The Shapeshifter in Celtic Mythology: Transformation as Spiritual Truth
Transformation in Celtic mythology is not a parlor trick. It happens constantly, across every branch of the tradition, involving gods, heroes, druids, sorcerers, and ordinary people caught in the wrong situation at the wrong time. Characters become animals, plants,...
Norse Cosmos and the Nine Worlds: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Start Here Have you ever tried to read Norse mythology and found yourself lost? The gods are fighting giants, a squirrel is running up a tree, someone gives up an eye for wisdom, and it is not entirely clear what any of it has to do with anything else. Most of the...
The Cauldron Across Celtic Traditions: Symbol, Myth, and Meaning
The cauldron keeps coming back. It appears in Irish myth as one of the four great treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann. It appears in the Second Branch of the Welsh Mabinogion as a vessel that restores the dead to life. It sits at the center of Cerridwen’s story,...