: Death, Cauldrons and The Holy Grail

The older Welsh myth of Arthur is often overshadowed, both by the obsession with the chivalric Arthur of medieval Europe, and then more recently by the search for the his

67. What is a Bard? Old and New Traditions

A wide rangeing conversation with singer Genevieve Andersen about the role of the bard in Welsh culture, past and present, and the ethics of being inspired by other peopl

66. Reimagining the mysteries of Tam Lin - A conversation with Charlotte Hussey

In her most recent collection of poems, Charlotte Hussey has drawn on the fairytale of Tam Lin as found in a 16th century ballad from the Scottish Borders. In this interv

65. Taliesin in Modern Poetry

Many modern poets have found the awen in Taliesin's myth, not just in Wales but also beyond. Simon Lilly and Chris Martin are two such wordsmiths who have thrown themselv

64. What the Welsh story Triads can tell us

Trioedd Ynys Prydein, the medieval Welsh storytriads, can tell us a few different things about other sources of Welsh myth, particularly the Mabinogi. Courses on Celtic

63. The Ancient Celtic Horse Goddess?

What do we mean when we say that Celtic goddesses like Rhiannon and Macha are medieval variations of an older, original horse goddess? What are we missing out in that app

62. The Blessings of the Táin

The Táin Bó Cuailnge, often simply called the Táin, is one of the most important Irish myths, and perhaps even one of the most important in Europe, with some claiming tha

61. Taliesin the Guide.

Why is Taliesin a suitable guide to the world of Welsh myth? Here's a few reasons why.

60. Myth Mountain: Why Myth and Why Mountain?

This is a new podcast my wife and I will be making over the next few months. If you want to hear more, please search for the Myth Mountain podcast on your favourite platf

59. Danu and Dôn

There have been several decades of speculation about the relationship between these two mysterious mythic mothers who both founded divine lineages in Celtic myth. But wha